What if a Grocery Store Was More Like a Farmers’ Market?
The farm stop model aims to “make it more mainstream” for Americans to buy directly from food producers, Mr. Brinkerhoff said. Americans want to eat local food, but they also want it to be convenient. Since the 1990s, the prevalence of farmers’ markets has more than tripled, according to the U.S.D.A. But direct-to-consumer sales via…