The Result:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n We found that when you look at the price of each produce item on a per-pound basis, it is actually cheaper to buy them at a farmers market. However, this isn\u2019t always the case.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For example, when you compare apples and grapes at both locations (farmers market vs grocery store) you’ll find that they\u2019re around $0.80 more expensive per pound in most cases at the grocery store. But when you look at bananas or tomatoes\u2014both of which are sold by weight\u2014you\u2019ll notice that they’re actually less expensive if purchased from your local grocer instead of from an outdoor vendor! It all depends on what produce item we’re comparing between locations and how their pricing works for each product type: whole fruit vs sliced fruit; by weight vs by quantity; etcetera…<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Yes! The farmers market is cheaper.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n You’ve probably heard that farmers markets are cheaper than grocery stores, but does that really hold true? Is it possible to save money at a farmers market?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Well, yes! The answer is simple: yes.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nBut here’s the catch: it depends on what you buy at the farmers market and when you buy it. In general, buying fresh produce from a local farm can save you some money over buying from a grocery store. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
But if you’re looking for more specific answers about whether or not the savings are significant enough to justify the extra effort of getting to your local farmers market every week or so\u2014and then lugging your haul home after\u2014we’ve got those answers too! Some types of products will always cost less at farmer’s markets because they’re grown locally with fewer resources put into transportation costs (e.g., gas!). <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other types may only be cheaper if they’re in season locally as well (e.g., strawberries).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conclusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n We decided to do the math for you, and it turns out that farmers markets are indeed cheaper. Not only did we find a lower average price per pound at the Boulder Farmers Market than at Walmart, but there were also many more fruits and vegetables available at the market than in either of those stores. The prices were similar between Whole Foods and farmers markets, but since Whole Foods has fewer varieties of produce, we think they’re still worth checking out if you have one nearby.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
It’s springtime, and you’re hearing the call of fresh fruit and veggies. You’re looking forward to putting some local produce in your basket and maybe even picking up a new recipe or two. But is it really cheaper to buy your food at the farmers market? We were curious about that too! So we did […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26799,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ub_ctt_via":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[184],"tags":[628,196,193,192,189,631],"blocksy_meta":{"styles_descriptor":{"styles":{"desktop":"","tablet":"","mobile":""},"google_fonts":[],"version":6}},"featured_image_src":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/09\/xmxc2zesf6q.jpg","author_info":{"display_name":"Sarah Ehlert","author_link":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/author\/munkmarket\/"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26798"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=26798"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26798\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":26800,"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/26798\/revisions\/26800"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/26799"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=26798"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=26798"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everyfork.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=26798"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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