July 25, 2012
Spotsylvania Farmers Market: Trip 3
I went to the Spotsylvania Farmers Market today for some fresh locally grown produce. :) I had a $10 bill and some toll quarters. I had to stick to that b/c that was my budget.
First, I find it best to walk around all the tents and price check everything. The first deal I saw was on the peppers. They were 5 for $2 or .50 cents each at the C&T Produce tent. I wanted to make sure that was the best deal so I walked around and checked all the tents. Why not right? Every penny counts especially when you have a set amount to spend. I found some peppers priced at $1.50 per pound, .75 cents each or $2.00 per pound. I figured C&T had the best price. I also scanned the zucchini and squash prices. I wanted big ones for dinner tonight so I took notes in my head on the sizes and those prices as I walked around too.
I bought my zucchini which ended up being $3.00 for both of them. (I don't remember name of booth, but it's the same booth where I got cherry tomatoes, and purple peppers last week)
I then stepped up to Nancy's and got 3 Sea Salt Chocolate Chip cookies. They were 3 for $2.50, plus tax which made them $2.62. :)
I walked back over to C&T and got my peppers. A lot of people noticed this deal and were grabbing a bunch too. I overheard one lady say she was going to make stuffed peppers with them. MMMMM :) I might do that tomorrow night. Some of the ones I got were huge and would be perfect for stuffed peppers. I got 10 peppers total. I will probably end up freezing some of them so they don't rot before I get to them. I was disappointed that there were no purple peppers. Guess pepper season is almost over. I also got a little squash for .60 cents. I spent $4.60 total for my peppers and squash.
The total spent: $10.22 (awwww 10-22 is my wedding anniversary....what perfect numbers) And I still have some toll quarters left. :)
Hello! This is Gayle Price, Co-Manager for the Fredericksburg City Farmers Market. I wanted to make sure that you and your readers know that we can accept credit cards and SNAP/EBT cards for tokens during our Wednesday and Saturday markets. If you don't have cash to shop, just swipe your credit or SNAP/EBT card for tokens that spend like cash with nearly all of our vendors. A great alternative to finding an ATM. Thanks for shopping!
ReplyDeleteThanks Gayle!! I love the Farmer's Market. :)
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