There was plenty of small stands with good wholesome food and some funny characters! We bought a lot of items; including organic fruits & vegies- there were also stores selling breads, jams and hot food.
The food was all reasonably priced and most of the produce is grown in "safe places" (the farm locations are written on all the stands and a lot of the vendors speak a little english). Lets face it, most groceries in Tokyo are expensive, but if I am going to pay top-dollar i want to receive good quality (non-chemical) food and also like to support small farmers- especially in these times.
If you have some spare time on the weekend, i highly recommend a trip to UN Farmers Market. While you are there, you can also walk down the road to Natural House, which has been refurbished and also is a good source for small farm and organic food.
p.s. this photo was supposed to be me carrying lots of groceries...... I think Miki needs to improve on her photography skills before the babys born:-)!!
Yours in good health,
Nathan
Nice! This market is one of our favorites, too. We were just there this past weekend and thankfully found organic beets. I was so pleased. There are also lots of other markets in Tokyo, too. Do you know about the Earth Day Market in Yoyogi? It's all organic and fair trade. Here's an article I wrote about it: http://popcornhomestead.blogspot.com/2011/02/tokyos-earth-day-market-where-local.html
ReplyDeleteI also publish a monthly and weekly calendar of the markets, too, to make them easier to find. Here's my blog:
http://www.popcornhomestead.blogspot.com/
(Sorry for the shameless marketing, but it's exciting to hear about others interested in markets, too!)