Healthy food on a tight budget

[Blueberry]

Also, farmers markets are usually cheaper than stores, but more expensive than on-farm stores because they figure in transportation costs and what the demand will be. The cheapest option would be farms who just put up signs on the roadside as they have no overhead and are usually just trying to lighten their egg load at home (ask me how I know this! In the spring - $3 per 18 ct at my house! )

I get a bit frustrated with our farmer's market - it's damned expensive. I want the farmers to make a living - but I really can't afford most of the prices. They are more expensive than Whole Foods, generally speaking. Eggs, even in spring, are $4-5 per dozen at the market. There's a local egg farm that provides eggs to Whole Foods for sale in the $3 per dozen range (and the research I've done indicates their chickens are treated well). Even in the height of summer when folks are flooded with tomatoes, they rarely go below $3 per pound. It's hard to justify on a tight budget.