Hub City Farmer’s Market Executive Director Brendan Buttimer is our guest today in Episode 1007 of “The Livin’ La Vida Low-Carb Show.”
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Perhaps you’ve noticed in recent years the rise in popularity of farmer’s markets all across the United States. As people begin to reject sugar, grains, and unhealthy foods that are typically found in grocery stores, they are turning to the safe haven of their local farmer’s market to find fresh, nutrient-dense, real food to provide a healthy alternative to their typical food budget. Our host Jimmy Moore is a strong supporter of his local farmer’s market called Hub City Farmer’s Market in Spartanburg, South Carolina and he decided to conduct an interview on his Periscope account (download to your smart device and search for “Jimmy Moore”) recently with the Executive Director named Brendan Buttimer (you can watch the footage with the ambience of a typical busy Saturday morning there in the video below). This is the first time (but not the last) that Jimmy has conducted a podcast interview using Periscope.
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Periscope: Interview With Hub City Farmer’s Market
Listen to Jimmy and Brendan talk about the humble beginnings of the Hub City Farmer’s Market, the big emphasis they’ve made on bringing in quality protein farmers in recent years, how people find some excellent local food providers at a farmer’s market, how people can start a farmer’s market in their own area, how a farmer’s market forces you to eat by season, the standards they have in place to select vendors, how they are more than just a farmer’s marker, how they accept SNAP benefits for low-income customers, the creative marketing encouraging people to ABC (anything but a car) to the market, why they chose the downtown area of Spartanburg rather than a more upscale section of town, how they are building it up to be a 12-month market, whether they serve Bulletproof coffee at the farmer’s market, the vendors and products he wishes they could carry at their market, how a farmer/grower could get involved in a farmer’s market in their local area, and the reliance on the passionate customers who keep the market going.
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– Brendan Buttimer bio
– Hub City Farmer’s Market in Spartanburg, South Carolina