Farmers market lies exposed: hidden camera investigation (Marketplace)

[@jamielynn7674]

As a small farmer: I despise the wholesalers who scam people at markets because they hurt small family farms like me.

[@jamielynn7674]

@Marksman King Agreed! Right now we have seen the greatest jump in small farms filing bankruptcy or being closed in decades, just at a time when we NEED them the most! I've seen horrible laws being passed which prevent people from growing food in their own city/urban spaces, and even in their own backyards. In my area, people can face huge fines or even jail time for saving rainwater for use in our gardens or livestock. These laws also hurt small farms just as much as fakes that take over our sales venues.

[@0906blue]

I live in a small town in the Midwest. If you want to up your prices go closer to a major city. Trust me you will get all the business. Your authentic and real, you look it, dress it, act it. City people are paying for the experience. Like I went to a pumpkin farm, I went to a farmers market.

[@PhoneHalHome]

@Diana Nolan homeless people that are homeless because of capitalism? Public housing should be a human right in this country. We need socialism now more than ever.

[@PhoneHalHome]

@Diana Nolan the only person on the democratic stage with anything close to socialism is Bernie and even then he's more of a mixed economy guy rather than full socialist. I know not many Americans know what actual socialism is and I suggest you research more about it.

[@corporatedemocrat]

@@jamielynn7674 Wow so scary. Which area is like that? What's going on out there?

[@zenleeparadise]

This is true journalism. Y'all should be proud of yourselves.

[@Seraph89_]

zöe weitzeil she’s gonna be killed off once this actually causes the producers to lose enough money.

[@kabernat]

Bo Ban D We pray not!!

[@michaelmercado3759]

@@Seraph89_ lol this isnt the 1960s anymore

[@SoraldCp]

Lol, these geniuses go to a farmers market expecting actual farmers, all you will find are gardeners and retailers calling themselves Local vendors. Local vendors make shit compared to Real farmers, thats why they have multiple products and in small amounts. Real farmers dont have time to waste just to sell 5 boxes in a day. Real famers grow in the acres not their back yard. LMAO, this is true journalism, what a comic you are.

[@josephcharlemagne3577]

Amen

[@sunflowerbaby1853]

When I was a kid we went to Farmer's Market to get the fruits and veggies cheaper than the store. Now it's the complete opposite.

[@JJ-iy7rk]

$2 each pepper? That’s insane, you’d get like 7 peppers in the states for $2

[@mzdankmuzik]

I wouldn't know...I stopped going back then." I'll take my chances with the family on the corner under a tent for $5000, Alex!"

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

@@JJ-iy7rk maybe the green ones, but not other colors.

[@JJ-iy7rk]

@@Dr.ZoidbergPhD nah I’m not thing at 2 dollars is a tiny avocado but peppers are cheap. Avocado 2 to 5 bucks a piece

[@Dr.ZoidbergPhD]

@@JJ-iy7rk what part of the country are you in bc where I'm at I can get avocados. Medium size, 7 or 8 for $5

[@MagiRaz]

Going to flea markets and farmers markets used to be the CHEAP option. Now it's for the upper class snobs and the poor go to the grocery store. Weird that stuff keeps flip flopping. Besides that I am really impressed by this journalist! Wish we still had investigative reporting like that in the US.

[@nifflofair6685]

It shouldn't be that way! Why are governments allowing the foods good for us to be priced out of our reach.

[@Alepoudiitsa]

that what push me and i have my own garden, that and my parrots it was hard to trust them that the realy have no pestis thing on them and that are realy realy bad for them.

[@beef5able]

@@nifflofair6685 money

[@morro190]

@@nifflofair6685 Government has nothing to do with it.

[@Mindfreak1369]

That’s because farmers markets are mostly just reselling, although the quality of the items are mostly better at the markets themselves

[@JamesBond-uz4bs]

I live in Peterborough and the farmer's market ended up splitting apart into three separate markets. The farmers who brought up concerns about the wholesalers were kicked out of the market. They started their own market where everyone is certified and there's an inspector who goes out their property to make sure they are growing everything. The other two markets don't do this and they still sell wholesale.

[@p_roduct9211]

That's so painful to read. Looks like greed ruled over the original market, but I'm glad that conscious consumers can find the certified vegetables at the new market. The rest is just plain false advertising.

[@kh-wp1mj]

Which one is the inspected from I'm from ptbo too

[@JamesBond-uz4bs]

@@kh-wp1mj It's the one downtown at market hall. They setup across the street from Galaxy Cinemas. Wednesday and Saturday from around 7ish to 1pm.

[@joyceknight9568]

Problem solved !Keep the Gov. out of it.

[@korganrivera4659]

@@JamesBond-uz4bs Does the legit farmer's market have a name that people can google if they're interested?

[@ninarivera7158]

She deserves an award, this is true journalism

[@myeviltwinstoys1156]

No it’s not. She didn’t even research that she needed to speak to the board of directors about each markets rulings on wholesale before barking. Failed attempt to report on a hot topic.

[@_sofie]

Yes agreed! Don’t listen to the bitter mansplainer. Steve needs some serotonin.

[@ninarivera7158]

@@_sofie haha, thank you!

[@p412]

@@myeviltwinstoys1156 Doesn't matter what the market's rules on wholesalers are, it's still deceptive and that's the point

[@rodwoods2108]

Something of extreme rarity now a days.

[@HomegrownTyrone]

Thanks for exposing these people.

[@retiredshitposter1062]

ya, maybe they can get around to exposing corruption within our government next. oh wait, that's off limits. the $75,000 undercover investigations are reserved for fruit merchants lol.

[@aryachadwick4388]

Maybe there are like these in the Phils as well (where I live).

[@Enigmaprince]

This is the type of journalism we truly appreciate. Thank you for sharing this.

[@malacki6554]

All the resellers should be charged with fraud. Farmers markets are for local farmers not resellers or big companies.

[@KL-rd9tg]

Speaking as a small-scale veggie farmer (1 acre), some farmers markets allow buy in vendors. Start by asking the farmers market committee if they allow buy in, and if they do, why they consider themselves a local "farmers market". They're no better than a outdoor grocery store in my opinion. Farmers markets are ideally about the connection made between local agriculture and its supportive community.

[@sithlordhibiscus9936]

I agree. I think it's outright *selfish* and possibly even a monopoly on the markets, when these *big box multi-billion dollar businesses* insert themselves into a *community* market just so they can charge 2x more than they get at the big stores. They're already making billions! Your average farmer isn't going to ever see billions or even millions - they're just trying to eek out an honest living. Are the Little Guys who don't suck **** of major corporations by reselling junk they didn't want, going to be driven out completely? Is it that they need to do something with those rejected veggies and fruits? Howe about *donating to less fortunate people *worldwide*? In Canada? How about the North - Iqaliut - where food is prohibitively expensive? People are starving in some nations yet they still want more money.

[@shawnliu4475]

I bet all this place sell organic vegs and fruits claims to be organic.....I Don't know????😂

[@shawnliu4475]

@@sithlordhibiscus9936 well said....

[@jeannettelatour9089]

@@KL-rd9tg start a new competitive mkt with real farm veggies. Everybody needs competition.

[@ant-1382]

The plastic wrapped cucumbers, and stickers with upc codes should be a dead give away.

[@PabloGonzalez-hv3td]

I know someone that owned a small scale commercial tomato farm and their product had stickers and came in fancy boxes yet it was locally grown the issue is the resellers are charging a premium for what they purchased wholesale like a grocery store and not because it's "farm fresh"

[@ruthgara1243]

ant-1 -1 right? Lol 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@daiseelox5646]

ant-1 -1 ...yes it should.

[@OrionTheAussie]

@Johan Liebert as dumb as the people buying them thinking they are fresh sealed in plastic with a bar code lol

[@ghostnoodle9721]

@@OrionTheAussie Con artists generally know exactly how much they can get away with

[@ALXMARTIN]

Imagine not taking the stickers off your “homegrown” produce. Did it grow the sticker??

[@pearlk4494]

I agree, and if you want to be dishonest, do it properly.

[@faithfullyjenn]

lmao exactly!

[@traciepruitt1702]

Seems even more dishonest to take them off!

[@themonkeyhand]

It would still leave a mark on a lot of fruit if you look for it.

[@ambermichellenope9549]

Lmao

[@IsomerMashups]

My mom often asks when they _planted_ the crops. Having grown up on a farm herself, she knows a fishy answer when she hears it.

[@BreeeYT]

She has so much guts! I feel afraid to call people out, she's a good role model!

[@musicallegend8732]

Breee ikr !

[@SaifFaysal]

Never be afraid to confront

[@drdin3442]

There should be no reason for someone to be aggressive unless they're guilty

[@lottiepinckney8428]

I would

[@abubakarabubakar6251]

Breee 6

[@goddesscassidi5781]

My local farmers market does farm checks regularly to make sure people are really growing the food they sell. It’s funded by part of the fee to sign up to sell

[@jesseramirez9205]

They're all in on it

[@romonshakra9381]

@@jesseramirez9205 you got to be naive It is locally grown by local farmers (corporate)or they said it is organically grown and people swallow the hook an sink liners. 😁😁😁😁😁

[@joycelocke753]

No they don't.I know people who do Farmers Market in my area and none of them have farms

[@Bev4Drawing]

That's a really good practice. But I'm sure people probably find ways around it.

[@erowiid2000]

Everywhere should require that, for all of our sake

[@burtmayer17]

Wow, I almost forgot what investigative journalism looked like.

[@mckernan603]

We generally don’t get it in the US

[@floridagirl9064]

This is truly a beauty.

[@oliviaboschwitz7915]

Channel 5 with Andrew Callahan - or all gas no breaks is pretty good in the us. Not a ton of investigative journalism, but interesting videos nonetheless.

[@wendelsbruckenheimer4470]

Got em’ lol

[@RedeemedbyYAHUSHA]

Frfr they're dumbing society down

[@charityrocks]

This is gross! My heart goes out to the farmers who can't even get a table! I will be more vigilant when I visit the markets here from now on. Consumers needs to refuse repurchasing.

[@SavvyGirl751]

Yup there are also plenty of honest resellers like imperfect foods. There is a need for it to prevent food waste and give people a deal. But these people are just con-artists selling cast offs for a premium as home grown.

[@weetzybat]

There's no way to be vigilant when they're dishonest😕

[@mathgasm8484]

I just sell it in front of my farm since my road is busy.

[@carriemaurer4363]

What? That is what the food chain is.

[@aquafighter10]

@@carriemaurer4363 you are purposefully misunderstanding a simple concept

[@tommytromboney8826]

I don’t see how people can look at a shrink wrapped Zucchini with a sticker on it and a barcode and label with the name of a foreign corporation and think “Yup, that’s homegrown”

[@KL-rd9tg]

Right!? Speaking as a small-scale veggie farmer (1 acre), some farmers markets allow buy in vendors. Start by asking the farmers market committee if they allow buy in, and if they do, why they consider themselves a local "farmers market". They're no better than a outdoor grocery store in my opinion. Farmers markets are ideally about the connection made between local agriculture and its supportive community.

[@naomiemoore5725]

You are absolutely correct, BUT, people can be stupider than a bag of rocks and some are just gullible and they bank on that fact, that's how they get away with it.

[@HumanimalChannel]

yeah ! thick people deserved to be duped

[@jeannettelatour9089]

All vegetables are grown somewhere. Consumers know the seasons. The biggest farms win.

[@naomiemoore5725]

@@jeannettelatour9089 Ah Jeannette, then your consumers are much smarter then the people in my area. Most don't have a clue. It is so sad that they don't understand or know where our food comes from, much less what season they are grown in. I see it all the time.

[@sharoncastellanos2408]

This actually makes me really sad, not just because I may be duped, but for the farmers that actually work really hard.

[@ceecee8757]

@mark navarro just because you have a penis doesn't make you any smarter.

[@moemanncann895]

Agreed, mad at myself for being possibly mislead and not asking the right questions but also sad for local farmers and their efforts. Sorry for late reply.

[@taliyahs1918]

Well make your own strawberry jam then. Farmers probably wipe their noses while they give you their fruits from their field

[@SpartanThe300th]

@Taliyah S you don't wash your strawberries before you consume them? 🤣

[@taliyahs1918]

@@SpartanThe300th I chuck them in a tsunami and hope to find them again. Hopefully they get rinsed well

[@Lady_Crispr]

I am soooooooo tired of being lied to everywhere I go.

[@marcoabreo6506]

Picket Pants Does this include your dating life?

[@noway4517]

I hate it even more when you are forced to lie as an employee and get threatened with loosing the job if you complain. Then the customers are mad at you when you tell them the truth.

[@miapdx503]

Picket Pants Ikr? Everything everywhere everyone a scam. Damn.

[@virylixyusinthehouse3694]

Yup

[@THERESA1329]

miapdx that's also so sad.

[@MiniKodjo]

You see a sticker , or plastic on a product and you still wonder if it's produced by a small local farm?

[@love-wp5fy]

some farmers go through the effort to at least add plastic wrapping just cuz

[@brandonfoley7519]

Some people are easily fooled

[@crassianleviathan6187]

After they were asked about the sticker they started removing them, every time they get caught they can just keep improving at lying and deceiving people

[@annsaunders5768]

😂​@@love-wp5fyand you know this because?

[@annsaunders5768]

​@@crassianleviathan6187😢

[@bethanym734]

Guy on the board of directors at the market: "We know transparency (honesty) is an issue and we've been working on that with our farmers. That takes time." Direct translation: "We know our sellers are lying to consumers. We're working hard to cover up for them and we don't plan on doing anything about it."

[@SleepMeditationandAffirmations]

Bethany M .... Mark Jones needs to be fired.

[@cloud8521]

Uncencored- He is their neighbor... probably.

[@zerohedge9642]

Bethany M : Second translation: They are paying us and we are happy about that.

[@jdavis417]

"Board of Directors"????? Follow... the... money!!!

[@angelamazakas2624]

That guy pissed me off. And the way those people were glaring at her like "how DARE you expose the truth!"

[@ILive2Rescue]

I’m going to start asking if I can visit their farm every time a vendor claims their produce is locally grown from now on. I never even thought about asking that question before.

[@szeptacz5342]

yea

[@BrBCatsOnFireLuL]

Yeah most legit farmers are happy to have someone come look. I have a local farmer that keeps sending me emails with pictures of his fields and you can go pick yourself if you want .

[@smurfyday]

Uh, like that's gonna help. Did you see the video?

[@Icewing10]

Ask for pictures of their farm too. You can also ask how the veggies are grown. A real farmer can tell you everything. If there is a second hesitation they are thinking what to say.

[@graceb3081]

@@Icewing10 I totally agree, although, it may not always be the farmer who is selling. I work at a small farm and typically we all split the days to go to market with one farmer/apprentice and one person from our board of directors. Those from the board of directors are passionate about fresh, local food but they don't know much about farming. I work on the farm side but am still learning so I'm not able to answer questions 100% of the time. So, on any given day you could be able to speak to the head grower or potentially just a teenager. But yes, pictures are great and you should be able to get most of your questions answered easily. Definitely visit if you get the chance, it's a valuable experience either way!

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

Now this is real journalism!!! Going out and investigating asking guestions following up, comparing, going to officaials!!! Job well done!!! A farmers market should be grown by local farmers!!! If someone is bringing in from a wholesaler or whatever...a re-seller must show big they are reselling!!!!

[@sport-shorts]

The Duckling Homestead and Gardens That’s something the nasty government never wanna do.

[@sebastiansochanski]

That farmer lady was kicked out of farmers market!That is crazy.Its scamm that's what it is.That guy,I'm on board of directors,bwahahahahahahah.

[@k8tdydsk886]

Well city folk want produce as soon as summer starts. So how are small farmers supposed to sell a variety of produce in May in Canada???? I blame this mess on city folk. They had a demand and the demand was met. I wonder if Farmers Markets were truly seasonal and by only small farmers, would the FM survive? 🤔

[@keinlieb3818]

Large corporations have to disclose exactly where their food comes from. Farmers markets should be required to do the same thing.

[@jacquelineperet6599]

Large corporations to disclose you must be joking oe have stocks in it

[@crowdedsubwaystation]

When I lived in Charlotte, NC we opened up a growers-only farmers market where the founders went to visit farms in the area and offer them the opportunity to sell at their new market. They'd only allow in a new seller once they visited the farm and could see the honesty of their work. I was super proud to be a part of that market. I'm thinking of starting one in my area but there aren't many farms since it's the desert.

[@iamme9876]

When I lived around the outer banks I went to a farmers market because I LOVED their cantaloupe. Until they started getting them from California. That's all the way on the other side of the country!

[@elenanito8843]

🙈

[@lorelei23]

Yes! I'm in Charlotte NC and we have the best farmers market 🤩

[@tinalouiseking]

Hi! I live in Charlotte is that Growers Market still around?

[@crowdedsubwaystation]

@@tinalouiseking it was in NODA. Just looked it up. They might have permanently closed because of COVID. Their last post was in Dec 2019 saying they are closed for the season.

[@catking396]

As a young woman feeding my young family I quickly realized something was off with the farmers market in my city. The stickers and and look of the produce was just like the grocery store. But the prices were higher. A true shame that real farmers are pushed out of "farmers markets" but I suspect it's been happening a long time

[@sblijheid]

Real farmers don't put stickers. The stickers have barcodes for scanning at the cash register in the supermarket.

[@kwannasmith]

I realized something was off when I went to the largest one in my area and saw Dole stickers 😳

[@finallythere100]

Those organizing it are probably getting more of a kickback for hush $$.

[@OanaTheMeerkat]

In Romania this is how it is since 1990.

[@angelaburress8586]

@@sblijheid But if it’s going to be sold at the market you need a barcode for inventory purposes 🤷🏽‍♀️🤷🏽‍♀️💁🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️!!!!!! You do know that you can buy barcode stickers right🧐🧐🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️🤦🏽‍♀️

[@Ella7194]

This reporter was extremely brave. I will use their suggestions whenever I'm in a farmers market.

[@taggerinc2652]

Um, brave? I mean it's nice to see that they exposed them. But it's not like she was dealing with dangerous people.

[@acb9896]

Sooooo brave. Those notoriously polite Canadians might have made a mean face....and then what would she do?

[@brain8484]

@@acb9896 Snowflakes all of them con artists

[@chocha4438]

@@taggerinc2652 You don’t know what people are capable of when their livelihoods are at stake.

[@taggerinc2652]

@@chocha4438 She's got crew, cameras, and recording devices all around her. Unless there's a farmers market mafia. I'm pretty sure she was safe.

[@povang]

Im a small farmer myself, and 90 percent of the time its very easy to tell if a product is chemical/pesticide free simply by looking at the table. If you cant find any item with insect damage then its very likely that it is not organic. I dont use pesticide or chemicals in my garden, its very common to see insect damage on my produce.

[@mada881010789]

Most Americans don’t have that common sense they grew up on GMO products.

[@blueecho9792]

@@mada881010789 these are Canadians. And what kind of Americans are you talking about? White Americans? Black Americans? Believe me, as a Mexican American, we know.

[@mada881010789]

@@blueecho9792 I meant at least 3rd generation Americans who no longer have any relatives from the developing countries.

[@brandonfoley7519]

@@mada881010789 what is shocking to me when people will reject the produce I try to GIVE to them and will go the store and buy the same thing but it comes in a plastic bag and they soaked it in who knows what

[@blueecho9792]

@@mada881010789 Gotcha. Regardless though these are still Canadians.

[@Miadigitalart]

I stopped go to farmers markets a few years ago. Now I go to local farms that let you pick the produce yourself straight on the farm.

[@UmamiPapi]

They just buy from wholesalers and tie the produce to bushes.

[@Miadigitalart]

@D Same. Where I go they have a "DIY" which means you harvests the veggies and fruits that you want yourself.

[@shanoobs8383]

16:12

[@jonathanverret6872]

Oh that can be easily faked. That's why I stopped buying produce at all and have reverted to subsistence farming.

[@daydreamer226]

I like going to farms that grow spaghetti and noodles plants

[@jennyengwer548]

"Transparency takes time." No, it doesn't. Just be honest.

[@ununhexium]

I really don't even get how that makes sense. Make a rule and enforce it. All they're saying here is that they don't want to make any rules.

[@viannccaa]

thats what i said right after that came out of his mouth. i can’t believe he’s trying to defend a liar by saying being honest takes time.

[@Physics_]

@@viannccaa There must be a commission for him to allow non-farmers

[@asadque]

Exactly. I believe the director is in it

[@ThatDoubleTakeChannel]

Its not the transparency that takes time for them to adapt to, its the greed thats taking them time to get over.

[@trekreck]

I like how they are so lazy that they can’t even take the stickers off sometimes

[@TheAnantaSesa]

That damages the fruit a lot of times.

[@skye8768]

AnantaSesaDas Yes, I also read that they sometimes use the sticker to cover the hole made when they inject their fruits/veggies.

[@danielabaci9164]

They can't, it's illegal if they. They signed a contract with that company so they can't remove the stickers.

[@danielabaci9164]

“Fruit stickers are edible!” “The stickers are non-toxic and safe to eat.” You may even come across what looks like a public service announcement from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, saying: “Even the glue is okay to eat." 😳🤮

[@TheAnantaSesa]

Daniela Baci, good to know. But still doesn't explain why local produce should have a barcode sticker at an open air produce stand.

[@nifflofair6685]

When they're pushing out the genuine small farmers for the wholesalers, that's not a farmer's market! That's an outdoor supermarket.

[@Mallory-Malkovich]

"We've been working on transparency with our farmers, but that takes time." It takes time to stop lying to your customers? Like more than 10 minutes?

[@ancientsnox5093]

It's just me or that sounds like he is getting paid hmmm...

[@thekanuck2778]

He does get paid, He's on the board of directors, This has been a big deal at the market here for awhile

[@thekanuck2778]

well actually that is the president of the farmers market

[@robinchristina]

Osiris Malkovich Right! A simple cardboard sign... "These are resale items" "These items are not local"...

[@minecraft623creeeper8]

I can tell I his voice its a lie, he aint ganna do a thing if you complain.

[@spiffcats]

If its got stickers on it, isnt it obvious its not home made.

[@SomethinAintRightHere]

yet they spin you a story anyway

[@dreamy8451]

Actually some farms put stickers on all their produce so they can sell to either other produce stands that are scamming you or they can sell it to stores

[@Andreas16375]

If it's a bigger farm i could see them packaging and putting stickers on their produce

[@meditationbreath]

they take off stickers often

[@jeanhargis7333]

They take the stickers off!

[@yellowjacketf4i]

This woman knows how to conduct an investigation. Her film crew was spot on as well.

[@halasimov1362]

Real journalism is a threat to the infotainment media monopolies. We must make sure we support legit investigative journalists and media outlets for them! Props to this girl for the amazing work

[@Samantha-dw5kj]

Hal Asimov what a positive comment! I love this

[@technicaltrucking8704]

Nice on the eyes too.

[@boogerpresley1366]

Her name is Charlsie Agro. Sounds like the name of a lead singer to an industrial metal band *\m/*

[@davidran5923]

Not this woman! This young lady!

[@druidsongevergreens]

You can: 1. Print a list of what's in season and when, 2. check for stickers or wrapping and avoid them, 3. Be familiar with the farms, 4. If you have a phone in your pocket, google their farm. Does it have tours etc.? They usually do., 5. Check your farmer's market regulations on participants

[@manichairdo6346]

Lying about chemical free could be incredibly dangerous for a consumer.

[@fodk7021]

Yeah like allergic people

[@macalister8881]

I know right ,,, so criminal

[@ShieniLicksOnLemons]

I know a lot of people who don't wash vegetables if they think they're supposed to be chemical free so yeah, it can literally be life threatening depending on what pesticides were used...

[@heidimisfeldt5685]

..... for consumers with bad allergies and other issues.

[@andrewcavers1399]

Law suit

[@starababa1985]

Anyone who's ever grown fruits and veggies in a home garden knows that it's not possible to have such a wide variety ready for sale at the same time in one area. Crops ripen according to their season and the local climate. Yes, you can extend the seasons in greenhouses, but there are limits to everything, especially up north. I once had to explain to my college professor that a display of tomatoes couldn't possibly be from local fields, while we were stamping the snow off our boots.

[@carlac.8316]

Absolutely true, plus they fruits and veggies have a certain look and taste a million times better than store bought.

[@user-jb1mb5xh9t]

I'm assuming this guy is British but in the US longterm masquerading as a farmer, and that's because his stall looks so different to any of the greengrocers or genuine farmers market stalls I've seen in the UK over the years. The staple for a real stall to me is a Cockney bloke shouting out deals, little metal bowls full up with loose, no sticker, fruit and veg with a little sign scribbled in cardboard that reads something like "white onions 3 for £1" and obviously the ever-changing fruit n veg because of the seasons. We acc got to know our local people over time, and now we don't have to worry but the moment im paying more for fresh produce than I was for imported mass produced crap then I'd know something was wrong. His entire demeanor and setup just doesn't look right.

[@sakinamaryamkarim3567]

Facts! I garden every year, and healthy tomatoes even Split if not pick in time or receive excessive water from days of rain. And they will start to rot within days with even the slightest split. I only eat potatoes, beets carrots and leaf veggies from the store. Everything else I wait till the growing season.

[@jenniferromero571]

Unless you do Indore growing. It is possible.

[@Shyknit]

Depends on the growth method tho right? Cause it 16:47 that looks like hydroponics which would allow for stacking and indoor growth all year round

[@donna7881]

I got kicked out of a farmer's market because another vender was selling produce claiming it was organic and they said they were growing it on their farm. When I brought it up to management I was asked to leave. They must not have cared. I did. Shame on them! It happens every where.

[@sandra-my2io]

So that alone got u kicked off? By simply raising a concern?

[@JesusOrtega-jk1ci]

@@sandra-my2io by making people aware of the truth

[@donna7881]

@Pink y it takes all kinds of people I don't understand where did their moral's ethic's and value's went.

[@travisbaker7547]

Fersurrrrrre they were getting kicked back if they threw you out like that, that's their dirty money you're messing with ....what a shame

[@0906blue]

Well as long as they are paying the rent on their space they don't really care what they're selling.

[@Haze1434]

Unregulated, yet they can sell products with pesticides on them that are KNOWN to be carcinogenic, but label them as 'pesticide free'. That should be the opposite of unregulated, they should get jail time.

[@mehagentile7164]

Taking back our souls Out of Babylon with David Straight This is a must video please share it

[@LydJaGillers]

all farms use pesticides. even organic farms. the problem with organic is they use old style pesticides that can do more harm to the environment than modern day pesticides. But that's a different video/discussion.

[@kkeungi5955]

@@LydJaGillers 'old style pesticides'? Like what? I've been handpicking bugs off of plants and using insect netting, no chemicals, and no pesticides.

[@LydJaGillers]

@@kkeungi5955 Pyrethrin is what organic farmers use on an agricultural scale. Additionaly, because of how organic farming is done it can have negative impacts on the environment as a whole: "However, because organic farming has sometimes lower yields compared to intensive farming, additional agricultural land is needed elsewhere in the world, which means that natural and forest land has to be converted into agricultural land. This can cause loss of biodiversity and negative climate effects that sometimes outweigh the local environmental gains achieved. This lower yields does not include dry lands.[20]. Food waste of industrial agriculture must be take into account." -en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Organic_farming

[@dose2820]

interesting, in Costa Rica you gotta register your land first as farmer's land and write down what you grow then apply for a spot at the farmers market with the appropiate documentation.

[@shannonmorgan2344]

josselyne JP we should follow that plan!!

[@toodie535]

same in California, since the late 70's. Must be inspected and certified to sell.

[@pnwdeerhunter1729]

josselyne JP same here in Seattle. They actually go to the farm and verify.

[@chaparalaravi]

thats very good idea..

[@jomr5251]

Interesting 🤔

[@new-knowledge8040]

Pesticide free. How kind of them to give you pesticides for free.

[@nikkitobin8356]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 rite

[@new-knowledge8040]

@@nikkitobin8356 Yep, and then folks tell you to wash your vegetables, before consuming them. What they don't tell you, is that pesticides are designed not to be washed off by cool or slightly warm rain water. Try washing some romaine lettuce leaves in lukewarm water or cold water. The leaves will still have a kind of greasy feeling on the surface. Now wash them in hot water. Soon the become squeaky clean.

[@nikkitobin8356]

I was going to grow my own veggies ... But the more research i do. ... The more i feel its pointless ... Even i purchase heirloom seeds ... Use organic compost ... Damn chem trails will find its way to pollute my garden

[@NameName-on1hv]

It is not for free, we pay for that and even more than in the supermarket.

[@EA-ck4so]

Lol

[@feefee6889]

This is some real journalism right here! Looking for the truth!! Keep doing this awesome work!!!

[@iiSairocksu]

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[@KM-bn7dg]

I’m just shocked so many people aren’t aware of this. Consumers are so uninvolved… it’s really not hard to chat with sellers and tell who’s disingenuous.

[@miaomiaou_]

You shouldn’t have to, they shouldn’t be reselling if it’s the same produce as the grocery store. You see how easily these disingenuous sellers lied.

[@sweetembrace6706]

No one wants to converse with someone for 30 minutes to figure out if they grow it themselves or not lmao

[@donna7881]

It's common sense

[@lilacmile]

People like to think they’ve never been duped, that’s why they like to believe they can always figure out who’s lying and who isn’t. But that’s not reality.

[@integratedhatespreader]

Who tf has the time to chat with vendors to know this stuff.

[@michaelbucholz2216]

This was such a thorough investigation, made me interested in something I never thought I would be. Also the journalist was asking REAL and pressing questions. 10/10

[@JJ-iy7rk]

You could pick up a camera and expose fraudsters

[@kaylagaines6491]

Bring this kind of journalism to the states please!

[@VherbalConnection]

👍💯

[@escapefromny2012]

We have some but it's costly to hire investigative reporters because their time is valuable.

[@shaneaccented9682]

... They'll probably end up "disappearing"... Sorry to sound so pessimistic...

[@tallgiraffelady]

Lying week after week, year after year, and with a smile on their face. That's a snake.

[@allenallen9971]

Devils...just like Trump

[@Zero11s]

just like Globe Earthers

[@epomeni-ekpompi]

Dont insult sneiks like dat bro

[@MsSomeonenew]

Usually we just call them salesmen.

[@elliottrose2730]

vanessa m buyer beware unfortunately.

[@AkSonya1010]

That's really sad, my girlfriend does farmers markets in California and she has to prove that they are the fisherman in AK waters. She has to recertify annually and prove that to every market that they do. It's a lot of work for her. Thank you for showing this, because of what my girlfriend goes through I thought all farmers markets were that strict.

[@shellynorton2178]

Sad that this level of dishonesty will affect other honest hardworking farmers.

[@3nertia]

Welcome to capitalism!

[@meredithbenjamin6694]

Three years ago was my first and last farmers market shop. I got skimpy veggies and paid more for them so it drive by and head to roadside stands.

[@stephanieg8545]

Is it really necessary to wrap individual zucchinis in plastic... we are destroying this planet

[@Mehhhhhhhh]

Zucchinis literally have skin and shells to keep them from being damaged Let them be naked.

[@pietikke5598]

Not we, the huge corporations in cooperation with bought politicians do.

[@ghostnoodle9721]

@@pietikke5598 -bought- Lobbied

[@fernandogarza9180]

Stephanie G So you preferred to wax them?

[@dustypan83]

Murica

[@celiaakey7944]

I’m so glad that there are people out there fighting for this

[@heyhoe168]

I’m also glad there are people out fighting to bring down the civilisation.

[@newprojects7847]

I wish there were more journalists like this. Not like BuzzFeed.

[@memyselfandi3242]

(We need an update) on what has happened since this report! Has the legislation been changed and are there more severe penalties for reselling when they claim it is locally grown? I remember watching this episode when it came out... disturbing and unethical.

[@dragonlady2264]

“We’re working on transparency. ... It takes time.” Seriously?!? How much time does it take to simply be honest?!? 🙄

[@thelalaall]

dragonlady2264 when they made alot of money from it.

[@dcast777]

Ya I'm disappointed the reporter didn't call him on that.

[@NameName-on1hv]

Sometimes the whole life.

[@travisbaker7547]

Yeahhh he definitely is getting a cut for letting them get away with that

[@pubudusenanayake6724]

It takes time because the vast majority of businessmen are demonstrably dishonest. It's in the nature of the industries.

[@dave-yj9mc]

Gosh just be honest... "I'm a wholesaler." People will still buy it.

[@12345lolacat]

Exactly

[@web-angel]

I think so, too.

[@Aflacist]

They aren't honest because they make a better profit. It's more expensive from small farmers because they aren't big enough to experience economies of scale. These people buy cheap but can sell high as a wholesaler

[@marymargaretblumhorst5359]

Sad but true.

[@caseyprestash9102]

I usually never trust or believe news corporations like cnn, fox, CBS, etc. But this was a great piece of journalism and was a great insight on how truthful "Farmer markets" can be. Good job on the video CBC!

[@spoonicush.christ3252]

I hope most people don't trust them. but we all make mistakes.

[@karlanderson1350]

Casey Prestash trust nothing you hear and half of what you see

[@woodulike2know391]

Because u can tell there is no editing or shirtcuts.

[@cocoj126]

Great investigative reporting! In this day and age, it is wonderful to see true journalism. Thank you!

[@kassiadinelle6069]

They should get them to have farmers market licences to prove they’re real farmers from there area.

[@34ImpossibleShapes]

That’s actually a great idea.

[@bjjsdshepard1]

More licenses = taxes, that will prevent small farmers from selling

[@stevensevek6151]

@Abhijeet Kundu The health food aisle in the supermarket is at most a half aisle. So what kind of food is sold in the other aisles?

[@berkeleygang1834]

That one guy was a farmer. Growing corn (probably for ethenol, or high fructose corn syrup), but selling peppers and cucumbers in his stall. He's a farmer, no doubt about it. Have to do like they showed California - authorized only to sell what you grow, and verify it.

[@Sweetherbicetea]

*their

[@MiuXiu]

I know a lot of these people are just trying to make a living, but there’s a way to do that without taking advantage of people

[@fearisallie]

Exactly, and being honest and upfront is crucial

[@MiuXiu]

Shaun Brooks Yes, that was indeed exactly my point, congrats.

[@Soph149]

Shaun Brooks did you have a mini stroke half way through reading the comment or something?

[@SanaSana-kq8xt]

Yes, like not lying that they are farmers....but THEY are lying because they want more money for their re-selling of produce, and the reason they want more money because they need to cover the cost of buying the produce elsewhere. So, they are not getting much really and customers are not getting genuine produce. Its good that they are making such videos.

[@achayootto4221]

Crime is a crime. It's called stealing the last time I checked. Hustling... indeed to take advantage of people. The world doesn't give other people's Hustling an excuse...a thief is a theif.

[@SunnyIlha]

They told her, the REAL farmer, they had no room for her, no place for her! At the FARMERS market!

[@darkedeviant4692]

Right! And the a-hole on the Market Board is "working on it with our farmers" but "it takes time". Such bs! I don't believe for a second he didn't know what was going on the whole time. Grrr!

[@agbobier2792]

Shame on them!

[@R.M.MacFru]

@@darkedeviant4692 ...yeah I smell kickbacks.

[@GenocidexDreams]

I work for two Farmer’s markets and i am proud that we have very strict regulations about who can sell and where the products come from. I know it can be tough to trust where your food comes from, but a little bit of conversation and open ended discussion will go a long way.

[@kaloren7268]

I am so tired of seeing cheaters, liars out only for themselves and it is hard to find honest people

[@coffeejimin9220]

@Twisted Soul nobody should grow up to be a liar

[@erwintan001]

Hmm...It's a cruel world. But you're not alone 😉 Just keep doing what's right.

[@kaloren7268]

I don't believe there is a thing wrong with capitalism. It is like everything else there is honest and good way or dis-honest and bad way. Everyone needs to make money just don't mislead people while doing so.

[@pachukoking2963]

There are so many honest people in this world. As example car salesperson, repair shops, oil change, credit card companies, banks, realtor, doctors,hospitals, district attorneys, attorneys, plumbers, electricians, phone companies, freighter brokers et cetera, and thats why they are so broke.

[@howardwayne3974]

The only way you can be sure of getting what you pay for is to put in the sweat and time and surprisingly little money and grow it yourself . I've grown tomatoes, squash , strawberries , stringbeans , cabbage , and cauliflower , on an apartment balcony. Now that I have owned a home for a few years I also in addition to the above grow sweetcorn and okra .

[@troychampion]

it's to the point where if you don't grow your food yourself then you don't know what you're eating.

[@sheffi01008631]

Even at that, I do grow my own food in my yard but cannot escape whatever poisons they use.

[@scott4981]

Gmo seeds patented, nothing else allowed nwo ...

[@ChonGeeSan]

Even if you grow it, if you don't know what's in the air, soil, water, where does the seed come from, you still don't know what you're eating.

[@ramahonlineschool]

Chongee, you can grow in a completely controlled environment using a greenhouse, filtered well and harvesting your own seeds. The same can be accomplished for meats.

[@ChonGeeSan]

@@ramahonlineschool That is true, I just need to filter the air and water from everything, then add back what it should be there, find some non GMO seeds to start with and I'm good to go. Maybe some bees as well. Unfortunately no one does this, no one I know. I appreciate everything that is better than supermarket crap though.

[@karenb5616]

I am a farmer selling at the Boulder Farmer's Market in Colorado (20+ years). Only growers from Boulder County (and a few from outside the county) are allowed to sell, and it is strictly enforced. We farmers all know and support each other and it would very difficult to be reselling without your fellow farmers knowing. Reselling would get you kicked out as our only mission is to support local ag. It's a shame that other markets around the country don't support their farmers and market customers in this way. It makes some of our potential customers less trusting and less willing to support us. Ask a lot of questions of your farmer and get to know them and how they grow your produce, and ask what gives them the passion to grow food (when the amount of money to be made is so very little.) You'll be able to connect with the ones who are honest and develop a relationship over time.

[@LisaMaryification]

This is a Canadian show. In Canada it's not as regulated...obviously.

[@kaosfawkes]

Oh how i love that farmers market too. cololove 💞

[@Mmm...yummymummy]

That they alIVe in the county means zip! They buy produce out of the county. How idiotic.

[@unnasteck-stricker6705]

Your the kind of farmer I respect

[@AristonSparta]

How did the market in Boulder pull that off? Is the one in Longmont ok?

[@June-tr1nw]

I get so insanely mad when I go to a farmers market hoping to support local farmers to realize I’ve bought whole sale products

[@Mickeytwit]

I've never been to a farmers market where the products had stickers or wrapping on them before. Why would anyone think a barcode on a pepper meant locally grown. That's crazy.

[@jbeauty3636]

Laura Daniel I agree! It’s common sense

[@chandlermccullen3515]

Its called gap... Its about government intervention and traceability

[@cme7893]

We're farmers and there are times we've sold produce in bulk with barcoded stickers attached. Orders get changed/cancelled and it's cheaper to sell them as is rather than take the stickers off hundreds or even thousands of pieces of produce.

[@jenniferbeathea7906]

Exactly. I ask questions too.

[@JadetheGoober]

Laura Daniel you’d be surprised how few Americans have agricultural industry education

[@omnium_gatherum]

Everyone knows you're supposed to remove the stickers after harvesting. Those things are poisonous 🙄

[@HashlessBrown]

🤣🤣

[@danperc7237]

Funny

[@danperc7237]

Funny

[@FAB1150]

Fun fact: the stickers are completely edible!

[@omnium_gatherum]

@L 😂😂

[@THEIZZARDKING]

lol, so basically they are scammers who are too lazy to take the stickers off and got caught, hahaha

[@louistournas120]

+Keepskatin: Sounds like someone has a Obama up his butt.

[@Loliondo76]

Can't even go to a Farmers Market without scammers... 💔😢

[@philyip4432]

Thank you so much for exposing these scammers!

[@VideosbySteve]

The host of this show is smart, calm and not afraid to challenge these people, well done!

[@AllRequired]

Not something you'd normally see on the CBC.

[@terpysonic8360]

Its kind of like Starbucks telling you the pastries are delivered fresh daily when in fact they are frozen. Most people know about this but when a woman asked me why we don't have her favorite item, I replied with "because we didn't thaw enough this morning", and my manager let me have it.

[@d0nKsTaH]

Oh Gd that's funny. :D

[@peisenxu952]

Delivered fresh, as in we frozen them as they were fresh. Alternatively we just now (freshly) froze them.

[@katiep3027]

I know of three Starbucks in my town that don’t recycle even though the company promotes “green” standards.. we really don’t know about much unless we grow food or do something ourselves

[@user-fy4us4jm8v]

@@peisenxu952 lol We found out that our nearby ice cream shop made their waffle cones fresh on site.... once a week. :|

[@bobsaturday4273]

BWAHAHAHAHAGAHAJWAHAHAHA!!! thats good ! BUT COULD GET YA FIRED

[@iagreewithyou7486]

My family just found out that a close friend of ours had been doing this for years without telling us. Safe to say they’re no longer our friends

[@Marcoosianism]

The guy on the market board of directors should be kicked off. What a tool.

[@XanMan_05]

Your right

[@DavidEpic001]

Yeah that guy is definitely getting paid off.

[@thekanuck2778]

Little update for you guys, There now trying to kick 3 actual farmers out of the market because they were involved with this investigation www.mykawartha.com/news-story/8026858-peterborough-farmers-market-tries-to-oust-seven-outspoken-vendors/

[@anthonysopran4342]

Marcoosianism He wont

[@tinaholbrook9719]

I'm proud of my community. There used to be a couple of these types of people at our farmers market, but they got kicked out, and now, every single farmer grows all of their products. I sold there for 3 years, and got to know everyone. There is no one trying to short cut or pull anything over on anyone. We all work our butts off to bring the customers local homegrown food that was grown with love and care. No scams. Just farmers who care deeply about the health and well being of the consumer.

[@gabriellameattray9778]

now how do I kick out the frauds in my community? Lol! But I'm serious

[@Iwetbeds]

You don't care about the health and well being of everybody if you grow food ineffeciently.

[@lavs8696]

where do u live? i want to live in a place like this

[@slayermate07]

Cool story bro, tell us another.

[@ForeverSweetx3]

Aww that's so wonderful

[@dougaltolan3017]

"can I visit your farm?" Every legit producer will say "sure"

[@hankanderson8633]

Is this true though? I honestly would love to go visit a local farm. I’ve never been to a farm, and have interest in farming. May not be able to pursue it though.

[@dougaltolan3017]

@@hankanderson8633 Try to find a WWOOF host near you. Its a volunteer scheme with hosts in most countries. You dont need any experience and a visit could be a weekend, a week or way way longer. I have been volunteering on farms for 14 years, one of the best things I have ever done.

[@dandanmanlyman]

@@hankanderson8633 Any real vendor at a farmer's market that comes from a farm would love to tell you about their farm. Why wouldn't they, it does nothing but benefit them. No matter where you live (rural, suburban, urban) you can find small local farms around you that would probably love to have you as a volunteer or just onlooker for a day.

[@bernsky]

Every year there are farm tours here in Asheville NC where you get to go to the farms. Most farms have open policies as farm tourism is also an income source.

[@chesh1rek1tten]

My family has a farm here in Germany. They sell their stuff (and their neighbor's stuff) on the farm. I don't even want to know what "local" farmer's markets sell. Edit: you can stop by any day, have work visits arranged and they take school classes around the farm.

[@AwokenEntertainment]

nothing compares to growing your own food..

[@BlackMambaKO]

They leave stickers on... how lazy can you be.

[@Zeldarw104]

BlackMambaKO yikes...😮

[@2387Praise]

BlackMambaKO EXACTLY! Why would you leave the stickers on. Come one people! -SMH 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@maeboiser676]

BlackMambaKO lol!!!

[@xanh01]

and people are buying them like hot cakes.

[@Mothafuckenzay]

It just means they don't care

I've known this for years. Our local farmer's markets sell fruit and vegetables we can't possibly grow in a tropical climate. When someone tries to sell you homegrown pears in Hawaii, it's a dead giveaway.

[@hulkjelly6876]

I always found it funny that farmer's markets sold bananas. "Oh you grew those tropical bananas ( in Delaware)?

[@likeadino8580]

I agree you cant really grow bananas in that state 1:00

[@opulence_prime]

😂 a lab in Delaware, silly. lol

[@JudithMartin2014]

Dupont did lol

[@Chuchutrain806]

His neighbour obviously grew it

[@yig_501]

Lolololol ikr

[@thechrononautswife-dorothy]

There used to be a guy who'd come in to walmart early every day and buy a bunch of produce, go to his truck and peel all the UPC labels in the parking lot, then go less than a mile away to upsell the stuff out of cute little boxes. He did this for years.

[@rainorshine7816]

Terrible

[@gfunk449]

That "director" should be fired. He's as corrupt as the rest of the resellers. How about just renaming the "reseller markets"?

[@KL-rd9tg]

I agree! Speaking as a small-scale veggie farmer (1 acre), some farmers markets allow buy in vendors. Start by asking the farmers market committee if they allow buy in, and if they do, why they consider themselves a local "farmers market". They're no better than a outdoor grocery store in my opinion. Farmers markets are ideally about the connection made between local agriculture and its supportive community.

[@npip99]

@@KL-rd9tg I've gone to farmers markets and theyre awesome, but not allowing imported produce is ridiculous. The point is to emulate markets of the 1800s, which still had imported produce if you could afford it. If you force customers to go to grocery stores to buy avocados, you're going to lose them completely. Just have all locally grown stuff sold there, and also have imported stuff for produce that grows in other regions, all labelled clearly. It's much more natural to buy Papaya's grown in their natural habitat than in a greenhouse anyway

[@scottchen1840]

U can tell right away, how corrupt he is by listening his answer

[@roostershooter76]

"We've been working on that" ... when the board member talks about the reselling! That's just a fancy way of saying "We don't care what you think, and we're just trying to get you off our back!".

[@lawsonj39]

Right. "It takes time...." To do what? Learn to tell the truth? Ridiculous.

[@zojirushi1]

Ugh we live in a society.

[@cravenlestat7006]

Yeah THOSE PEOPLE cover each others arses your greatest farming ally.

[@Luazes]

yeah, it is the same that when the politician says " We have heard your suggestion... we take it into considiration and we make a compromise of looking into it...." all empty talk

[@josephh7448]

Like he said, he's been working on talking with them, it just takes time. First they have to find a piece of paper and tape. Then they need to learn how to write. I can't believe the guy managing the place actually calls them "farmers", while he's trying to pretend like he cares. He knows they bring trucks in and unload them every morning lol

[@Thehamstersgiude2u]

Can’t even trust vegetables these days... smh

[@fernandojvalencia8151]

How about growing your own! I do and I never have to buy veggies! This world is so sad, when you cannot trust anyone anymore!!!

[@fernandojvalencia8151]

@Bosanac Pravi A simple remedy! I use A lot of cinder blocks to grow. Very simple and you don't need a garden! If you have friends then find a friend with room to make a garden! I have squash and green beans and carrots in the blocks. Its very relaxing and rewarding. Thanks for your nice comment.

[@libfuzzy4629]

@@fernandojvalencia8151 you definitely can you just have to make sure that the seeds are non gmo

[@ruthlessog9098]

@@mattroberts3916 lol who told you that!!!?

[@ruthlessog9098]

@@mattroberts3916 vegetables without seeds are GMO'S

[@MoodusOperandi]

A lady at a farmer market's stall here in central London sold supermarket bakery goods and passed them off as her own. The farmers market's policy stated that the produce must come from a certain radius around London and/or self-made. We reported her to the organisers and nothing was done...

[@mirschultz9761]

The Board of Directors guy with 'it takes time' as an excuse is full of crap. It does not take time to tell resellers to be honest about what portion of their products are grown by t hem and which are bought from wholesalers. You put up a sign. You have sections. And you don't lie when folks ask if you grew the food. That's a pretty simple thing to demand of farmer's market sellers: be honest about sourcing. I actually have no problem with resellers. I have a problem with lying, with fraud. If you only sell 1 item and the rest is wholesale produce, then just admit it. Put up a sign to show what is local....tag the rest as NOT family farming/local farming. The BoD needs to stop enabling fraud.

[@ew4096]

Hey good looking, I have a brand new bridge in Brooklyn, NY to sell you. I say brand new because I had sold it again last week.

[@alisalauzon6454]

I'm with you exactly on this!!

[@butterflypacific]

$$$

[@sheilanankabruce9159]

Mir Schultz

[@123RADIOactive]

I agree. Seriously, these people just have to be honest. Most of us actually DON'T have a issue with resellers, just be honest about it. Also, these pieces of walking breathing garbages need to realize what they're doing technically is fraud and is a crime. -_-

[@earthman4222]

It goes beyond "lies". It is fraud. They are charging you more for a product that is worth less. They are stealing money out of your pocket.

[@danielagomez7014]

Earth Man pisses me off imagine thinking it’s organic and it’s all covered in pesticides and who knows what else 😑

[@Sam-vi2ho]

@@danielagomez7014 Organic farmers are still allowed to use pesticides in their produce as long as those pesticides are derived organically. Cows in europe are allowed 3 seperate antibiotic treatments before they aren't legally allowed to be labelled organic. Hint: Uranium is a naturally occuring element, doesn't make it good for you. (incase someone would be rich and insane enough to use U235 as a natural pesticide lmao) Read your laws.

[@sunnysidhu7898]

The minister's candid attitude is the problem. The fact that he was not furious upon hearing the issue is the issue.

[@RalphTGP]

Poor farmers, constantly under attack, and we rely on them for real food. The world is gone crazy.

[@gashacker1]

I have farmed 28 years on the Gulf Islands, and my wife and I grow 50 different food crops. You can walk up my driveway any time and see me planting and picking MY fruit and vegetables! Everything we sell, we grew it!!!!!

[@glynismclehan4844]

Gordon Ashacker Where are you?

[@italiancia]

Awesome

[@naomiemoore5725]

And I love to buy food from people just like You!

[@rjohnson2916]

The guy on the board of the Farmer's Market, "That takes time..." Translation: "We don't care as long as our vendors make money."

[@mch0lic]

Technically organisers make money too, because vendors have to pay to participate.

[@neilsumanda1538]

that guy is quick, though, "im from the markets board.." well the thing with actual farm's produce is it's a bit high price, bcuz they are not large scale. The cost of transporting, harvesting, they cant cut cost there, BUT farms produce are better than large scale, international seller.. that farmer's market where The Kent's are selling shud separate what they grow and what they resell...

[@Maya.0114]

Exactly, how hard is it for them to notify that goods are resold.

[@danielplainview2360]

Of course the produce is "local". It came from a "local" warehouse on a "local" truck to a "local" drop-off.

[@joeydutton8074]

Nothing wrong with that. I live close to a produce company that drives back and forth to Mexico every day. Good food. Fresh within a day or two. Grown by farmers there, and resold here.

[@IamCanadian1977]

@@joeydutton8074 I believe that the actual local farmers should be able to sell their produce before an outside source comes in to under cuts them.

[@bobsaturday4273]

good enough for me , maybe people will cut down on all that stuff imported from mars !

[@Calicat8]

Great story! You did a great job investigating and exposing these crooks! Thank you for alerting the public. I live in California but I still find this information valuable to be armed with

[@MyNameIsJeff-W]

Me: Yup my banana's. Her: What's your farm called? Me: Dole.

[@aleyalan2010]

😂😂😂😂😂

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

Lmbo!!

[@pierrenivelt2586]

😂😂😂😂 made my day

[@seigeengine]

The thing is, you basically can't even grow bananas in Canada unless you're a large producer. Bananas take a long time to grow (more than a year), and are tropical plants. You'd need year round heated greenhouses to make them work.

[@theducklinghomesteadandgar6639]

Seigeegine So true, but Jeff's coment was right on!!!

[@ronniepirtlejr2606]

Why would anyone give a thumbs down to honesty and not ripping people off?? Unless you're the ones doing the ripping off!

[@mangos2125]

Ronnie Pirtle Jr maybe they sell veges in farmers markets!!!!

[@stillwill2215]

ok ?

[@jatindsaini]

Maybe in another universe dislike means like

[@roadrunner9622]

I'm guessing some people thumbs-down a video because they don't like what's happening in the story.

[@VA-hf9on]

never understood this obsession some youtubers have with thumbs down...obsessively keeping track of how many people voted down as if it is an insult to their manhood. Want unanimity? move to North Korea

[@BoneGoddess]

These real farmers are afraid of being undercut by wholesailers but honestly. If i knew you are a real farmer i would gladly pay extra.

[@filiplescan4402]

It's hard to compete with resellers when they also claim to have grown their product.

[@petermedalia2476]

As a former farmer (who lost the farm because of issues exactly like this), many consumers don't really ask the right questions but prefer to shop where they see numerous varieties of offerings and not just the five to eight that may be in season. And the managers either don't care or don't want to police it. Many small farms like mine just couldn't compete with larger operations (very much like the Kent model). Where I would sell $200, the Kent operations would leave with $2,000 or more per day. And don't even get me started on these so called 'farmers' misrepresenting their 'organic' status. I was grateful for consumers like you who would ask, and felt bad for those being misled by dishonest and immoral reselling of essentially supermarket produce at twice the price.

[@kathyboykin5335]

why do farmers charge more than wholesalers?

[@biosyncfarm]

@@petermedalia2476 a lot of market managers are con artists NGL. they would rather take their booth fees every week selling grocery store markups than have any shred of credibility.

[@aliciastaley-best7763]

@@kathyboykin5335 when a food business is scaled up each individual item costs less to make, so can be sold for less with the same or more profit. Local farmers don’t have the machinery or volume of production to be able to sell their products at the same price. Their products are much more labour intensive and so the cost of producing each item is higher. It’s the difference between an independent shop and a supermarket, much higher volume = larger profit at a lower resale price.

[@PhotoJeticPoet]

Investigator: "Is it all local?" Seller: "What do you mean by that?" I feel like that man hasn't grown a damn thing in his life.

[@aquafighter10]

that’s the moment when you keep it moving to a new kiosk

[@missmaliamarie]

One man didn't know what "local" meant! That should tell you something...

[@lh3540]

From a food waste perspective, I wouldn't mind if they had a wholesale market at a different venue. It's still food. The way they're edging out local farmers and raising prices is sleazy though.

[@Rachel-ux9zk]

Exactly what I was thinking - it's not the wholesale reselling that's the problem, for me, it's the lying and raising prices that irks me.

[@derekriethmeier4366]

I can't believe I'm actually proud of the government of California. They seem like they are going above and beyond to prevent fraud.

[@ep4115]

A model everyone should adopt

[@dstyd]

@@ep4115 No. I can honestly say that a lot more Farmers are Republicans. And from what I see and hear Cali does not represent them. However There are laws in place to protect farmers markets from resellers. Sadly Canada does not. I would look into Cali's laws then look at US laws regarding this.

[@dstyd]

@Bootsandcats I lived there for 3 years. I will never go back. And i never said that everyone in Cali is a bleeding heart liberal. I only said that those in control and those who vote for those in control are.

[@toriquill1505]

this is so weird for me. I live in a smaller town in north cali, and our farmers markets aren't anything like this. They have their farm names and give their number and address so you can visit them! You can buy directly from them at their farms too, they're just out of the way as farms tend to be, so the markets just add ease of access. I never knew people did this, I'm gonna be more vigilant out of state