Unpopular opinion: That 'organic' farm in Vermont I visited was basically a grocery store set

Went to Green Acres Organic Farm in Montpelier last weekend. They had a cute sign out front saying 'pick your own vegetables' and 'authentic farm experience.' Got inside and it was just a giant tent with prepackaged produce from a distributor, not even grown on site. I get that small farms need to survive, but charging $6 for a bag of 'farm fresh' carrots that clearly came from a Sysco truck feels like a stretch. Anyone else been to a farm that was basically just a tourist trap with a rustic vibe?

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hannah24010d ago

Read somewhere that a lot of these "farm experiences" are just rebranded roadside stands now. It's wild how they slap "organic" on everything and triple the price. I get needing to make money but straight up lying about where the food comes from is just garbage behavior. Saw a similar thing at a place in New Hampshire, same vibe with the fake rustic decor and overpriced stuff. Better off just hitting a regular farmers market where the people actually grew the produce.

patricia_singh8110d ago

Hannah240 you hit on something real here. It's not just farms either. I see this pattern everywhere now where people take something simple and dress it up to look like something it's not just to charge more. There's a place near me that calls itself an "artisan bakery" but they just buy frozen dough from a warehouse and bake it in a pretty oven. It's the same disconnect you're talking about with those farm stands. Everything gets a story now, a rustic sign, a higher price tag, but the actual product hasn't changed. Regular farmers markets are still the best bet because you can look the person in the eye and ask them about their actual crops.