Fruit Exploration and Reflection Activities

 I visited the Haile Plantation Farmers Market on February 22. I've been to the farmers market in my hometown many times and the Haile market once before, in the fall. Even though it was a colder morning, there were still a lot of people wandering around.  All the sellers were under pop-up tents, but I saw a few different marketing tactics used. Some had colorful tablecloths and signs in the tent. Others had sidewalk signs or clipped smaller signs to the front of their tents.  Besides tomatoes, I didn't see many fruits, but there were a lot of leafy vegetables. I also saw other farm products, including eggs, meat and honey. Some stalls were serving food, and my friend and I both got empanadas (which were very good!). There were also a couple of stalls selling other homemade items, like hair clips.  The tents selling fruits and vegetables covered their tables with their products. Some of the tents selling food offered free samples to draw people in.  In addition ...