Comments on: Screw National Farmers’ Market Week — Part II

By: Joanne

Joanne — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 05:48:54 +0000

I usually don’t ever go to Springfield, so I didn’t even think of that. Duh. I looked on the Internet, and they have a farmers’ market on Fridays. Thanks for filling in the gaps of my brain

And I’ll let you know if I’m up your way. Thanks!

By: Ranee @ Arabian Knits

Ranee @ Arabian Knits — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 04:17:01 +0000

My husband asked if there was a farmer’s market in Springfield, and/or if their organic prices were any better than in Eugene proper. Might be worth the trip.

If you are ever in our area up here, e-mail me, and I’ll let you know where to shop.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 16:37:02 +0000

Oh, I think so. Big dreadlock, save Gaia, open-your-chakras crowd here. And demand determines price like in any market. I’ve seen few things on sale. Broccoli was on sale for $1.39 per pound organic from California during the peak season. That’s about all that stands out. And I was pretty stoked when celery dropped to $1.39 per pound.

I envy you your prices. Most stuff here is twice as much for organic than conventional.

By: Ranee @ Arabian Knits

Ranee @ Arabian Knits — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 04:57:33 +0000

Do you think this is because Eugene has such a high concentration of people who favor organic for ideological reasons? That it’s a much bigger deal there than some places?

We actually do get organic grapes on sale here occasionally, about 50 cents more than the regular, and often get the same price for organics when they are on sale, or for certain items like ginger. I don’t think we’re paying more than 25-30% higher when we get organic full price, and we can sometimes get it at a comparable price on sale. We live about 4 1/2 hours north of you.

At the farmer’s market, we usually pay the same price as the non-sale price at the grocery store.