Wake up, Stan
The Herald has a story on farmers markets in the South Dade area, including the Glaser Farmer's Market, saying that the land was sold and Stan Glaser and his hippies will have to leave soon. Stan complains that his rent is now $800.00 per week.
Stan needs to get real and see what tenants in downtown Grove actually pay for rent. Ask the stores at Cocowalk. Stan also needs to realize that one freakin' bag of groceries at his market is probably most of his weekly rent.
Stan needs to wake up and get his head out of the rhubarb.
posted by Tom Falco at 8:10 AM
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Yeah, too bad Stan. Thats what I cant stand about this whole "organic" craze. You can sit there and explain to me for 72 straight hours about the advantages of organics, but I still wont believe it or really feel any different. Our ancestors didnt have organic food and they turned out just fine. Paying 3-5x the price of an apple just because its "organic" is absurd. The new market in the Mayfair has a guy that has all different frutis/veggies and he sells almost everything for a buck. He may not have the variety that the hippie market has, but he's got a decent spread and he's a really funny and nice guy. I buy from him every week and usually dont spend more than $10-$15 for a week or more of produce.
um...our ancestors didn't have toxic pesticides, synthetic fertilizers, and topsoil depletion either.
Buy what you want, but that is a pretty weak argument.
how much does a spot at mayfair cost? if stan wanted he could move over there. the guy selling at mayfair is significantly cheaper so i am sure thats a deterrent. Although organic often cost more, glazier mark ups are ridiculus. I lived in santa barbara CA for years and their organic farmers markets were WAY cheaper. I mights try the one in pinecrest to compair prices.
Ok, lemme clarify "ancestors" as people who were alive for the past 100 years.
Yes Stan is expensive. But, eating organic foods supports a sustainable, non mass produced, way of living. There is a tremendous arguement in favor of buying organic, both for your health and the health of the planet (read no pesticides!). But, rather than address the strong opinions regarding organic's higher prices or even the inherent benefits, I would prefer to comment on the obvious absurdity of passing on the inflated cost of said developer's mortgage to a (week to week) tenant of the last two decades (that being Stan). I mean $800!! I would personally like to break, I mean talk some sense of fairness and integrity into that poor bastard developer's knees, I mean mind. Without question (even from "blind mind") this particular farmer's market is the last remnant of what the true nature of Coconut Grove once was. Plus, it's really a nice reprieve from the mass consumerism represented at the Mayfair and Gardner's Market asphalt "farmer's" events. Lemme tell you, on a balmy South Florida Saturday afternoon there is nothing like sitting under the seventy-plus year old oak trees on that now SOLD Developer's lot, eating healthy, delicious wholesome, albeit pricey food. (How much do you pay for a salad at Green Street again?). And, if you were so inclined, you could even opt for a relaxing (cheap) and very toothsome massage under the wise shady oaks. Ms. Kia sells some serious chinese medicine disguised as delicious (inexpensive) soups, and teas. Ever tried the raw chocolate? As non hippies might say say... to die for. This entire experience – on its way to extinction to make path for some more pseudo lofts - is truly to live and fight for!
ULTIMATELY, my remorse is the untimely and tragic loss of the over seven, eight, nine, magnificent Oaks - that have been here longer than you, me, and even Stan. How can we allow this? Should we allow this? NO ONE needs another seven-story condominium on Grand Ave! It's sickening! More sickening than over priced produce, cancer causing pesticides, or loan-sharking priced rent.
Does anyone – anyone please!! – recall the huge oaks that were chopped down to make room for that high density condo complex across from the Gables Fire Station on US1? Remember? The same tree-shaded lot where they would sell Christmas trees every year. Does anyone actually live in that graveyard, bedroom windows and balconies ten feet from 24-hour traffic? (Must be nice living across from the fire station... do they wait to turn on the sirens after the Granada or Lejeune stop lights?)
I digress.
Whatever your opinion on organic food, hippies, Stan's inflated prices, and Gardner's market bargains - NOT!, respectfully, we should collectively make a stand for the old Oaks on Grand. (nice name for a condo now that I think about it) ...The rest of West Grove is already slated for re-development by tearing down old buildings to make way for new shiny condos, so this area is particularly ideal for a nice shiny yuppie doggie park, or urban green space. Call it whatever you want. You can't build trees like this. They are the ancestors that other blogger named "blind mind" spoke of so endearingly. If you hesitate... I urge you to visit the soon to be oak tree graveyard.
This organic stuff is crock.
Eule Gibbons preached eating roots and tree parts, and died of stomach cancer. Jim Fixx preached running, and died while jogging in his early 50's. Dr. Atkins died close to 300 lbs.
I've seen smokers and alcholics live into their 90's, while seeing guys who only neat healthy and stay in shape drop dead at 50.
It's 90% genes, and 10% lifestyle. All the organic food in the world probably won't help you enough to matter. You people should just relax, have a donut, and stop wasting your time and money on this stuff.
While it's easy to diss Stan Glaser's problems at
the Grand Avenue farmer's market, why not figure a way
to resolve the bigger problem, why not help the Grove
get a permanent farmer's market?
Complaining won't do it.
The Grand Avenue gathering has been a great Grove
tradition for thirty years. The first twenty was the
best, 15-20 produce sellers, a bicycle repairman, and
the occasional strolling minstrals. They were kicked
out ten years ago by the developers which gave us a
CVS store in its place.
Stan took his booth across the street and expanded
to the once-a-week tented food emporium that we now
enjoy. It's not a real farmer's market (it's Farmer
Stan's market) but its a fun place and he runs it
well.
The "farmer's market" at Mayfair isn't. It's a
pretty GOOD attempt but there are no farmer's (or it
seems anyone else selling things they grew or made).
The many farmer's markets I've visited have easy
parking and trees overhead. Mayfair doesn't.
Returning to Stan the Man, do you think he should
be paying $800 a day to rent a patch of gravel four
times a month? Maybe so but it seems a little steep
to me.
A much more important question is will the Grove
have farmer's market when the condo people push Stan
out in 6 or so months? Maybe not, and if that's so,
that's sad.
If City Hall would get off its butt it could find a
spot for a permananet Coconut Grove farmer's market.
I've asked them for years.
This gathering spot would be something we could
all enjoy and be proud of. I hope our new city commissioner can help us achieve this goal.
Glenn Terry
every saturday- for the past 6 months i visit the organic market- it has brought alot of joy and awareness to me- in "spill-over"- today i am taking a raw food class from Kathy-
I support aa terrific,calm, sweet and talented young mother of 5 - when i purchase from her ( she is a tenant of Stan's)- her food is excellent, raw and made with alot of respect and love.
no matter what happens- there is a great number of people affected by Stan's work- and they are growing in many ways- this movement represents such a fine awareness of who we are and what we want to be.. respect for our bodies- respect for other bodies..RESPECT and Value- not bad ingredients.. I wish that i had learned them long before i did- so the seeds in my garden would have grown "organically" - viva organics
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