For YEARS, at the southeast corner of 2nd Avenue South and the Mellow Valley Highway stood the Ashland Crub Market. Yes, you read it correctly– “crub” market. A ten foot, homemade sign emblazoned with black letters on a plain white background greeted travelers headed south from town, just one block from the court house square. Almost all Ashlanders will remember it.
Obviously, it was supposed to say “curb market,” which is an open air fresh fruit and vegetable stand, common throughout the South. At curb markets, we could buy fresh produce by the box or by the item, cash only. It was a quick, happy way to usher those fresh grown veggies into the kitchen– especially for Ashlanders who didn’t have time to work their own gardens.
