Chelsea Jack and Anna Perina

Residents meet local farmers

Market Central, a non-profit created by vendors and patrons of the weekly farmers' market downtown, helped these same growers host market customers at 19 local farms around the area Monday. As part of Market Central's 2011 "Meet Yer Eats!" Farm Tour, farmers opened their doors to market regulars, families, students and Charlottesville residents to see the working farms and farmers who live near the City. Event programs included guided tours of greenhouses, meet and greets with farm animals, and seminars on topics such as incorporating culinary and medicinal herbs into daily life.