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  Well, maybe instead of just imagining...

  I have a hard time imagining people who are struggling to put food on the table rambling off to the farmers' market on Saturday to fill cloth bags with the sort of fresh, local, organic produce so beloved by Pollan and Waters (and me). Indeed, higher food prices are likely to send many time- and cash-strapped people in quite the opposite direction.

  In Chicago, at least, there is great demand for farmers markets in so-called food deserts. There just aren't enough farmers to fulfill this demand. Instead of just assuming that these people don't want healthful and nutritious food, they should be given an opportunity to acquire it. One farmers market in Sioux City, Iowa, accepts food stamps, and a quarter of its sales come from them. This kind of arrangement could benefit local producers and consumers alike.On Why Michael Pollan and Alice Waters should quit celebrating food-price hikes posted 1 year, 7 months ago 27 Responses