Sunday, April 19, 2009

The Farmer's Market

I went to the La Jolla Open Aire Market in San Diego, CA to see what a farmer's market is actually like. I was shocked to see so many people! There was no place to park, it was really crowded and there were so many other things besides fruits!

Will I be going to one more often? I don't know. It does seem really inconvenient being able to go a certain time frame once a week, having no place to park, etc. They need to make these more convenient!

That's exactly what the answer is to our essential questions of "Why don't people live more sustainably" and "How can I convince them to do so?". People don't seem to have the motivation to put a little effort in. Anyways I Interviewed someone that worked there. Here is the interview transcript:


Q: What is your name and what is your role here at the farmer's market?

A: I'm Jose and I'm here representing Heritage Fam. Farm selling citrus fruits

Q: Why did you choose to support this farmer's market?


A: Because the weather here in San Diego is beautiful and the people here are friendly and nice.

Q: When did you first start coming here?

A: Last Year.

Q: Do you garden at home?


A: Yeah, I have a tree of every type of fruit. We grow them year round.

Q: How did you find out about this place?


A: My brother was the one who found this market.

Q: What would be your advice to get others to do what you do?

A: Just try it! You have to have some passion for growing your own fruits if you want to be successful.

If you want to see a picture of me there (for proof) email me @ wsefcik@gmail.com (The blogger uploader isn't working!)