| For the last several months, watching Andrew | | | | Farmer's markets are a vital source of revenue for |
| Zimmern's "Bizarre Foods," has taught me a valuable | | | | the farmer's and, by extension, the communities. |
| lesson - you can learn a great deal about local | | | | They take pride in their products and have grown in |
| cultures and its people by visiting Farmer's Markets. If | | | | numbers throughout the country and the world. This |
| you are planning to retire to a new city - read this | | | | is good news for consumers because once you |
| article. | | | | establish a relationship with the owner of the market; |
| While farmer's markets have become a popular | | | | you can plan your meals around the freshest |
| gathering place for locals to sell their products, it has | | | | products of the day. |
| become just as popular for retirees. One of the | | | | If you are planning to retire to a new city and have |
| things that Mr. Zimmern does when he visits any city | | | | done all the research necessary, spend a weekend or |
| or country in the world is to stop at a Farmer's | | | | a week in the city and visit the farmer's market. You |
| Market on the first day. | | | | will be surprised at how much you learn; social |
| Although his main goal is to seek out unusual and | | | | contacts you can make; friendships you can form; |
| "bizarre" foods, he delights in talking to the locals and | | | | and establish a fruitful connection to the town and |
| learning as much about their culture as he can. This is | | | | community. |
| a great lesson for retirees who are planning to move | | | | Whether you are looking for the cheapest place to |
| to a new city. Where else can you learn about small | | | | retire, or you are a single senior - there are a myriad |
| towns and villages than by visiting the local farmer's | | | | of possibilities that await you. But, the first place to |
| market and talking to the people who live and thrive | | | | begin your quest for the perfect city to retire to is |
| in these areas? | | | | by visiting the local farmer's market. |