The Supermarket Where You Pick Your Own Produce

[damnedifIknow]

"For people who get most of their produce from the harshly lit aisles of the grocery store, the fresh air of a farmers’ market can feel like a revelation. All of a sudden you’re face-to-face with the folks who grew those greens, chatting about the best ways to braise chard. As collective interest in food origins continues to steadily increase, getting one step closer to the source is a privilege (ripe for parody at times, but a privilege nonetheless). Ben Greene wants to tighten that gap even further with The Farmery, an all-in-one greenhouse and local food mart that will offer urbanites the opportunity to harvest their favorite greens on the spot."

* "There are currently two in-progress prototypes in North Carolina, complete with sunflower-dappled living roofs. And now, after four months of finagling, Greene and his team were able to secure civic approval for a 20-foot mini-Famery in downtown Durham, right in front of the Burt’s Bees headquarters; a taste of things to come, no doubt."

http://modernfarmer.com/2013/07/the-supermarket-where-you-pick-your-own-produce/

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. I'd love to see a store like this in an inner-city neighborhood, where supermarkets are rarely seen.

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