How do you Find a Farmer?

Spotting a farmer at a Paris market is not always an easy task, especially to the untrained eye or non-francophone. Unlike farmers’ markets in the United States, French farmers don’t necessarily advertise the name or location of their farm at their market stand. There is also no universal system indicating whether or not the vendor is the actual grower of the produce or merely a reseller. However, there are a few key words and telltale signs that you have found a real farmer at your market. Here are a few that I live by: