People here do love heirloom tomatoes...

New York State ranks second in the nation for number of farmers' markets, as tracked by the USDA (there are caveats, most important that data are self reported). The Empire State has 647 markets, behind California's 827. Nationwide, the USDA says the number of farmers' markets is up more than 9 percent from last year -- and up more than 14 percent in the Northeast.

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I get some of my veggies at a nearby farm in Guilderland (Gade Farm has the ripest cantaloupes in town!) but I have yet to visit a single farmers market. Those guys don't operate on my schedule (9 am to noon on workdays? really?) and it's not a destination shopping

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