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New Comedy Web Series Skewers Seattle’s Farmers Markets

...In a loving way, of course. The pilot episode went live today.

Allecia Vermillion
Author: Allecia Vermillion
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The Granger family: main characters, farmers market operators, and by far the most normal people in this series. Presumably no relation to Hermione. Photo via Locally Grown.

 While Portlandia has cornered the market on TV sendups of Pacific Northwest culture, I’ve often thought that Seattle has enough of its own foibles to fuel some good comedy. One of them being our obsession with farmers markets (and rightfully so, because they are pretty spectacular).

Hence a trio from Seattle’s theater community have put together Locally Grown, a comedy web series set at the fictional Ballmont Farmers Market. Hilarity and eccentricity ensue—cofounder Simon Hamlin likes to describe it as part Arrested Development and part Modern Family with a dash of Portlandia, of course. Rebekah Denn at the Seattle Times has all kinds of inside info and details on a few local celebrities who will be making an appearance. Watch the pilot episidode below, and check out the Locally Grown website for more details on the characters, the show, and actual denizens of our local markets. 

Locally Grown Pilot Episode – The Profile from Abundant Productions on Vimeo.

 

 




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Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion
Allecia Vermillion has spent a decade at Seattle Met, arriving as food and drink editor, and expanding her role over the years. She served as the magazine’s editor in chief until moving into a newly created executive editor role in 2021. She spearheads Seattle Met’s food and drink coverage and oversees home design content. Allecia’s writing has earned her multiple journalism awards and two James Beard Award nominations over the years. A native of Portland, Oregon, Allecia began her writing life as a newspaper reporter in the Chicago suburbs before making a grateful return to the Pacific Northwest. She has an English degree from Washington University (no, the one in St. Louis) and a masters in journalism from Northwestern University. She lives in Seattle with her husband and two children.