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Boycott Loblaws & Empire! (lemmy.ca)
submitted 11 months ago by to c/canada@lemmy.ca
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Arriving home with bag of groceries. Did I just pay..$100. For this..?!
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[–] 19 points 11 months ago (1 child)

So envious of all of you that have cheap farmer's markets. Where I am, my choices are

  • Grocery store: cheap, highly variable quality, support the conglomerates
  • Farmer's market: expensive, probably higher quality, support local farmers

They're so much fun to walk through though. If only I could actually afford to buy from them.

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  • [–] 1 point 11 months ago*

    All I can guess is our farmers haven't been given any initiative to sell to a middle man (store) that marks up. In essence, a farmer's market is supposed to be like going directly to the manufacturer and telling the retailer to fuck off. The farmer is happy, I'm happy, it works.

    If your farmer's markets are expensive, I'm guessing it may be novelty or hobbiest produce out to make a quick buck of a trend.

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