If you're a price-conscious shopper, you've probably had one of those farmers' market moments: You select a perfectly ripe heirloom tomato from an irresistible display, hand it to the cashier - and experience a sudden shortness of breath at the price, maybe $7 for a hefty, two-pound fruit. Perhaps it's those midsummer Goliaths - the $5 peach, the $7 tomato - that fuel a perception that farmers' market shopping is just too expensive. EXTRA: A guide to farmers' markets in the region But is it really more than you'd pay at the supermarket? How are those prices set? What does it actually cost to farm that tomato in the first place? How are the farmers faring in all this? First, we shopped...
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