Celebrate local independent farmers
Posted on July 12th, 2011
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Ever wonder what a day in life is for the independant farmer who brings fresh produce to local farmer's markets?....Adriana Silva, 29, co-owner of Tomatero Farm, is up at 4 a.m. and ready to meet her crew before 6 a.m. On this typical day, she's headed to the Upper Haight evening market, which opens at 4 p.m. each Wednesday - one of 15 markets, most in the Bay Area, that Tomatero attends. By the end of the day, she will have logged nearly 20 hours and 200 miles to sell her load of strawberries, snap peas, cauliflower and leafy greens.
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