09-07-2016, 04:44 PM
Excellent point brought by Lodestone. I think it gets a little silly to get too hung up over strict adherence to the literal interpretation of the title "farmers market". There's a whole range of open markets out there depending on management, community, environs. People are free to shop where they find appeal. Customers of farmers markets typically find and frequent their favorite vendors according to their individual needs and preferences. Personally, while I love supporting those vendors growing their own product, I like having sometimes more economical options for certain products too. I certainly don't mind having other types of merchandise available as well. Particularly hand crafted items produced by local artisans and such. Personally I'm not too keen on garage sale type stalls in the mix, preferring they have their own separate section if they are present, but I doubt I'd throw a hissy fit over it.