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Randy Siner
At aftermost count, 18 farmers markets were operating in the Albuquerque area. The choices for consumers accept never been higher, and some accept continued their seasons. But some catechism whether the burghal has too many. Gina Meyers, the administrator of the Downtown and Civic Plaza markets, says that the success of the bazaar movement can't be alone abstinent by a farmer's profit.
At aftermost count, 18 farmers markets were operating in the Albuquerque area.
The choices for consumers accept never been higher, and some accept continued their seasons. But some catechism whether the burghal has too many.
"Too abounding dilutes it down. Ideally, in my apperception there are two big ones — one on Wednesday and one on Saturday, in two altered areas," said Monte Skarsgard, the buyer of Skarsgard Farms.
Skarsgard said that he acclimated to advertise $2,000 a day at the accepted Downtown Growers' Bazaar — acceptable money for a bazaar over a 20-week season. But now he said there are three added in the aforementioned around — at Presbyterian Hospital, the Rail Yards and Civic Plaza. "So now, instead of accepting one bazaar that sells to one breadth in Albuquerque, we accept four. Accept these markets brought in new customers? No, they accept not," he said.
Skarsgard said that appropriately his sales accept alone from $2,000 a day to $600.
"We do not accept the growers or the barter to accreditation added farmers markets," Skarsgard said, abacus he thinks the aftereffect will be an departure of growers. Skarsgard operates the better community-supported agronomics (CSA) operation in the accompaniment and says the markets are now beneath than 1 percent of his gross sales, so this division will be his last.
Gina Meyers, the administrator of the Downtown and Civic Plaza markets, says that the success of the bazaar movement can't be alone abstinent by a farmer's profit.
"Having growers markets attainable to our citizens is a big allotment of the action," Meyers said. The "action," she said, is an acknowledgment of health, as able-bodied as the amusing and bread-and-butter allowances of affairs bounded food. "Having added growers markets in Albuquerque is affidavit that absolute change is happening, which in my eyes, is not alone wonderful, it gives me achievement that the alertness is alteration — acquaintance is growing," she said.
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Title : Does Albuquerque accept too abounding farmers markets?
Description : Enlarge Photo Randy Siner At aftermost count, 18 farmers markets were operating in the Albuquerque area. The choices for consu...