Out here in south central PA they are everywhere. Great deals on fruits and vegetables and pickles especially. Anyone else go to farmers markets often?
Farmers markets
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Have 2 local popular Farmers Markets.
https://oldtownclovis.org/farmers-market/
https://www.visaliafarmersmarket.com/
https://oldtownclovis.org/farmers-market/
https://www.visaliafarmersmarket.com/
Wife does to gather things we don’t grow ourselves in the garden.
Mostly just CBD oil and tacos here
California? Our became basically the same. It was good 7-10 years ago.
I was a religious farmers market shopper up until a few years ago. In my area, "farmers" only applied to about 20% of the vendors. Others, were guys that went to the downtown Los Angeles "farmers market" and bought stuff they could bring to the city market, and mark up. The real deal farm stuff is great, but expensive. Most other vendors offer grocery store quality goods. It was a crap shoot; sometimes you can find good stuff, for fair prices, and other times, not. I gave up, and stopped going.
When I worked for Hellwig I went to the Visalia Farmers Market. Lots of good stuff to be had there!
Lots of sweet corn trucks around here in season. Also a few local watermelon growers that have the best melons EVER. We also buy a lot of acorn and butternut squash from these local stands. High quality at a decent price. This year should be really good with all the rain in the Midwest.
We grow a bit in our own garden and patronize local real farm stands. We also barter with some local farmers that have excess produce. We make maple syrup and cider.
I'm of the opinion that the farmer's markets around my locale (large university town) know that the city and suburban people will pay more for the perception/experience of "real farm grown produce" vs. grocery store products. Yes, sometimes better quality at the farmer's markets (tomatoes), but nothing special regarding prices. I.E., you're not going to buy a bushel of green beans at a great price at the farmer's market to process and freeze.
I'm of the opinion that the farmer's markets around my locale (large university town) know that the city and suburban people will pay more for the perception/experience of "real farm grown produce" vs. grocery store products. Yes, sometimes better quality at the farmer's markets (tomatoes), but nothing special regarding prices. I.E., you're not going to buy a bushel of green beans at a great price at the farmer's market to process and freeze.
St. Jacob's Farmers Market had a vendor selling "local" bananas, oranges and pineapples.
I don't go there anymore.
I don't go there anymore.
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We have a few small ones in Johns Island SC. I wish we would go back to how it was 40 years ago, where they were everywhere..
Growing up in South Jersey; we went there all the time and were great as I remember. I also recall buying fresh corn for like $1/dozen.
Here about 30 minutes north of Northern Virginia, there are 2 of them... 1 is pretty weak, small and seems like half their stuff just came from the same supplier as the grocery store and by no means cheap. The other is not big, but seems legit, good products but ****, crazy expensive, at least twice as high as the grocery store. I don't know how they stay in business, weekend tourists I guess
Here about 30 minutes north of Northern Virginia, there are 2 of them... 1 is pretty weak, small and seems like half their stuff just came from the same supplier as the grocery store and by no means cheap. The other is not big, but seems legit, good products but ****, crazy expensive, at least twice as high as the grocery store. I don't know how they stay in business, weekend tourists I guess
There are still quite a few around here, but some of the farmers haven't been back in a while. I remember some that had spectacular prices and the absolute freshest produce. In particular, a couple of different Hmong farmers from the Central Valley. But there was one in particular that typically charged $1 a bunch/bundle for most of what they sold, with some other items sold by the pound. They kept on coming back but their prices started rising. I looked them up (remembered the name) and they're still in business, but not going to the market near home.
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