North Coast Growers Association — Winter Market

Series Title

Food For Thought

Contributor

Jennifer Bell, Host

Laura Hughes, Interviewee

Jessica Eden, Engineer

Episode Description

The Farmers Markets throughout Humboldt are one of the best ways to assure your produce (and other food items these days) is locally produced and as fresh as possible. Other ways are joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture farm) or buying your produce at a farm stand.

Throughout the years winter has been a tough time to get local produce. Sure, there are plenty of greens and other crops that grow year round, but the farmers market ended in the fall and didn’t start up again until April. Even then, in April, the actual food items were pretty few and far between, it seemed that the farmers market was mostly a place to get plant starts.

Why not have a year around market? For years many people thought that would entail having an enclosed space since the inclement weather was thought to be a major obstacle to an outdoor market. As many of us know, though — the rain isn’t as bad as you think. Surely that is one of the secrets of Humboldt that has kept the communities small — if the word ever gets out, we will be overrun!

Several years ago, a few persistent farmers and Henry Robertson of Henry’s Olives, made an arrangement to sell their items in front of Cafe Brio. This was pretty successful, so a couple of years ago the North Coast Growers Association took on the Winter Market and it is now a blooming and bustling operation, and occupies two full sides of the plaza. The produce choices have expanded as well, and now, when the regular market begins in April, there are a lot more food items available.

Broadcast Date

2018

Genre/Subject

Farmers Market, Local Food Production

Publisher

KHSU

Filename

FFT_NCGA_Winter_Market.mp3

Language

English

Digital Format

Audio/MP3

File Size

22.8 MB

Duration

00:09:57

Generation

Copy

Collection

KHSU

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