'Sovereign market,' first of its kind in Maine, opens

[Althena]

https://www.mainepublic.org/business-and-economy/2024-08-08/sovereign-market-first-of-its-kind-in-maine-opens-in-stockholm

...I don't really know how to feel about this doubt. I guess if you go you have to sign a waiver, which makes sense. I know my grandmother used to sell apple pies to a restaurant for them to resell, but it's a whole different world now than it was then.

[Skunkworks]

When I picture the target audience for this market, I imagine someone strolling through a traditional farmer's market and thinking, "This is lovely, but what if it had zero food safety regulations and felt more like a drug deal?"

[Kustom]

Very interesting.

Honestly, I see this like swimming at an unguarded beach. You have to assume the risk if you want to partake.

Wonder how long until bad actors find a way into this kind of thing.

[Skunkworks]

Very interesting.

Honestly, I see this like swimming at an unguarded beach. You have to assume the risk if you want to partake.

Wonder how long until bad actors find a way into this kind of thing.

Swimming at an unguarded beach is a risk to participant. Unsafe food is a risk to an unknown group of people. Items could be shared with children, friends, coworkers, etc without their consent.

[Kustom]

Ok. Well beyond the debate of the food being safe or not, I'll commend them on what seems like their attempt to solve the "food desert" problem that a lot of rural and even urban areas face. The community seems rather tight knit and wants to take care of its own. The herd sharing part seems like a big risk, though.