Meanwhile,: Farmers’ Market Farmers

Meanwhile,:
Farmers’ Market Farmers

January 14th, 2011

Wendy MacNaughton is an artist and illustrator based in San Francisco. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Juxtapoz, GOOD, 7x7 and she is a Staff Illustrator at Longshot Magazine. She has a website and blog. You can reach her here. More from this author →

30 Responses to “Meanwhile,:
Farmers’ Market Farmers”

Sean Carman Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 12:32 pm
Beautiful!
hbr Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 12:46 pm
lovely.
BREVKi Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Great work! Keep it up.
Alexandra Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 1:57 pm
These are amazing drawings. I live in LA and it reminds me of my farmers market too, The artist has caught the feel behind the market and I will never look at my Sunday morning purchases of broccoli and hummus etc the same way again.
George Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 2:02 pm
Loved it!
Torea Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 2:25 pm
Oh, goodness. Just beautiful. I don’t know why, but it makes me feel like blowing warm breath over my cold fingers.
Melinda Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 2:58 pm
Just lovely. Thank you so much.
Ian Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 3:45 pm
Wonderful! I come away educated, entertained and empathetic. Thanks for that.
bree Says:
January 14th, 2011 at 4:36 pm
Such bright colors and then you said you’ve been coming here for 30 years. And we all know why.
VintageStarling Says:
January 15th, 2011 at 12:24 am
This makes me love my farmer’s market even more. It’s one of the best things about living in the Tenderloin, when people who live in the tony neighborhoods of the city wrinkle their noses and ask me how it is to live here.
C Says:
January 15th, 2011 at 10:47 am
Wendy, I love the compassion behind all of your illustrations and spare text. Beautifully done.
victoria Says:
January 15th, 2011 at 3:07 pm
so touching, and thought provoking. beautifully done.
Allen Says:
January 16th, 2011 at 1:09 pm
Brilliantly done – thank you for sharing!
jenn Says:
January 17th, 2011 at 8:49 am
oh my god this is such a stunning piece! i went there every week for 4 years until i moved away. i miss it so much. it really is that kind of community. than you for such a lovely portrayal.
lunchbreath Says:
January 17th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Really excellent. Please do as much of this as possible, I’ll read all of it.
Sabi Says:
January 17th, 2011 at 10:49 pm
Really poignant, lovely illustrations, thanks for this.
carleen Says:
January 19th, 2011 at 6:21 pm
Beautifully done. I felt the hard work and the family cooperation.
jillian Says:
January 24th, 2011 at 6:17 pm
Thank you! I grew up going to farmers markets and love them. I appreciate the farmer families and all that they bring to my table!
deneen Says:
January 24th, 2011 at 6:58 pm
quiet & beautiful.
Anthony Fassio Says:
January 24th, 2011 at 9:15 pm
This is beyond awesome!
Linda Says:
January 25th, 2011 at 12:14 am
A picture tells a thousand words, really beautifuly communication.
Dale T. Wilson Says:
January 25th, 2011 at 6:25 am
Exquisite visual haiku….
joan Says:
January 25th, 2011 at 7:13 am
Please make this a book for children!
Sherry Says:
January 25th, 2011 at 5:31 pm
There is so much more to fresh and local than economics. Building community is an old idea that use to happen before cars and garage door openers. The Farmers’ Market is a community. Thank you for putting the community in heartfelt images.
Our Home Farm Says:
January 26th, 2011 at 10:13 pm
As a a local food producer and oft-years Farmer’s Marketer of organic eggs, fresh produce, canned goods like salsas & pickles, and sometimes baked goods, bringing my labours of love to the people, all I can tell say about this piece is that it is so true and so poignant it had me weeping by the end.
I am humbled to be able to be a part of this. It’s not a movement, it’s a way of life! Open markets have existed – with local foods – for thousands of years, so why should they be new, or even debatable, now?
Amazing, inspiring, beautiful documentary artwork.
Thank you =)

Laura
@justgotlayed on twitter (because the hens lay eggs every day!)
http://mrsbrooks.com/justgotlayed
Our Home Farm LLC
Jen F. Says:
February 8th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
This is excellent — thank you!
MikeC Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 10:25 am
I’m so glad Stephen linked to this today. Amazing story and art.
Kate Campbell Says:
February 17th, 2011 at 6:48 pm
You’ve done such a good job of connecting us with the devotion of the families that bring fresh food and flowers to the city, and you’ve picked a great time of year — winter — to remind us that good things come from farms year round — not just in late summer and fall. My friend Joanne Neft, who manages farmers markets throughout Placer County, will tell you that following the earth’s natural production cycle, eating food in season, is healthier and it saves on natural resources required to either transport or grow it under artificial conditions. See Joanne’s story at http://californiacountry.org/features/article.aspx?arID=766. I love your piece.
Cab Says:
January 20th, 2012 at 9:45 pm
Yeah, I know about Rio Linda… I went to the high school there in the 80’s. I’m a little late commenting!
Artmama603 Says:
June 13th, 2012 at 7:08 pm
Absolutly beautiful!