| Freshness of produce |
“I love going to farmers' markets. Sometimes I want to go really bad. Like the other day I cooked some string beans, I like to cook fresh food, not out of the can. And I went to [regional supermarket] and I got some, and they were molded. And I had to pick the mold out of them. But if I would have went to the farmers' market, they would have picked them out right there. And most of the time they pick them that day out of the garden. And they taste better.” |
| Perception of lower cost |
“I mean, it's pretty cheap, I think it's cheap. Cause there's no middle man, so you cut out that supplier, you know what I'm saying? Yeah, it's from the farm to the table.” |
| Taste of produce |
“Usually fruit, like cantaloupes and watermelon cause that stuff doesn't taste as good when you buy it from a grocery store.” |
| Prefer to buy locally |
“I like the freshness. I like that it's local, that I didn't have an apple that grew in Peru that traveled all that way using fossil fuels to be a snack. It burns me up, I love the fact that it's local. I'll take local over organic any day.” |
| Ability to buy in bulk |
“…because most of the time the vegetables are fresh, and we can get a lot at one time. And we can freeze it and can it for the winter.” |
