Flaim Farms

May 03, 2009

By Edward Colimore, Inquirer Staff Writer

The farmers from New Jersey and Pennsylvania began arriving in Collingswood at 6 a.m. yesterday - two full hours before the opening of their "downtown tailgate" market.

There was lots of work to do. They unloaded trucks, quickly set up tables, laid out fresh produce, then waited.

Would the crowds be there as they had been over the last decade? Or would the rain keep them home?

They soon got their answer as dozens of customers showed up before 8 a.m., followed by hundreds of others during the market's first day of the season.

And that was good news for farmers and town merchants in tough economic times.

From Philly.com

http://articles.philly.com/2009-05-03/news/24985121_1_downtown-tailgate-...