On a relaxed and breezy Tuesday evening in Alkali Flat, residents trickle in and out of J. Neely Johnson Park to check out the fresh produce on sale at their local Urban Farm Stand. Just like a typical farmers market, the Urban Farm Stand opens up once a week to sell a variety of organic and conventionally grown fruits and vegetables from nearby suppliers. In fact, the Urban Farm Stand is just like a farmers market, but operates on a much smaller scale with just four tables. The only big dif... alirezareports Matt comment-9641 2009-06-19T01:31:07Z 2009-06-19T01:31:07Z Two things... 1. Great article! although I have seen this farm stand pretty much every time it was open.. Iv never stopped. Mostly because I thought it was just the people who have that little fenced in garden in the park selling their stuff... 2. I live like a block away from there at 11th and G and I had no idea that park "has been notorious for drug dealing"... Matt 2009-06-19T01:31:07Z Hawa Arsala comment-9637 2009-06-18T21:32:19Z 2009-06-18T21:32:19Z I definitely want to visit this farm stand! I love seeing that more of these markets are accepting EBT cards. What's a pluot?? Hawa Arsala 2009-06-18T21:32:19Z William Burg comment-9634 2009-06-18T21:03:27Z 2009-06-18T21:03:27Z Check out the full listing of Sacramento certified farmer's markets here: http://www.california-grown.com/Market-times.html Many locations in the suburbs--in Citrus Heights, Arden-Arcade, Elk Grove, Laguna and South Sacramento. William Burg 2009-06-18T21:03:27Z Sonia Lucyga comment-9632 2009-06-18T20:43:16Z 2009-06-18T20:43:16Z I think farm stands like this are such positive community unifiers. Not only does it promote local growing but infuses a social/community aspect into a process that grocery stores and bulk buying have turned into a rather mundane one. I never knew about the urban farm stand, great coverage. makes me also want a pluot. Sonia Lucyga 2009-06-18T20:43:16Z Colleen Belcher comment-9627 2009-06-18T19:15:16Z 2009-06-18T19:15:16Z This was such a well-written story. I love all the details you wove in, you went above and beyond normal reporting. You really made the reader feel like he/she was there experiencing it first-hand! Thanks so much for providing a glimpse of this farm stand. It makes me want to check it out. Excellent job! Colleen Belcher 2009-06-18T19:15:16Z George Jackson comment-9625 2009-06-18T18:23:35Z 2009-06-18T18:23:35Z we need more farmstands everywhere, including the 'burbs. George Jackson 2009-06-18T18:23:35Z jakira comment-9621 2009-06-18T15:43:41Z 2009-06-18T15:43:41Z Amazing Story! jakira 2009-06-18T15:43:41Z nat comment-9616 2009-06-18T06:07:39Z 2009-06-18T06:07:39Z great story! nat 2009-06-18T06:07:39Z