Bloomington High School South, The Gothic, 2014, Page 108

Description:	A vendor at the Termers Market dis\|retain their brilliant color. Wares such as these5;Showers Haza. PHOTO BY EMILY MOCSprigs of dried lavender. Bags of kale,t Honey Sticks. Caramel corn, straightfcom the kettle. Homemade cheeses,fresh-baked pastries ... the delicaciesgo on and on. While these differentproducts are pleasing to the palate,they share one quality perhaps evenmore important than their taste: theirlocal origin. Every Saturday andTuesday during the warmer seasons,vendors from all around the countygathered at the Bloomington FarmersMarket to sell their wares to food-conscious Bloomingtonians.The market was a hallmark ofBloomingtons local food culture. Italso provided entertainment forBloomington South students like seniorGrace Buchan, who attended themarket nearly every week in order tosoak up the atmosphere, as shecalled it. Ive been going ever since Iwas a child, Buchan said, recallingthe times when she used to play in thenearby fountain. I have memories ofthat.Though her weekly purchaseswere usually restricted to honey sticksor colorful bouquets, Buchanemphasized the importance ofsupporting local agriculture. [Themarket] is super important toBloomingtons local farmers...andagriculture, she said, citing the lack ofpesticides as a benefit of purchasinglocal organic products.However, the market was not theonly local source of food. Localrestaurants dotted every streetdowntown, including the famed FourthStreet Restaurant Row. From foreigncuisine to Bloomington-grown produce,our food culture was clearly in bloom.At theFarmersMarket,Bloomingtonresidentslearned tothink aboutfood in awhole newway^HB-TOWNHungry? Trysome of thesestudent-approvedlocal restaurants.OHthe placeswe go!Studentsranked a fewof their mostfrequentedhangout spots.poll taken from 1 00 students on 4/19/14; highernumbers indicate majority preference of students polledMonroe County Public LibraryKirkwood AvenueIU Student Memorial Union10. Soma1StarbucksBryan ParkOFF THE GRID LOCATIONS: College Mall4. Lake Monroe Movie Theater 6. The Cutout
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