In Seattle, there are many places to purchase produce. The most famous is Pike Place Market.The concept for Pike Place Market developed in 1906, when Seattle citizens became fed up with overpriced produce. Thomas Revelle, a Seattle City Councilman proposed a public street market that would connect farmers directly with their customers and bypass the middlemen that were the cause of the skyrocketing prices. Pike Place Market officially opened on August 17, 1907, when eight farmers brought produce to sell. By noon the produce was completely sold out and many hopeful shoppers left empty-handed. This chaotic day of success sparked the fire that has kept the market thriving today atop nine acres of land.
Now Pike Place Market is recognized as America's premier farmer's market and attracts approximately 10 million visitors every year. Thanks to past citizen's persistence, Seattle residents today have access to amazing produce and other food varieties at Pike Place Market.
-Kendra Dautel
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