We also have farmer's market's and we LOVE them. It is an outing that we enjoy where we get to taste new foods from different countries. We bought two jars of curry powder from an Indian stall last time we went... an Agra and another type. It is delightful to cook with. We also can get the most divine Greek yogurt.. thick and creamy and mixed with pureed fruit of your choice. It espouses to be 97% fat free, but I am not sure which bit is the fat free part of it, because it certainly doesn't taste like that.

We can get lots of organically grown fruit and vegetables.... much better quality and taste than the fruit and vegetables we generally buy from the local supermarket. We can also taste a range of different nuts, roasted and spiced in different ways.

We also have our hippy dippy farmer's  markets... they are fantastic as well.... it just depends on where the market is situated as to what to expect. It will cater to the local community. I like going there because I can get really nice skirts that have uneven hems that are hand made and made out of many different materials to suit my lifestyle.

I enjoy seeing the different people browsing... they bring character and colour to the market. The conversations I have with different people at different markets is varied. This doesn't mean I always agree with them, but it is interested to see how people think and act outside of my framework and how I think.

If the world were the same, it would be such an uninteresting place......

Janine

Much is in the eye of the beholder rather than the things themselves.

Looking hygenic isn't the same as being hygenic or of good quality.  Think of a gleaming supermarket full of shrink wrapped battery chickens for instance.

I agree that a lot of mediocre quality stuff is overpriced because of the organic tag.