Last Saturday, our farmer friends informed us the farmers market was moving to the Barton Creek Mall parking lot. No complaints from us, seeing as that location is both closer to our home (only by a little) and far easier to access. I’d figured something would be changing at some point, as I’d heard previously that the stadium was getting grumpy about the farmers market taking up space in their parking lot.

But there seems to be more to the story than just a farmers market moving. Apparently, it’s splitting into two markets: one moving to Barton Creek and one moving to some field somewhere.

None of the in-fighting or whatever is going on will change much for us. We’ll be going to the new Barton Creek Farmers Market, because that’s where our farmers are moving. I think this move will be a good thing, and not just an improvement in our personal convenience. More and better parking, easier access, and it’s now on a popular and busy bus route. Additionally, what does one find in a mall parking lot? Consumers with money to spend. There are bound to be some who stop by to see what’s going on, and maybe that will lead to a few more people eating local and organic goods and a few more dollars in local farmers’ pockets.

But we won’t be going to the new location today. We’d already decided to skip this week to give everyone a chance to sort out the details at the new location, and … it’s raining cats and dogs out there right now. Besides, we are still well-stocked on meats and the new season’s veggies aren’t really being brought to market in large quantities yet, so instead, I’ll likely be heading to the grocery store at some point today for some non-organic and likely not local fruits and veggies. Hate to do it, but we’ve got to have fresh fruits and veggies, even if that means kiwis from Italy and bananas from wherever the hell it is our bananas come from these days. Do you read the tiny labels on your fruits and veggies? If not, you’d be amazed where they come from.