Saturday, September 9, 2023: I’ve still been a sucker for farmers’ markets. The date above found me browsing and sometimes buying from around 40 vendors at the Burlington County Farmers Market located in the Burlington County Agricultural Center, 500 Centerton Road, Moorestown, New Jersey (856-642-3850). From May through November, this market operated, rain or shine, containing vendors selling produce, prepared foods, and baked goods, as well as meats, dairy, and non-edible goods such as flowers and arts & crafts. Nearby, a band played, and the kind of music you heard depended on the date you were there. When I was there, I listened to a classic rock band. It was also tomato day, and I saw some signs giving different facts about tomatoes, and several vendors were selling them. One vendor was selling tomatoes grown from farms that used to sell to Campbell’s Soup when they still had a factory in Camden, NJ. (Nowadays, Campbell’s moved their factory elsewhere, but the headquarters is still in Camden.) I also noticed other tomatoes that the vendor told me had been grown from Burpee Seeds. Then, I bought some tomatoes that the vendor said I could eat as a snack. Now I have not been a big fan of raw tomatoes; I could take or leave them. I preferred tomatoes cooked in many ways, and I liked tomato products and sauces. Anyway, once home, I took a bite of one, and the vendor was right. It did taste good! Overall, this outing made for a pleasant day.
