Farmer's Markets: From Big to small.

Fresh is best, I've said it a dozen times if not more... but you're probably curious of where is best, and with the return of summer comes the return of the Markets, Kirkwood, Webster, Clayton, most of the Small towns that make up St. Louis have them, sometimes they're more craft fairs then farmer's market though...

Let's start with the big one, the unrivaled king of the STL Markets, Soulard Farmer's Market. Four legs streaming from a central hub and the size of a city block, show up early in the morning, especially on a Saturday or Sunday and you'll see fleets of trucks coming and dropping off goods to purveyors, all with the mark of some local farm or the other. If it's artisan, you'll find it in one of the four legs of the market, bakeries, butchers, and boutique meats can all be found if your willing to put the leg worth in. When it comes to produce I trust Schrodinger's, family's been using them for years, fair prices and the freshest produce, and they'll tell you if it's fully ripe or needs to wait a few days in the brown bag to finish getting there. 

From there unfortunately the markets shrink rather quickly on the town level, they're more art fairs then farmers markets with the occasional restaurant showing a stall in support with a shrunken menu. You'll find the ocasional stall that sells over priced "organic" produce... trust me when it comes to markets Under the Arch nothing beats Soulard.