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Farmers' markets are a great thing. They encourage local producers and get us eating local produce. But they are usually held only monthly so the rest of the time most of us revert to our old habits and shop at supermarkets.
Shame on us here in Birmingham when we've got an absolutely cracking outdoor fruit and veg market alongside the Bull Ring (word to the developers: it's two words - not Bullring).
I've been using it over recent months and there's a tremendous range of produce, most of its of good quality if you take the time to shop around (look out for the organic stall) and the prices are a fraction of those you'd pay for the pre-packed stuff. Give it a go. It's part of our heritage.
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i agree with you. there prouduce is very good when ilived in brum we shopped in the bull ring,well its old saying use it or loose it now i live near totnes and its like england was in the 50tis market fri and sat loads of organic produce,fantastic bread stall lots of good banter if you come down here for your hols go to totnes market , you wont be diapointed
I'll give Totnes market a look when I'm next in your part of the world.Sounds good.
I just made a fruit salad using a dozen or more passion fruits I bought at the Bullring market yesterday. They cost £1 the lot and they are fantastic - really juicy and fragraant.How much would a dozen passion fruit have cost at your local supermarket? A whole lot more than a quid.
Come on Brummies, let's get behind the Bullring open air market!
Only problem I have (as a member of the fairer sex) with markets is the fact that their view of sexual equality laws have obviously been locked into the dark ages.
Going into any market has women leered and letched at - Birmingham's flower market being a particularly bad culprit. At least I don't have to have that sort of treatment at Tesco.
But does it really taste any better? Isn't it just another example of social snobbery?
There's nothing snobbish about the Bull Ring open market - it's got an ethically and socially diverse range of customers.
Ethically and socially diverse - that's the exact point I'm making. It isn't just good or varied. Oh no, to fit the social new world order it needs to have a fancy tag.
Paul, people who want to shop at Farmers Markets in Birmingham can do so more than once a month, just by looking around a little:
There are also the Birmingham Farmers' Markets in the city centre and the Birmingham University Farmers' Markets...
We regularly see people from Moseley way!
Of course you are right about the main markets too - they are an underused resource...
Thanks, Duncan. There are a lot more farmers' markets than I knew about.
I know from experience that the one in Moseley is a cracker.