Fort Collins Farmer's Market — Local services in Fort Collins

Truly a quality Farmer's Market that has a long-standing heritage and for a reason. It's easier to list all the things I enjoyed today and have enjoyed in prior years:

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Miller Farm. Fill a bag for $15... and I mean, you can stuff that bag FULL. What Dillard's is to a mall, Miller Farm is to the FCFM. They often throw extras in, today was a bag o' kale. Towards the end of the season, I have even got cantaloupe and watermelon. Lastly, get their breakfast sausage. Just do it.

Dog friendly AND dog advocacy. It was hot today with asphalt temps 120+. Signage as you walked in (and on socials) said, "No Dogs at the Market Today." Loved it... no burnt paws!

Variety of vendors! There are a variety of items available with little crossover in products. Want honey? A couple of vendors for that. Local beef or bison? Got that, too. How about peaches or baked goods? No worries. Oh, and coffee and spices? Right there. Tamales and fresh tortillas? Absolutely.

Accessibility. I was impressed by the price points, and I do believe EBT is available. This demonstrates a desire to get fresh and local items into homes by reducing barriers.

Parking. There is plenty of parking which, again, increases accessibility. There is no long haul to get to the market. It's right there in the parking lot.

Community. People are friendly. Vendors are friendly. It's just a good vibe. It feels old-school Fort Collins, and I love it for that. My kiddo loved the samples and every vendor was quick to offer him one without any pressure to purchase. I've been going for years, and it has, unlike many other local events, decided to keep a good thing good. It is a bit nostalgia mixed with...

The guy selling olive oils gave me a minuscule-sized taste of a particular olive oil flavor. After I asked him for another small sample of a different flavor, he (seriously!) told me that "since I had already told him I was headed out of town the next day, and I could not take any liquids on board with me,he would not give me another sample because he was not in the habit of "giving out free samples for no reason." I was appalled, to say the least! I am almost 60 years old and no one has ever been that unbelievably rude to me in this type of situation.I was thinking about picking out a couple different bottles to leave here with my daughter who lives here in Fort Collins, so he not only cost that business a good sale, but he also left me with a very bad taste in my mouth for Fort Collins and this Farmet's Market, which we will obviously never patronize again, as we have done numerous times...

The last few times have not been favorable. We always get a pretzel brat, but a few weeks ago it was cold. Truly inedible. I would have returned it, but we were already in the car and in a hurry.Today, we were going to talk to the man who owns it, but he was busy and I didn't want to talk to him in front of others about bad food. The next experience was at one of the salsa stands. Last time the salsa was $8 and today I took out a $10 and she said it was $10. I told her that was not what I was charged the last time. She just shrugged her shoulders and I left. The next salsa stand advertised $7 for 16 oz. I got it home and measured 12 oz.. We left with a not so good feeling and finished our shopping at...