TO THE EDITOR:
It was good to see the front page article on the Carrboro Farmers’ Market in Monday’s paper. It is the oldest and largest such market in the community.
However, the article erroneously suggested that space limitations at Carrboro left many local farmers without a venue for selling their produce.
The Chapel Hill Farmers’ Market is located across town adjacent to University Mall. It, too, operates year-round on Saturday mornings and on Tuesday afternoons from mid-April until November.
While it is only a few years old, its many vendors offer an impressive variety of fresh vegetables as well as eggs, meat, bread and pastries, cheese and some local crafts. For the same reason that the Carrboro Market is a success, the Chapel Hill market gives discerning residents the opportunity to buy fresh locally and organically grown food.
Its contribution to the local economy and to healthy eating also needs to be recognized and supported.
Richard Cramer
Academic adviser
