tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814087279114574522.post5477468388308693995..comments2014-01-25T11:29:06.208-08:00Comments on Hawthorne Del Aire Certified Farmers Market: Dubious Farmers TourUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-814087279114574522.post-8778371776962870092011-01-03T14:45:45.356-08:002011-01-03T14:45:45.356-08:00My second visit resulted in our Apple Farmer not r...My second visit resulted in our Apple Farmer not returning. They had admitted to buying produce from Bakersfield to supplement their slow down in production. That is considered cheating and doesn't comply with Certified Farmers Market regulations. <br />I immediately shared my finding with the authorities and for insight called a friend, retired Department of Agriculture Commissioner Jitz. (During Jitz career he certified the first Farmers Market 31 years ago) He said it is a constant effort and that it happened then, continued to happen and will happen in the future unless the message is clearly sent that cheaters will pay the consequences. Jitz passed away two week later. I wonder what his thoughts would have been about the NBC Investigative reports by Joel Grover. <br />We don't want harm to farmers as they work hard however if they don’t follow the law we have no room for them in a Certified Farmers Market. There is a system in place that farmers can bring in other farmers production which is called a second certificate. Susan Mgr of the Hawthorne Del Aire Certified Farmers MarketAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05502793512301679731noreply@blogger.com