Promotional Bags for Local Farmers Markets

Reason #942 why I love summer: Farmers Markets. And there's one in or around Atlanta open every day of the week! I like knowing where my food is coming from and that I'm supporting real, local people – it's a great feeling to sit down to a dinner and be able to tell your guests about the conversation you had with a vendor about how the produce you're eating was grown or what makes that pasta special. When I take my first bite, I smile not only because what I'm eating is totally fresh and delicious, but also because I'm recalling the smile on the face of the person I bought it from when they sold it to me. Market vendors wake up at the crack of dawn and spend long hours outside many times a week because they're passionate about what they're doing, and it's great to be able to support that!

In fact, I love providing that kind of support so much that I usually end up taking home a ton of food because everything looks so good – which is why I load up my car with promotional bags every time I head for a market. It goes against the eco-friendly initiative that's a primary goal of many farmers markets when vendors have to supply disposable bags to shoppers, and taking just one would be a disaster (I can't put frozen beef in the same bag as my delicate croissants, can I?). Using promotional bags, from totes to cinch packs to whatever else I have lying around the house, is great for the environment as well as all the delicious grub I bring home with me!