Comments on: Farmers Market – Online!

By: @luckydogorganic

@luckydogorganic — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:09:16 +0000

I think this is great. So often I can't make it to my local market until later in the day. Then, the eggs, strawberries, fresh mozzerella, gluten free brownies, etc are sold out! This way I could reserve and pick up later! I know that I could trust my local farmers to not give me poor stuff. Everything at the markets here is always top condition. In a way, this is like a csa in which you pay in advance and pick up a box….except you dont have to commit week to week!

By: @socialyell

@socialyell — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:38:46 +0000

In big cities, I think this will really work! Markets get so crowded in New York and delivery is quite efficient, since there is very little sprawl.
Quality can be a feature of the system – produce can be editorially or crowd-source rated. There is high repeat-business incentive to be honest about it.

By: SocialMar

SocialMar — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:53:32 +0000

Yea, I think this will never become to popular. I know personally I like to go into the market and check out the fruits and vegtables andpick out the ones that i feel are the best! No matter how bad shopping is people will still go because they need to!

By: James W.

James W. — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:21:49 +0000

Let me introduce you to fresh direct. Eating may be social, but shopping sucks. Ever been to Whole Foods at 6pm on a weekday? (and I actually love WF) I'd much rather get my local, in-season produce over the internet than have a large grocer ship my produce from Chile.

By: Susan B.

Susan B. — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:14:15 +0000

People have to see where there food is coming from, even if there are smoke and mirrors involved (ie what Food Inc. showed us).

By: Joseph April

Joseph April — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 04:13:20 +0000

Internet ordering will never be a viable option for farmers markets – or any type of food market. Food has always been about bringing people together, whether it's for the communal harvest, holiday feast, tribal hunts, all the way to the digression of picking up food at your local grocery. Removing the social aspect of food acquisition will only catch on with a select group of people, never the masses. The internet has a way of pulling people apart on the most basic level, and in my opinion, goes against my idea of a sustainable society in most of its modes.

By: Nick Schoenherr

Nick Schoenherr — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:46:51 +0000

How would internet access to a farmer's market differ from supermarket delivery systems like Giant Food's Peapod? It never really took off, because people want to be there to feel out their food themselves. Making your own personal selection of what you eat has been ingrained in the way we behave since before we were homo sapiens.

By: Adam Brooks

Adam Brooks — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 03:40:38 +0000

The only concept I can think of that's more eco-friendly is a community garden/farm, where everyone contributes to the funding or work of the farm and then takes what they need. The communal effort would rein in diverging energies and bring people together, and no one would have to go too far to get the produce they needed.