Reasons to Love Memphis #7 - The Produce Section

Reasons to Love Memphis #7 - The Produce Section

Sure, we can be all about fried food in Memphis, but man can't survive on breading alone. Memphis has some of the world's most fantastic produce. Consider the Ripley tomato. Ripley tomatoes are grown just a little ways north of Memphis in Ripley, Tenn. I'm not sure what the nice people in Ripley do to their tomatoes, but they're delicious - not too sweet, not to acidic. They're also incredibly cheap and easy to find in Memphis from mid-summer to the beginning of October. If you like peaches, forget Georgia - Tennessee peaches are just as good (and don't have to travel as far to get here). Memphis Farmers Market Where can you find such wonders? All over the place. 1. The Agricenter Farmers Market Open daily Monday - Saturday, the Agricenter market is great for people that rock the suburbs. They have a huge variety of produce, homemade goods and crafts (check out the variety on the vendor list). 2. Memphis Botanic Garden Farmers Market The Botanic Garden market is open on Wednesday afternoon from 2 p.m. - 6 p.m. (conveniently, the time when admission to the gardens is free). Get veggies, fruit, birdhouses, pottery and baked goods in the pine grove after you stroll the gardens. 3. Memphis Farmers Market The Memphis Farmers Market is open every Saturday in the pavilion behind the train station downtown. Go for the amazing produce, inexpensive flowers, cooking demonstrations and music. They also have nice people who will keep an eye on your dog for free while you shop. 4. Easy Way Sometimes, you just can't make it to the farmers market. That's where Easy Way comes in.  With the exception of the original Easy Way downtown, there are seven locations that sell nothing but produce. We're talking all kinds of fruits, veggies, baked goods, seasonings, meat, eggs and cheese. The downtown location sells more regular grocery items. (Sidenote - if you're used to the produce-only versions of the store, walking into the downtown store will kind of blow your mind.) If you buy things in season, Easy Way can be insanely inexpensive. Not everything is organic or local, but it's usually quality and the store is open year round. If it's good for you, it's probably at Easy Way.

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