News Summary

• HuffPost spoke with farmers, market vendors and local food experts about the red flags they look for when shopping at markets.
• Look for signs that what you’re buying has been freshly picked: uneven coloring, bits of soil or even a strawberry that’s less than symmetrical.
• If you feel there is an unnatural coating, then it could be wholesale purchased to be resold, said Erin Mann, owner of Erin's Elderberries in Virginia.
• It comes down to trust.