So, it appears that The Farmers' Market at Maryland was a great success! Even before the ribbon cutting ceremony (featuring such campus celebrities as President Loh and Testudo) officially launched the weekly market, eager shoppers were already bustling, armed with reusable shopping bags donated by MOM's, and ready to shop healthy!
There were free range duck and chicken eggs, breads and baked goods, delicious cheese spreads (conveniently located next to the breads- breads n' spreads together!), an abundance of produce, honey, apple juice, lamb meat, transplantable plants for your own garden, and much more.
Because of the rush of Terps looking to buy healthy food, many of the vendors were completely sold out within the first two hours of market. While vendors say they plan to bring twice as much next week to meet the demand, we'd advise getting to the market early if you want to be guaranteed to find your favorite items.
We're so proud of our campus community's obvious support for this farmers' market. It means that Terps really do eat well, after all. Way to go, Terps!
2 comments:
Very cool idea for the students, who may have issues getting out to locations with good food. Is the food labeled organic/non-GMO or not? Very curious about that.
The primary food sold at farmers' markets is fresh produce, which generally does not come packaged or labeled. Still, the few items that are labeled are done so by each individual vendor/farmer, so the information they choose to include will vary.
You can visit farmersmarket.umd.edu for more information, or better yet, visit the market yourself to check it out!
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