Country comes Downtown with new co-op market
The Farm Market Co-Op has fresh produce along with handmade goods. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian)
A new food co-op has opened on South Main Street, offering locally sourced produce, canned goods, beauty products and more in Downtown Memphis.Â
“We’re gonna bring the country Downtown,” said Kristen Cerda, owner of The Farm Market Co-op on South Main. “We’re gonna have them slow down, make them feel safe and the place to do it is on Main Street.”
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Ellen Chamberlain
Ellen Chamberlain is a global citizen who is happy to call Memphis her forever home. The Michigan native has worked in media for nearly 25 years as a radio broadcaster, journalist and ghostwriter. As The Daily Memphian’s food and restaurant writer, she gives readers inside perspectives of their favorite restaurants and the people behind them, suggestions for the best bites around town and the latest food news from in and around Shelby County.
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