Comments on: How to save money at the Farmers market http://foodwoolf.com/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-farmers-market.html A restaurant insider's blog: insights and recipes. Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:34:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Brooke http://foodwoolf.com/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-farmers-market.html#comment-213 Brooke Mon, 17 Nov 2008 23:40:00 +0000 http://66.147.242.177/~foodwool/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-the-farmers-market.html#comment-213 such great words of advice! <br/>Carrie: I love your seconds idea. I really need to start pickling for this reason.<br/><br/>Matt and Leah:I agree, planning is the best way to keep a farmers' market junkie in check. <br/><br/>Todd and Diane: wow, I've never even thought to just go cold turkey! I'm not sure I'm strong enough to refrain from shopping! such great words of advice!
Carrie: I love your seconds idea. I really need to start pickling for this reason.

Matt and Leah:I agree, planning is the best way to keep a farmers’ market junkie in check.

Todd and Diane: wow, I’ve never even thought to just go cold turkey! I’m not sure I’m strong enough to refrain from shopping!

]]> By: white on rice couple http://foodwoolf.com/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-farmers-market.html#comment-212 white on rice couple Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:24:00 +0000 http://66.147.242.177/~foodwool/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-the-farmers-market.html#comment-212 I completely agree about limiting the amount of cash to take to the farmers market.<br/><br/>Great advice and wisdom here Brooke. We'll try our best to scale down, but when it comes to the farmers market, we're like kids in a candy store.<br/><br/>Our method of saving money at the FM is to just not go at all...period! We now only go when we need to buy something and not to just go and just browse on a daily basis. I completely agree about limiting the amount of cash to take to the farmers market.

Great advice and wisdom here Brooke. We’ll try our best to scale down, but when it comes to the farmers market, we’re like kids in a candy store.

Our method of saving money at the FM is to just not go at all…period! We now only go when we need to buy something and not to just go and just browse on a daily basis.

]]> By: Leah Greenstein http://foodwoolf.com/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-farmers-market.html#comment-211 Leah Greenstein Mon, 17 Nov 2008 03:54:00 +0000 http://66.147.242.177/~foodwool/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-the-farmers-market.html#comment-211 It's all about the menu...I've taken to spending hours with my cookbooks and magazines before a trip to the market, but I always leave room for serendipity. There's nothing worse than coming home from the farmers' market with bags of stuff and not enough of anything to finish a recipe or to realize you still need half a dozen things to make those sunchokes work. Having a friend at the market keeps you in check, too :) It’s all about the menu…I’ve taken to spending hours with my cookbooks and magazines before a trip to the market, but I always leave room for serendipity. There’s nothing worse than coming home from the farmers’ market with bags of stuff and not enough of anything to finish a recipe or to realize you still need half a dozen things to make those sunchokes work. Having a friend at the market keeps you in check, too :)

]]> By: matt wright http://foodwoolf.com/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-farmers-market.html#comment-210 matt wright Tue, 11 Nov 2008 18:57:00 +0000 http://66.147.242.177/~foodwool/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-the-farmers-market.html#comment-210 A great post. I am so guilty of having the "backup 20" in my back pocket. To make things even worse, my favorite meat/cheese places take credit cards too. Bastards the lot of em.<br/><br/>I actually sit down on a Friday night and plan meals for the week. I started off hating to do this, thinking it was going to ruin creativity - but it has actually done the opposite. With a little more time to plan, I end up cooking far more varied stuff, and find that I spend a lot less at the market.<br/><br/>I keep the dishes pretty open though, since you never quite know what you are going to find when you get to your farmers market. Substitutions are key. A great post. I am so guilty of having the “backup 20″ in my back pocket. To make things even worse, my favorite meat/cheese places take credit cards too. Bastards the lot of em.

I actually sit down on a Friday night and plan meals for the week. I started off hating to do this, thinking it was going to ruin creativity – but it has actually done the opposite. With a little more time to plan, I end up cooking far more varied stuff, and find that I spend a lot less at the market.

I keep the dishes pretty open though, since you never quite know what you are going to find when you get to your farmers market. Substitutions are key.

]]> By: Carrie Barnes http://foodwoolf.com/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-farmers-market.html#comment-208 Carrie Barnes Sun, 09 Nov 2008 02:58:00 +0000 http://66.147.242.177/~foodwool/2008/11/how-to-save-money-at-the-farmers-market.html#comment-208 The best way I've found to save money at the farmer's market, especially during high season, is to buy the seconds, like fruit or tomatoes you have to eat right away. Then I immediately freeze the fruit for smoothies or make salsa or sauce for the week. One of the great things about farmer's markets is they can sell you slightly ugly stuff that you know is good. The best way I’ve found to save money at the farmer’s market, especially during high season, is to buy the seconds, like fruit or tomatoes you have to eat right away. Then I immediately freeze the fruit for smoothies or make salsa or sauce for the week. One of the great things about farmer’s markets is they can sell you slightly ugly stuff that you know is good.

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