Farmers' market: Really yummy stuff, cheap

A half flat of organic strawberries: $7

5 huge ripe yellow peaches: $4

2 cantaloupes, 5 heirloom tomatoes, a head of romaine lettuce, and a basket of cherry tomatoes, all organic: $6

Okay that last $6 line was a special deal from Tutti Frutti farms because I helped them work the stand for 3 weeks last summer. But still -- really yummy fruit's really cheap at the farmers' market!

Do you dare to eat a peach? Hit up your nearest farmers' market. If you're at least minimally web-savvy, this little Farmers' Market Mapplet by Don at L.A. Stories will let you figure out exactly where your nearest farmers' market is on any given day via a color-coded google map mashup.

You'll save money short and long term: A new study says healthy living could save the US a trillion bucks. But seeing as the latest farm bill's kept the high-fructose corn syrup subsidies intact for the next 5 years, save yourself some money -- by biting into a sweet and juicy farmers' market peach.

Good health: Priceless. But you'll need cash, not Mastercard, for the farmers' market.

So get to know your neighbors and local farmers, and say bye-bye to the tasteless rubbery produce at conventional supermarkets. Also -- Remember to take your own bags!

Photos by Siel

Comments

[Sam]

That's a good looking bamboo bowl - it's nice to see it in action. Oh and the fruit looks yummy too!
Sam (Ten Thousand Villages)

[Siel]

Love the bamboo bowl -- FYI for people besides Sam: I got this pretty eco-friendly, fair trade bowl from Ten Thou Villages in Pasadena --