Anthony Luu
EWRT 1A Reber
Compare/Contrast
2/13/2018 Grocery Shopping
As a little boy, my mother would always take me to the farmers’ market to buy groceries every Sunday morning. I thoroughly enjoyed it for the fact that my mother always bought me a large bag of popcorn every time and I was allowed to try many free samples. Now, times have changed and I don’t go to the farmers’ market anymore, but rather the grocery store. Supermarkets have always been popular in America as it is known for its vast quantity of food, organization, and convenience to every household and is now ubiquitous. This left farmers’ market in the dust as there are significantly less of these outdoor markets compared to the gargantuan sized indoor markets. While …show more content…
Customers at these outdoor local markets are boisterous, vociferous, and very interactive with the people around them. Shoppers are probable to engage in lengthy conversations, exchange new and unique recipes with one another, and try different types of food that they’ve never tried before. On the contrary, supermarket shoppers are autonomous, unconnected with their surroundings, and single-minded. These people would bee listening to music through their earbuds, disconnected from what is going on around them and are only focused on getting what they need then heading out as soon as possible. They could care less about interactions with the shoppers around them with their attention fixated on a mental checklist of what they need to purchase while pushing a cart down countless, towering …show more content…
Farmers who participate in their local markets, produces fruits and vegetables that are organic and non-GMO. The produce at these markets can be expected to be fresh and ripe as they are harvested that very morning at the perfect condition. Even though, the prices of the produce may be higher compared to those at the grocery stores’, there will always be devout food enthusiast who will pay for the creme of the crop ingredients and produce. On the contrary, fruits and vegetables found at grocery stores tend to not be as fresh as its counterpart. They are stored in refrigerators and shipped thousands of miles by truck, and are several days old before they even get placed on the shelves for the public to buy. These produce tend to be GMO and grown under pesticidal and hormonal conditions. That doesn’t mean that all produce sold at the Farmer’s Market is pure and organic, but one does have the right and ability to directly talk to the local farmers about their farming methods. Unlike at grocery stores, shoppers have no idea whether or not pesticides have been used on the fruits and vegetables and are therefore, clueless and
EWRT 1A Reber
Compare/Contrast
2/13/2018 Grocery Shopping
As a little boy, my mother would always take me to the farmers’ market to buy groceries every Sunday morning. I thoroughly enjoyed it for the fact that my mother always bought me a large bag of popcorn every time and I was allowed to try many free samples. Now, times have changed and I don’t go to the farmers’ market anymore, but rather the grocery store. Supermarkets have always been popular in America as it is known for its vast quantity of food, organization, and convenience to every household and is now ubiquitous. This left farmers’ market in the dust as there are significantly less of these outdoor markets compared to the gargantuan sized indoor markets. While …show more content…
Customers at these outdoor local markets are boisterous, vociferous, and very interactive with the people around them. Shoppers are probable to engage in lengthy conversations, exchange new and unique recipes with one another, and try different types of food that they’ve never tried before. On the contrary, supermarket shoppers are autonomous, unconnected with their surroundings, and single-minded. These people would bee listening to music through their earbuds, disconnected from what is going on around them and are only focused on getting what they need then heading out as soon as possible. They could care less about interactions with the shoppers around them with their attention fixated on a mental checklist of what they need to purchase while pushing a cart down countless, towering …show more content…
Farmers who participate in their local markets, produces fruits and vegetables that are organic and non-GMO. The produce at these markets can be expected to be fresh and ripe as they are harvested that very morning at the perfect condition. Even though, the prices of the produce may be higher compared to those at the grocery stores’, there will always be devout food enthusiast who will pay for the creme of the crop ingredients and produce. On the contrary, fruits and vegetables found at grocery stores tend to not be as fresh as its counterpart. They are stored in refrigerators and shipped thousands of miles by truck, and are several days old before they even get placed on the shelves for the public to buy. These produce tend to be GMO and grown under pesticidal and hormonal conditions. That doesn’t mean that all produce sold at the Farmer’s Market is pure and organic, but one does have the right and ability to directly talk to the local farmers about their farming methods. Unlike at grocery stores, shoppers have no idea whether or not pesticides have been used on the fruits and vegetables and are therefore, clueless and