Pyrmont farmer’s market

You would think that a farmer’s market is all about cutting out the middle man, Coles and Woolies for example, and offering produce at lower prices. But not at this farmer’s market; the prices are through the roof.

The people attending seem to have the wherewithal to underwrite the farmers lifestyles. Although I doubt there’s many real farmers amongst them.

Back to the consumers; they have money in their pockets and fear in their eyes. And they seem to have a magnetic attraction to rootsy, organic food. Possibly they feel disconnected from reality? They all dress in this casual manner that doesn’t reveal their relative wealth, except for their glasses and sunglasses. No one skimps on these.

And, get this, hundreds of them are prepared to queue for an hour to get a roast suckling pig roll. What’s that about?