Actually, farmer’s markets offer no bargains. They tend to have nice produce and an interesting variety of other foods, but price wise they are not cheap. And you have to be careful about what’s passed off as “locally grown”. Sometimes its not. Don’t let the name “farmers” fool you — some of the chatty vendors will rip you off like common street hustlers.
Low income folks could do much better shopping for discounts at no-frills type grocery stores, or at Walmart and Target. Check the weekly fliers and buy what’s on sale. You can save a lot.
“Low income folks could do much better shopping for discounts at no-frills type grocery stores, or at Walmart and Target. Check the weekly fliers and buy what’s on sale. You can save a lot.”
You mean those “big box stores” that get a lot of their produce from Mexico? I don’t know about you, but I don’t want to eat produce that’s been “grown” in human excrement. And I don’t need Chinese garlic what with Gilroy, CA a few miles away. Sure, you need to be a wise shopper even at a farmer’s market, but there are bargains to be had together with better quality if you know what to look for.
Agree with you 100%.
We have two farmers markets in my town and very little is local, the Hutterite produce is good/great.
The really great local produce is expensive - it should be.
We grow our own tomatoes, peppers, lettuce and carrots so we typically do not buy much at a farmers market...
Looking forward to the Manhattan Potato Festival to pick up some FRESH spuds!