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Farmers Markets?
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Same here. I've got a farmer up the street that sells his stuff along with getting some from larger farms in the area but I always ask them if they are his and if not where they came from. He's always been honest with me. Also sells a lot of canned goods his wife does, though they are a little pricey because of the labor involved. I'm going to give him some of my overflow heirloom tomatoes, hopefully I'll get "the buddy discount" from then on.
His prices are very competitive with Kroger, who try hard to stock local produce.
You have to be really careful with Farmers Markets. A lot of the vendors are just passing off bulk stuff from a truck that may not even be in your state.
waggy
No Lifer
we have 2 near me. one is so stinking expensive its insane. $8-12 lbs of hamburger? $40 small steaks? $2 tomatoes? etc its silly.
but there is one outside of town that is great. fresh veggies and fruit for far better prices then anyone in town. not to mention the stuff is a LOT better.
Mr. Pedantic
Diamond Member
Both yea and pie. Because you can get pie at farmer's markets!
Wow. Our "farmer's" market is about half an hour's walk away, and we usually get our entire week's worth of fruit, as well as a sizeable portion of our vegetables (I'm a complete sucker for green beans...) from there. It's about half the price of a supermarket, and the fruit is usually big, juicy, sweet, etc.
Yeah, I've been to ones like that. No thanks. Although some people are willing to pay that price because they think it's better than what's in their grocery. Little do they know they may even be the same thing.
The tomatoes I get from my guy taste like home grown and nothing like what you get in the store (probably because they don't have to withstand shipping). Same with the corn.
Then you have the "farmers market" that is in the middle of an expensive, trendy new neighboorhood - the kind of you can walk anywhere suburb with a bar, coffee shop, etc. Those prices were outrageous and the quality wasn't that good.
Anubis
No Lifer
our "farmers market" is really just like 4 roadside stand in 1 place, its like 3-4 local farmers that setup on friday out of a van and a pickup truck its great
waggy
No Lifer
the one outside of town is amazing. the veggies are very good. what fruit they have (usually apples, melons etc) are great.
the one in town is kinda trendy. it as jams, "free range" beef, chicken, eggs etc.
its rather silly. who in there right mind is going to pay $9 for a lb of hamburger? the few times we have went i walked out laughing. sad part is they always have good business.
BoomerD
No Lifer
Around here...it depends on the roadside stand. Some, run by the farmers themselves, are great places to get fresh-picked produce at a great price. Others are just "fruit & produce stores" that buy their goods from the same wholesalers that the grocery stores do.
Most of the towns nearby have a "farmer's market" at least once per week. We have the "Certified Organic" farmer's market here twice each week from May-November. Prices aren't too bad, but if you watch the grocery ads, you can beat their prices by quite a bit. Also, the big one here has started allowing other goods besides locally-grown produce such as candles, houseplants, bakery goods, etc...(the bakery goods are good...but IMO, not appropriate for a farmer's market.)
The best dammed peaches I've ever had came from a small roadside stand in Utah. bigger than softballs and so juicy that you couldn't eat one without needing a towel.
I'm surrounded by almond and peach orchards, and while the local peaches are good, they don't begin to compare to those.
Without getting too off topic, the latter of your post is called "the bose effect".
It costs so much more therefore it HAS to be better! My point is it's still buyer beware. I'd say if it's more than a 50% premium over your local grocery one should look elsewhere. But let your tastebuds and veggie/fruit picking skills lead you.
lxskllr
No Lifer
Yea, when I say roadside stand, I'm talking about a wooden shack at the end of the farmer's driveway, with the produce he currently has, and an honor box to pay for it. The selection isn't the greatest of course, but it's always fresh and delicious, and it makes me feel good knowing the guy got the money without the feds knowing about it :^D
Highway stands I generally avoid. Like you said, a lot of those are run by illegals, and it's grade B wholesale stuff the better stores already picked through.
BoomerD
No Lifer
Sadly, the best "end of driveway" produce stand closed a couple of years back. One of the local farmer's kids grew veggies and fruit to make money. The kids have gone on to college...and it's too much extra work for the farmer to do in addition to his other work, (he also holds a day job) so he closed the stand.
You see lots of cars parked with an "immigrant-looking" person or group selling oranges during the season...cherries as well in the spring. I do not buy from them as too often, the fruit is stolen from local orchards.
Didja know, stealing fruit & nuts from the fields can be a felony in Kahleeforneeya?
Grand theft is theft committed in any of the following cases:
(a) When the money, labor, or real or personal property taken is
of a value exceeding four hundred dollars ($400) except as provided
in subdivision (b).
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), grand theft is committed in
any of the following cases:
(1) (A) When domestic fowls, avocados, olives, citrus or deciduous
fruits, other fruits, vegetables, nuts, artichokes, or other farm
crops are taken of a value exceeding two hundred fifty dollars
($250).
(B) For the purposes of establishing that the value of avocados or
citrus fruit under this paragraph exceeds two hundred fifty dollars
($250), that value may be shown by the presentation of credible
evidence which establishes that on the day of the theft avocados or
citrus fruit of the same variety and weight exceeded two hundred
fifty dollars ($250) in wholesale value.
That law was changed in 1997. It used to be $100 worth of a single variety.
waggy
No Lifer
we have a few of those around. the guy i get fresh corn from is that way. he has them bundled in dozens and its usually a $1-2 a dozen. you just stuff the money in a jar and go.
lxskllr
No Lifer
Makes sense. There needs to be a decent deterrent to keep people from robbing the farmer blind. Margins are slim enough as it is without somebody taking stuff out of the fields. It's like someone taking a few coins out of the cupholder in your car. One person doing it isn't a huge deal, but if everybody that walks by your car takes some money, it can quickly get to be big deal.
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