I build relationships with my vendors. They save the items I purchase most for when I show up. I return my egg cartons etc. and they give me discounts or save my favorite types of eggs. Sometimes they'll give me the less attractive items for free along with my purchase per lbs that I make of the same items because I'm always buying local. So, get to know your local vendors.

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I'm so glad you talked about organic farm certification! I work as a vendor for a certified organic strawberry farm, but we only have the certification for "proof". We grow ALL our berries organic, even the "non organic" ones because it just too expensive to keep one field organic and the other clean (they are close to one another and the spray can contaminate the other fields). I always tell people the "non organic" berries are literally the exact same berries as the organic, but no one will trust me and they buy the more expensive organic berries. On the other hand, some farms will qualify for an organic certification, but when they actually sell the product, they will take produce from their non organic fields and pass it off as organic! And people trust them because "They're certified". I hate farms that do this. My tip is to get to know your farmers and vendors! I get why people are unwilling to trust us because some vendors lie about their produce. But visit the website of the farm, get to know your vendors, smell and touch the produce, ask where the fields are (some farmers come from out of state), ask when it was picked, ask what variety of produce it is (did you know there's more then one variety of strawberry? They taste different!) Ask TONS of questions! Usually when you do this, you can tell when a farmer is being shady or actually wants to sell a quality product. Thanks for making this video! I love farmers markets and I want people to buy local AND have a good experience!

Hi munchies pals! You guys said you wanted a farmers market video so HERE IT IS! I take you with me to the market, give you my top tips for farmers market shopping, and share my mini haul with you! What’s your favorite thing to get at the farmers market?

Crunchy grapes are the best!

My local farmer's market is opening this Saturday, and I can't WAIT to start using it again. The last time I went to it was a while ago, because I've had to work Saturday mornings which is when they have it (and it's sad, because the place is just a short walk away from where I live). But one of the best things I ever bought from it was coffee beans from a local coffee place. They had JUST roasted them the night before, and when I ground them and used them later that day, the coffee was the most delicious I'd ever had without any need for creamer or sugar. They were expensive compared to the stuff at the store ($12 a bag), but to me, it was worth it. This year, I'm hoping to get green beans, sweet corn (I'm in Illinois where corn is KING and we even have a sweet corn festival every year with bands and everything), tomatoes, cucumbers. lol It makes me hungry just thinking about all of it.

Thank you for this video! I love it! Every Saturday after the gym I go to the farmer's market with my basket :) Yes, I have a basket. I fill it up with veggies and fruits. It's my Saturday morning ritual :) Thanks for the tips, they are really useful! xoxo

My favorite thing would be heirloom tomatoes. The vendor's stalls look amazing with all the different colors and shapes of the heirloom tomatoes.

I'm happy you made this!!so helpful

The quality of your videos is absolutely incredible! Keep up the amazing work!

This is awesome. We tried to vlog Farmers Market during pandemic, found Jersey city Riverview Fisk park taking amazing care during Pandemic.

You gave some really great tips, Alyssia. This was a fun video, and I enjoyed watching it. I like getting local honey. There is a lady who makes fudge and jellies, but I buy her rum, butter, caramel sauce once each season. Unfortunately, I missed it this year.

That is such an awesome farmer's market! We have a ton of really nice ones here, in Poland too. I love visiting them to take photographs and generally just to see all that bright produce!

Loved this!

HOLY COW! That's your farmer's market? What I have for a farmer's market in this tiny town that I live in is about one one hundredth of what you have there. How lucky for you to have so much variety. Thanks for sharing this with us.

Here in Colombia farmer's markets are everywere, they don't have a huge variety of stuff but the prices are incredibly low, thank you so much for the tips they've been really useful!

Such great deals!

My favorite things to shop for are zucchini, corn, tomatoes, eggplant, apples, peaches, squash, kale, and peppers. I try to buy all my produce at the FM and even though I live in the Great Lakes region my farmer's market is year round! :) Its a little slim pickings in the winter, but you can depend on squash, kale, and apples!

Everything looks so nice, beautiful fresh herbs!

this is sooo helpfull, thanks for sharing!!

Oh my! Only 20$? So much food!I love shopping for season fruits and veggies (pumpkins, pomegranates, persimmons are my favs). + Sometimes it's possible to find nuts for a good deal. Parsley, dill and spinach are also very cheap and very delicious in recipies, so they're always in my shopping list.

FM = my fave!! =), Long Beach FM on 2nd St. on Sunday am is the best in my opinion!

I love this video! It brought me back home and it was so nice to see the farmers market again. Thank you for the tips :)

Girl I knew you were gonna get them Honey Dates when I saw them hahaha!!! Such great tips OMG, #4 and #5 saved me! I always forget to bring a bag and scope out EVERYTHING before buying what's closest! I've gone down a bit before in the market and found something $2.75 that I payed $5.50 for! No bueno haha. Girl you were rocking your color again! YAAAS! Looked like you guys had fun I need to take myself on down to Santa Monica! My local market doesn't come close to that! Love you guys, thank you so much ❤

Useful tips and helpful video - thank you. I'm from the UK and when I visit the USA I usually buy fruit and veg from Whole Foods or Publix - EXPENSIVE!!!! Next time I'm definitely going to check out farmers market. Thank you.

Thanks for this episode. I'm an assistant manager of a small, but wonderful farmers market where I live. It is such a benefit to be able to eat the freshest foods available and seasonally (all our food comes from 50 miles or closer, with the exception of our fish vendor). I also encourage folks to talk to the farmer about everything you're thinking. They LOVE to talk about their practices, and if they don't - don't buy from them. Besides, this is the way to keep a local economy growing strong!

I need those dates Omg 😍😍

Great tips! As usual, I love it!! :)

I'm so glad I discovered your channel. there seems to be nobody on youtube doing quite what you're doing. I feel like you're honest and that you really understand what your viewers need! :) keep it up. (and thanks for all of the vegan friendly videos! appreciate it :))

Amazing tips! Love the video. Thank you so much!

I recently went to a local farmers market and bought purple potatoes since I've never had them. Can't wait to try them out!

All looks fab, and colourful!

Your welcome. Just throw me a shout out when you. LOL!! Some peeps may not KNOW thst Trader Joe's have some really well priced things and some may be thrown off because it's a health food store so they may not be so inclined to try it. Thanks again. As ALWAYS your the bomb GIRL!!

Great video! I love the farmers market, and it looks like you two have got a great one over there. I've gotta say too, using cash as a budget, and doing a preliminary loop are top tips. Especially if I'm with a friend it is all two easy to make a day of it and go over budget.

This made me so excited to go to the farmer's market!!!

Hi Alyssia!! i watch your recipes videos everyday over and over! its has been very inspiring for my weight loss journey, and its absolutely delicious and guilt free! please make more recipes videos, i enjoy them so much, thank you and best of luck

Great farmers market haul!!

Very detailed and informative video! Loved it

loved this, as usual!

Omg you're so pretty! I think this was a great idea of you taking us to the Farmers Market, YAY!! lol I've never been to one but now I know what they look like. Thanks so much for all these helpful tips and tricks I love your channel.

That is a great Farmers Market! Of course Cali will have on going produce. I live in Oregon and farmers markets are not that great. Only for a few months in the Summer :/ But either way, I loved this video! I would like to see more hauls like this :)Have a great day!

I like finding exotic things that I've never tried before because you can find them a lot cheaper than in the grocery store

Luckily I live in Corvallis. The farmer's market goes from April 14th to November 21st! I'll be sure to take advantage of that for my produce. :)

This was a wonderful video! Great tips and now I definitely want to check out a farmers market near me. Keep up the great work!

Yummm they all looked delicious.

Just re-watching this and wishing it would be warmer here, like where you're living!

Now that looked like a lot of fun. Great video :-)

I would love to shop at that Farmer's market, yum!

The Des Moines farmers market on Sat am is terrific - but I also joined a CSA

Very cool! That farmers' market is soooo much better than mine! LOL! But, great tips! I will have to try them! Thank you!

Great tips ,next time I'll go to my farmers market I'll be sure to use them . Love watching your videos ☺️

Aw man you're making me jealous! I live in a town too small for a farmer's market :( Looks amazing *heart eye emoji*, enjoy!

great video Alyssia!! i really enjoyed it ;))

I live only a 5 minute walk away from my local farmers market, It's a half inside and half outside deal. That way during the winter some vendors can still sell their wares! My favourite stall, though, is the menonites, and they sell organic local produce that is so inexpensive! BUT the catch is they're only there three out of the four seasons, so winter my grocery bill either goes up OR I buy more quantity and less variety of produce at the grocery store.

This was an incredible video, I wish I lived near a Farmer's Market like this one. BTW you look radiant in this video. Thanks for sharing

Hi Alyssia, totally loved this video, it's my new favourite one 😊. I love going to the market too and mostly to buy avocados, papaya, strawberry and fresh smoked or tosted nuts hmmm 😋 the best!!! Thanks a lot for the video, looking forward to Thursda's already 😉. Have an amazing week! Peruvian love from The Netherlands 😜

super cool!! I give this video 100 thumbs up😄 I wish we had a farmers market like that here in Chicago! but that gives me an idea to try n go buy local. thanks for sharing xo

Great video - love dates and hoping to find them again at our local.

Great video! The farmers markets here in my area are only open one day of the weekend (mine is Sunday from 8-1pm) from April - December. By December, the vendors are scarce.

Wonderful tips...👍

thanks great video and please do more

Very useful information. Now I just have find a Farmer's Market. I'm putting this in my favorites so I can refer back to it. Thank you:))

This is probably my favourite vid of yours so far! No farmer's markets here in Singapore so I'm really jealous. Take us along with you more often!:)

oooh you guys have so many options of colorful veggies in US. Very useful tips, I also do the same here in Brazil.

My daughter lives in Ocean Side CA. She brags about the freshness and that many more types of food can be grown because of the climate. True, and her mother my wife can find many fellow Filipinos to talk to, (using Tagalo can sometimes bring the price down if it is with a Filipino grower. But I told her I agree, but I have three bedroom house with yard space and I only pay $300 a month mortgage and it almost paid for. When I heard of what rent or mortgage runs in southern CA I felt sorry for the people.

I loved this vid. fun. we live near Rocky Ford Colorado where Rocky Ford Mellons come from. So during the late summer we have farm markets, this year we got Mellons, zucchini, summer squash, spaghetti squash. potatoes, tomato and chillies. now we are also stocking up on butternut squash and pumpkin so I can cook and store for winter. I also go a gallon of fresh local honey for the winter also. they also take wic checks and food stamps. that is good for low income family's to have fresh and local foods.

I wish I lived​ in Southern California. It's expensive but it has great weather and it's a good paradise.

Great video and tips!

good stuff !

Great tips!! I adore Farmers Markets. I frequent an international farmers market with food from around the world...the spices are my favorite...they taste amazing and are so affordable!! Thank you for sharing. God bless :-)

i friken love your videos!!

awwwh everything looked so good!! maybe you could do a video sometime on the benifits of some foods ( fruits/veggies) and maybe a video about speeding up your matabolizom, like put it in a video or something! i love your channel so much thanks

Great video, I love love love the farmers market, this past Saturday went my local one, have not visited in awhile, I enjoy my vegetables that way, and I even bought duck sausages with cherries have not tried it yet.. The farmers market should be first choice when getting fruit and vegetables, causes its locally grown..

I love getting grapes! They are way cheaper than the grocery store.

Been several years since I lived in California, I had forgotten how expensive food can be over there... Great tips for even regular grocery shopping though, especially trying something new every time.

I'm addicted to your videos and love seeing them, but I get sad when Im done watching them cuz i want more!!!

Wow, I have farmers market envy, lol! I went to one yesterday for the first time in years and it was small but I got a few nice things including raw honey, date and apple chutney, fresh apple juice and... a butternut squash! lol Thanks for sharing your tips :)

Thanks great video. I really don't have a favorite item to buy, I just love all the fresh and locally grown items...:-)

these tips are great. I loved the video

Great tips!! Thank you!!

Thank you so much for this video!!😘 deff gonna try out these tips at my local farmers market 😎 yes in NY they are stingy about taste testing food 😒

great video, I love it!

I wanted to get over to my local farmer's market all summer, but never got around to it. I should try to go soon before the New York state weather turns too cold!

I love farmers' markets shopping. Been going for years, but never thought to bring a small cooler. I always avoid the products that need refrigeration. Now I won't have to. =)

Love the vid. I love to get farm fresh eggs and Kale when in season.

The sweet pimento pepper looks interesting, let us know what you do with it please.

Now many stores will NOT accept cash, even though it is supposed to legal tender for all debts private and public. But Wal Mart will now in some areas of the store will only accept credit cards. Minor thing? yes, but I fear it may lead to more control in our lives.

I wish I had a good farmers market by me. You're outfit is absolutely gorgeous, it goes great with your sunglasses :)

More hauls plz :) love this kind of video ;) thank you so much for the giveaway ( although it haven't arrived - so exciting ) you are so kind and generous

Your farmers market looks amazing! I'm a little concerned that I saw $7 per dozen for eggs.... that seems astronomical! In the South, you can buy a dozen eggs for about $2.50 from a local farmer, or sometimes free from friends with backyard chickens! It's actually cheaper than Walmart or the grocery store. Of course our farmers market only runs in the warm months. :-( Love the bag!

Great video and great tips! I wish I had a farmer's Market near my place so I could go :(

You bought some great things Hun. Love those tips, and here if I take $20 with me, it wouldn't get me much. Things are so expensive in Australia at the moment.

I am so jelly at the prices there. I don't know why my Farmer's Market prices are like an arm and a leg. It's much cheaper at Whole Foods than it is at mine. :(

Fuji apples and sweet mouth watering strawberries. $3 to $5 for three basket. My family eats them before they make home.

I LOVE to shop at that Farmers Market. I do it Every Saturday morning here in KCMO. This was a another great video to help expand the minds of your munchers. I love shopping for fresh mint, when in season there because I can get a big bag for 3.00. It's the best. Thanks for this video. Can you do a Trader's Joes video. Because I LOVE their store. And I would be interested in the things you would buy. Thanks.

You look beautiful in this video! I live in the southwest, so my favorite things to shop for at a farmers market are roasted green chiles

I saw christian in ur glasses reflection!!! He was holding the camera and filming u!! :D

I love farmers markets please do a video on hot fall drinks

My favorite thing to get is kohlrabi, actually. I freaking love kohlrabi, but I can't ever find it anywhere except at farmer's markets. And even then, a lot of vendors don't carry them. This summer I went to a farmer's market with my friend and I ended up with like half a reusable bag filled just with kohlrabi because I was so worried I wouldn't find it anywhere else lol but that's SUCH a perfect thing to eat when I'm hungry, want something a little bit crisp and sort of spicy to snack on, but I don't want to reach for chips or anything else. Something else I love to buy are potatoes, and green beans, because I've found an easy way to steam those in the microwave with a bowl and cling wrap, and that makes a perfect meal where I don't put anything at all on them. Not even butter or salt or pepper. Just the potatoes and green beans straight taste awesome. Same with carrots added to the mix but I don't find those as often. I wish I lived somewhere like CA where I could go to the farmer's market all the time, but I live in the Midwest so we only get farmer's markets for a few months of the year. The rest of the year, I have to go to the grocery store.

Great video, love your vlogs. Had a marathon of your videos these past two days, loved all your older funny ones, very creative :) Have recently re-discovered our local farmers marked, so this Saturday, I'll head on over and get some greens for meal prepping. Any tips on how to keep the veggies and fruits the most fresh after prepping them?