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The Charm of the Farmers' Market

‘Eating vegetables is good for you.’ ‘An apple a day keeps the doctor away.’ ‘Try to eat five portions a day.’ All these sayings are very well known. However, fruit and vegetables that travel hundreds of miles before they reach the supermarket shelves lose many of their valuable vitamins and minerals.

That’s the main reason farmers’ markets are now so popular, with around 750 of them operating in the UK alone. After the farmer picks his produce, he drives with it to the market to set up his stall. There’s no produce that travels more than 30 miles. That means the fruit and vegetables you buy are fresh from the ground that morning. How many supermarkets can beat that?

If you enjoy eating a few strawberries in the middle of winter, or you’d like to buy a pineapple for dessert, maybe you should think again. Produce that is not grown in season contains fewer nutrients and doesn’t have much flavour either! And it’s the same with fruit coming from overseas. They have less nutritional value because the farmers harvest them before they are ripe; otherwise they would become too soft to travel.

At a farmers’ market, on the other hand, only seasonal produce is on sale, grown by local farmers. Don’t expect to find exotic produce or a full range of fruit and vegetables all year round. Do expect to buy quality, fresh and tasty food that is second to none!

Why are farmers' markets becoming popular?

How far does the produce at farmers' markets usually travel?

What can you expect to find at a farmers' market?

Farmers' markets are becoming more popular in the UK.

Fruit and vegetables lose their vitamins and minerals when they travel long distances.

Farmers' markets sell produce that is fresh from the ground that morning.

Fruit coming from overseas has more nutritional value

Farmers' markets are known for selling exotic produce.

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I live in a small city. It's called Green Town. There are about 50,000 people here. The city is very clean and beautiful. There are a lot of parks and trees.

We don't have a river or a lake. We have a swimming pool, but it's small.

There are some cars and buses, but there aren't any trains. My father goes to work by car every day. My mother goes to work by bus.

My sister and I go to school by bike. Our school is near our house. It's a good way to go to school because there isn't much traffic in Green Town.

We have a new shopping centre. It's big and modern. There are a lot of shops, but there isn't a cinema. There are a lot of people in the shopping centre on Saturdays.

On Sundays we go to the park. We walk with our dog. In the afternoon we play football. My father watches us. He doesn't play football.

By Mark.

How would you describe Green Town?

How does the boy's father go to work?

How do Mark and their sister go to school?

What is special about going to school in Green Town?

What is the Mark's family's favorite activity on Sundays?

What is missing in the new shopping centre?