This is what I found at the farmer's market:
How does this compare to the previous CSA?
This time I spent $19 instead of the $29 for Doorstep Farmers. If I had purchased the same exact mix of stuff for $29, I would have ended up with 11.4 pounds. Doorstep Farmers gave me 8.6, 10, and 7 pounds for this cost.
Doorstep farmers worked out to be $4.14-$2.90 per pound, while the farmer's market was $2.54. This is SO much closer to my goal of $2.50 or less.
The winner here is clearly the farmer's market!
Is this an accurate representation of the farmer's market?
Not quite. The lady selling jewelry claimed that several farmers backed out of the market at the last minute due to not quite being ready to sell produce, which is why there was so little variety... but they should be back next week, including a "huge" veggie stall.
This means that next week there should be more variety... and possibly some competition to keep prices down.
This week I chose produce based on getting the most variety, but also on getting stuff that was not already in the fridge or pantry, and I did not look at prices. Next week I'll do the same, but the amount of veggies in the fridge will be reduced so I'll end up buying more... and I'll be able to compare prices amongst the more plentiful vendors.
Plus a pretty sword fern from the garden club's yearly plant sale.
- Beets with tops, 1 bunch: 1lb 7.8oz
- Rainbow chard, 1 bunch: 15.3oz
- 5 tomatoes: 2lb 1.8oz
- Brussels sprouts: 1lb 1.2oz
- Radishes, 1 bunch: 10.2oz
- Cilantro, 1 bunch: 3oz
- Asparagus: 1lb 0.3oz
How does this compare to the previous CSA?
This time I spent $19 instead of the $29 for Doorstep Farmers. If I had purchased the same exact mix of stuff for $29, I would have ended up with 11.4 pounds. Doorstep Farmers gave me 8.6, 10, and 7 pounds for this cost.
Doorstep farmers worked out to be $4.14-$2.90 per pound, while the farmer's market was $2.54. This is SO much closer to my goal of $2.50 or less.
The winner here is clearly the farmer's market!
Is this an accurate representation of the farmer's market?
Not quite. The lady selling jewelry claimed that several farmers backed out of the market at the last minute due to not quite being ready to sell produce, which is why there was so little variety... but they should be back next week, including a "huge" veggie stall.
This means that next week there should be more variety... and possibly some competition to keep prices down.
This week I chose produce based on getting the most variety, but also on getting stuff that was not already in the fridge or pantry, and I did not look at prices. Next week I'll do the same, but the amount of veggies in the fridge will be reduced so I'll end up buying more... and I'll be able to compare prices amongst the more plentiful vendors.
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