unfortunately, the farmer's markets are VERY expensive here, they are all organic. Prices are not to be believed.
But if you want to buy produce that is inexpensive there are markets run by Asian people, and the veggies ARE asian, with lots of cross over, of course.
There the prices are better.

So, unless you have lots of $$$ you are buying from the supermarkets which ship stuff in from wherever it is ripe unfortunately.