Arizona farmers markets face future uncertainty

The Bisbee Farmers Market is an eclectic mix of locals and visitors roaming through stands of fresh vegetables, meat, leather goods, painted gourds, and homemade pistachio brittle. A table at the edge of the market is brimming with baskets of green beans, sugar snap peas, carrots, zucchini, peppers, cucumbers and potatoes. Jack Lemons, co-owner of…

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Farmers Market Season Begins

Farmers markets surrounding Tombstone are connecting seasonal local produce with community tables. The land surrounding the town “too tough to die” isn’t a desert wasteland, but is thriving with local produce. Community farmers markets are linking the health, social and economic values of seasonal produce and making them accessible to Tombstone. “People are feeling the…

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