Artists of Agriculture

As the earth warms after Winter’s solemn frost breaks, new life comes forth from hibernation pushing north through the cool ground towards solar goodness. Farmers from all stretches of the nation work harmoniously with till to soil, in an effort to nurture nutrition and offer their freshest produce to neighbors and friends.

America’s quilt is rich in history of cultivated goods for trade. Even beyond our coastlines, this notion of a Farmers’ Market is known as a traditional “mercado” in the Peruvian Andes and much farther east to Asian streets agronomist have gathered weekly for centuries to barter and sell produce directly to the public.
www.localharvest.org/farmers-markets/



Receiving reenergized popularity in Los Angeles in 1969 invigorated seeds of this idea to be transplanted to big and small towns across our patchwork horizon.

Cincinnati’s valleys hold treasures of many varieties; German inspired Over-the-Rhine district is a particular gem that sparkles like no other. The neighborhood's distinctive name comes from its builders and early residents, German immigrants, many of whom made a daily trek across bridges over the Miami and Erie Canal which separated the area from downtown Cincinnati. The canal was referred to as "the Rhine" in reference to the Rhine River in Germany. So if one needed to go to the German part of town he or she would need to cross "Over the Rhine."
Over-the-Rhine, sometimes shortened to OTR, is believed to be the largest, most intact urban historic district in the United States. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Over-the-Rhine
It is within this fold of downtown, where Findlay Market set root as founder General James Findlay brought to life his vision in 1793. As it stands today, Findlay Market is the only surviving municipal market house of the nine public markets operating in Cincinnati in the 19th and early 20th century. http://www.findlaymarket.org/findlay_market_history.htm


It’s hard for me to go anywhere and not want to set up my easel and get lost in a wash of color. Adding a Farmers’ Market location to your wedding map through The Painted Memory (http://www.thepaintedmemory.com/Wedding-and-Honeymoon/Wedding-Maps/) gives a taste of the local beat and supports America’s entrepreneurial and resourceful backbone.