Throughout the summer and into this fall, the Boulder County Farmers Markets encouraged shoppers to make an appointment for a 20-minute window to get in, grab some fresh veggies and get out. The markets, held each week in Longmont, Boulder, Lafayette and Denver, were stripped down to the bare essentials of grocery shopping: no food samples, no live music, no artisan shows, no seating, one-way traffic flows. And while the new rules of the farmers markets worked just fine for local produce, meats and pastries, the overall vibe they created just didn’t feel quite right for the holiday season.