This weekend my wife and I finally made it out to our local farmer’s market. It was fun to walk around and check out the stands, although there wasn’t much to see. A few observations I made.
First, the prices were not as cheap as I thought they would be, and in some cases the prices were higher than at the local Whole Foods. I brought along a small notebook to record the prices we paid for everything. I am going to compare what’s cheap and what’s not so we can focus on buying the cheaper stuff there.
Second, the quality of the fruits and vegetables was very high. This is probably due to the fact that everything was grown locally, so it was fresh and in season. The quality of the food partly makes up for the prices paid, although if something is in season it is likely to be cheap at the grocery store as well.
Last, and something that will make it worth going back every week, was coupons for Whole Foods. Someone was handing out $5 off $25 and gave us two. This is 20% off a $50 purchase, not too shabby. Coupled with finding things on sale, we managed to get a lot of food for a pretty good price.
Overall it was a fun trip for the morning, and definitely something we will try to do every weekend going forward.
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