Farmer's Market

generally speaking, these guys are doing this organically and trying to support themselves without the "factory" farming techniques, so I guess that probably is why they are more expensive - but think about it, they aren't going to have all those other chemicals and you are buying local

hi dear alaskanray our Farmers Market here is lousy and overpriced as well so I avoid that. But in my old hometown the Farmers Market was great. It was a bit more expensive than when you buy in the local supermarket but the quality was worth every cent spent and I usually bought my veggies and fruits there on Saturday mornings.

I haven't a clue as to what the supermarkets around here charge for the stuff that's been sprayed with poisons and shipped in from elsewhere. All I know is that what I spend for my CSA share and at the farmers' markets is what I consider to be reasonable for good, healthy, local food. You may want to see if any of the farms in your area that offer CSA shares accept SNAP or have a special price for those who are on SNAP, have a sliding scale and/or offer work shares. While there is an effort to make good food more accessible to all, SNAP is still only accepted at a small percentage of farms and CSAs across the U.S. I know that it is not currently accepted at the farmers' market that I go to most often.

We don't have a farmers' market here in Puerto Rico. The Romaine lettuce here is about 2.00 a head in the stores. Granola is expensive anywhere and everywhere. The Cherries in the store are I believe about the same that you paid. I think the prices are going up everywhere no matter what the product is. Thankfully we have a garden that gives us alot of stuff that is all organic and its free. We have so much stuff growing in our yard such as bananas, avocados,grandules beans, tomatoes, breadfruit, starfruit, hot peppers, and plaintans. We just finished having mangos for about three months which are delicious. We also have lemon, grapefruit and orange trees that are growing but have not produced as of yet. You would think things would be cheaper at a farmers market but everyone is trying to make more money due the the economic problems in the world. I thank God everyday for all that we have and we share our produce with family, friends and neighbors.

I found that those who take government anything are higher then those that do not. I can use my WIC checks at some nice markets but the money goes no where near as far as at the street market. We have many Amish in our area so we can get some really nice produce and goods all organic with no chemicals or pesticides at good prices.

I know that prices are higher in Farmer's Markets generally however the world of farming has changed completely; the economic climate globally has brought financial downfall to many of our smaller farms; here in the UK our dairy farmers are being forced by the big supermarket groups to sell their milk for less than it actually costs to produce it, and egg and poultry farmers are given a trifle for their eggs and birds. And in the USA a report has shown that around 22% of farmer’s crops would be wasted if it wasn’t for the presence of these farmer’s markets. Because much of the farmer's crops have to be discarded because they doesn’t fit the big supermarkets’ requirements, or because the supermarket suddenly changes its order. I think that most customers realise that better food is worth paying more for. The goods that you buy at farmer's markets are far superior, and organic or rare produce are certainly worth paying more for. Although the majority of customers who shop at farmer’s markets expect slightly higher prices than the supermarket they still expect value for money

well, i always find that farmers markets are a little pricier maybe because they factor in their time used to pick and whatnot. of course, where i live, this year the prices will be crazy high because of the drought we are currently experiencing. i find grocery stores are cheaper. even though the food isn't local, i still buy there. i am not entirely sure that i can actually afford to buy local this year.