Farmers Markets
Well, it's that time of year again. Even though I personally do not enjoy summer because it is too hot, the season is great for one thing-fresh produce and farmers markets!
Does anyone else frequent these wonderful places for fresh fruits and vegetables? What kinds of awesome deals have you found there? It is amazing how much of a bargain you can get when compared to traditional grocery stores.
I myself have been going to the Minneapolis Farmers Market nearby for a long time now and here is some of what I've found in just the last couple of weeks:
Blueberries-a 21 oz batch for only $2 (or 3 for $5). A 6 oz container at the grocery store costs $4 when it's not on sale. This means I got an astounishing $14 of store-bought blueberries for only $2-a savings of seven times over! And, they were excellent blueberries too-all were great and not one single bad one in the batch.
A 24 oz (that is 1 1/2 POUNDS) batch of green beans for only $1!
A 32 oz batch of brocolli florets for only $1-that is two pounds, or only $.50/lb. Take that, stores!
Raspberries & blackberries for only $1 per 6oz container (or 6 for $5). These are the exact same berries you see for $4 at the grocery store!
Bell peppers (red, yellow, orange)-a tray of 4 or 5 (depending on size) for $2.50. These things cost $2 EACH at the store when they're not on sale!
A pound of portabella mushrooms for just $2.50. Anyone who sees and gets them at the grocery store knows what an expensive rip-off they are over there. The price of these is far less than even the common white button mushrooms are at the store.
How about getting a tray of three red mangos or 4-5 yellow ones that cost $1.49 each at the store for only $1.66 (3 trays for $5)?
And, of course, I wouldn't forget about that whole seedless watermelon I got for only $2.
I could keep going on and on, but those are some of the best ones. Of course, there are always those new things you've never heard of before (like Dragon Fruit, for instance).
What are your stories? Anyone else go to one on a regular basis?
Does anyone else frequent these wonderful places for fresh fruits and vegetables? What kinds of awesome deals have you found there? It is amazing how much of a bargain you can get when compared to traditional grocery stores.
I myself have been going to the Minneapolis Farmers Market nearby for a long time now and here is some of what I've found in just the last couple of weeks:
Blueberries-a 21 oz batch for only $2 (or 3 for $5). A 6 oz container at the grocery store costs $4 when it's not on sale. This means I got an astounishing $14 of store-bought blueberries for only $2-a savings of seven times over! And, they were excellent blueberries too-all were great and not one single bad one in the batch.
A 24 oz (that is 1 1/2 POUNDS) batch of green beans for only $1!
A 32 oz batch of brocolli florets for only $1-that is two pounds, or only $.50/lb. Take that, stores!
Raspberries & blackberries for only $1 per 6oz container (or 6 for $5). These are the exact same berries you see for $4 at the grocery store!
Bell peppers (red, yellow, orange)-a tray of 4 or 5 (depending on size) for $2.50. These things cost $2 EACH at the store when they're not on sale!
A pound of portabella mushrooms for just $2.50. Anyone who sees and gets them at the grocery store knows what an expensive rip-off they are over there. The price of these is far less than even the common white button mushrooms are at the store.
How about getting a tray of three red mangos or 4-5 yellow ones that cost $1.49 each at the store for only $1.66 (3 trays for $5)?
And, of course, I wouldn't forget about that whole seedless watermelon I got for only $2.
I could keep going on and on, but those are some of the best ones. Of course, there are always those new things you've never heard of before (like Dragon Fruit, for instance).
What are your stories? Anyone else go to one on a regular basis?
Comments
Since there was a Mexican restaurant down the block where I could have a steak about the same size—with fries, none the less—for just a dollar more (plus tax) and would also receive the luxury of having it cooked for me, then served to me while I enjoyed free chips and salsa, I passed.
I've honestly never been to one as there are so many gardens around where I live and my parents love that im given a lot of vegetables during the seasons especially tomatoes and at times green beans, squash, corn, cucumbers, and various peppers.
Always enjoy browsing the ripe melons I find at the farmers market. Boy a boy nothing makes my mouth water like some NICE BIG JUICEY MELONS!
If you love melons that much, as I do, may I suggest a few other melon varieties to try that you may not have heard of before: canary melons, santa clause melons, orange flesh melons (these ones are especially good if you like cantaloupe). I've discovered them earlier this year, and they are all very good, nice and juicy.
We have one around here that runs every Wednesday, get some good friggen pepperonis there.
what kind of an idiot would lose a fresh pack of smokes, a lighter, and a big fucking piece of pepperoni?
We have one around here that runs every Wednesday, get some good friggen pepperonis there.
what kind of an idiot would lose a fresh pack of smokes, a lighter, and a big fucking piece of pepperoni?
"Who's fuckin with me?!!?!"
You folks living in CA make me a bit jealous. California has some of the best farmers markets around, thanks to its enormous fruit and vegetable industry. I particularly remember the one in Los Angeles being huge. I'm sure there are many things there that not even I have ever heard of or seen before.