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Originally Posted by Replaced_Texan
I buy from both. The co-op I buy from gets their stuff from organic farms nationally and locally. The Mexican market has produce I can't get a lot of other places, and it's cheap, cheap, cheap. The Midtown Farmers market is exclusively local produce. I don't think the quality differs too much from the Kroger, HEB, Central Market or Whole Foods, but the prices can be considerably different. Certainly, I'm not guaranteed any particular produce at the more market-y places, but usually the food is ridiculously fresh there. |
I should have said why would someone in
Minnesota buy fruits that don't grow within 1,000 miles of here from a person who sells them on the sidewalk once a week.
I expect the product you get in coastal Texas in April is vastly different but the non-local stuff doesn't look to be better quality and is certainly not fresher than the local grocery chains.
On the other hand, I love buying from the growers at the farmers market when the seasonal stuff comes in. Super fresh, typically good quality. I just don't buy bananas, grapes and mangoes from them.
