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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]have you SEEN the produce from whole foods lately? its not been great. [/quote]

I shop at WF for 90% of my groceries and go in 2-3 times a week. Produce is terrific as it always is. Occasional misses but that is true for any store. Whatever people want to say about WF, their supply chains must be phenomenal.

The farmers market I go to has been around for decades and is a local institution. Things I don't find worthwhile at farmers markets over WF: carrots, broccoli, peppers, cucumbers, zucchinis, salad greens, beets, onions, potatoes.

Things that are hit or misses at farmers markets: all berries. When it's good, it's very good. Most of the time it's fine but not very good. And will be more expensive than WF, and a lot of those times WF will have tastier ones. Agree with seasonal but I've had too many instances of one or two weeks of fantastic berries and plenty of dull weeks of overpriced berries no better than WF's Driscoll berries and yet more expensive. You have to roll with the dice here but after a while it feels like you lose more often than you win. Perhaps it's highly dependent on local weather conditions affecting growing seasons.

Things that tend to be better at farmers markets: apples, peaches, plums, nectarines, possibly cherries. Apples and peaches are good value being both better quality and cheaper. The other stone fruits tend to be more expensive. There is also a six week or so period in late July through early September when tomatoes come in at the markets can can be a great buy. I don't buy corn but I suspect this is also true for corn. [/quote]

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