those high prices are often (not always) reflective of the fact that many of the markets are only once a week and there are few/zero other local markets for these growers to sell at. Thus, they have to price their goods kind of high in order to just not lose money.

In my local town there is a once weekly market indoors that only runs from may to october. it’s held on county-owned property and there is zero reason it can’t be held year round AND more than once a week aside from the fact that the group that runs it doesn’t want to put in the effort to do it. The entire county is a food desert with only 1 Walmart, 1 Aldi and a smattering of dollar stores for everyone to rely on for food. I plan to make this an issue at city council meetings this winter and try to get support from locals to either force the town to expand the market or allow a second group to run an additional market in the same facility. This needs to be at least a bi weekly market that runs year round so that it is something people can actually rely on and not some bougie seasonal event meant just for fancy people. Shit makes me crazy lol.