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Old 01-25-2025, 12:41 PM
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I recently watched a documentary on some farmers market (not Villages) where vendors were caught just reselling subpar produce bought from supermarkets. I’m part time so it’s been a while but I don’t recall any of the produce stands showing the farm name (except Villages Grown). I also thought it odd they had out of season vegetables. But maybe there is no out of season in Florida? I just know up here in MA the farmers advertise their farm and growing practices (organic etc). Do you trust the vendors at the squares?
The pricing of some items is actually far better than Publix, the produce is better than aldi,WD,and wallyworld. With that said, it's just wholesale, if you want real there are only 2 vendors that I know are consistently real, just look for the dirt. Other than that it's not a farmers market, you stand a better chance at Ocala market on 441
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