Jessie J.
Yelp
in all of my wildest white person fantasies, i never dreamed i would live literally "around the corner" from a farmer's market. a two minute bike ride or a 5 minute walk, i don't care if it's small scale- THAT'S AWESOME. life is good in cooper-young, i almost don't miss california.
there are deals to be had here folks- today i left with half a paper bag filled with fresh, organic haricot verts for A DOLLAR, two pounds of the best organic heirloom tomatoes i have ever eaten for $4.00 and the farmer threw in a bunch of basil for free, a bunch of hot pink zinnia's for $2.50. Also, the restaurant "sweetgrass" bakes their delicious breads fresh every morning before the market opens, which are a steal as well. i have yet to be able to leave without two pieces of their famous fresh apple cake that weighs about two pounds a slice!
my only complaints would be the small number of organic farms vs. conventional farms. certification is very difficult to get (especially here in tennessee because so many farms use pesticides and if your farm is next to their farm, you're screwed) but i'm just as happy with non-certified no pesticide farming vs. eating something from a conventional farm. i really do believe people are willing to pay for it. also, "otherlands" coffee sold me a mediocre, tiny $2.00 iced tea with no clean spoons to stir in sugar and no lids or straws- that's a racket and totally ghetto. the gal told me to use a spoon covered in old coffee in my iced tea- GROSS.
my super cool neighbor sheila does dog sitting here, so if you are on a walk with your furry buddy you don't have to worry about a place for them to hang while you shop.
i love you cooper-young farmers market- you are making all of my bourgeois dreams come true!