where to buy local?

[chantelle1999]

I have found that shopping outside the grocerystore save s me the most money, averys in sackville much better prices 10lbs of appels for under 6 dollars, 10lbs of potatoes is allways under 3 we buy the majority of our meat from withrows in mount uniake ( when they are open april to december) 10lbs of lean hamberger for 25 bucks wihich is comparable but there meat is as close to organic you can get without being organic ( my natropath buys his meat there ) so my question is , is there anywhere eles i can buy local and save $ ????

[peterman]

Dave's Fruit Stand in Dartmouth has good prices on fresh food, and deli meats too.

[frugalbluenoser]

You could try Homegrown Organic on Allen Street in Halifax, great prices on organic and local

[pamplemousse]

I love the Vegetorium on Waverly Rd. near Fall River. Their produce is fantastic!! And there's a farmers market in Dartmouth Crossing on Fridays, in addition to the big ol' Halifax farmers market.

[Meyou]

I second Dave's Fruit and Vegatables on Main Street. There is a Ben's Bread outlet next door to it with great prices. I also second the dartmouth and halifax farmers markets. I love the halifax one. I get all of my produce there or at Dave's each week.

[motherhenns]

there is also Gateway meat market on Main st just past sobeys on panivista and they are very good proces on meat and now carry some produce and dairy, right now they ave broccoli on for .99 and its a good size. check them out. you won;t be disappointed.

[born2shop2]

I like Dave's as well, not a big fan of the Vegitorium, have found their prices high and when I was going there last year the produce wasn't the freshest.

[chantelle1999]

i dont like the farmers market in hali i find it expensive, didi you know local prouduce is 80-90 % organic? anyone know of anyfarms that u can buy direct

[islandlakes]

Nature's Cove (used to be The Cove) on the Bedford highway near Kearney Lake Road has really reasonable prices I have heard. I can't easily get there because of no car.

Pete's Frootique, Bedford or Dresden Roa, is competitively priced for fruits and veggies and often things are priced better than Superstore where I do my main shopping.

[islandlakes]

I wonder if we can't have a regular group to exchange info on where is less-expensive local and healthy stuff?

I just made a Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/287277561335969/ called Halifax Local/Healthy/Frugal

[Meyou]

i dont like the farmers market in hali i find it expensive, didi you know local prouduce is 80-90 % organic? anyone know of anyfarms that u can buy direct

Noggin Farms is very reasonable and very fresh. They're right at the end of the market and have a very large stall. Some of the smaller vendors with organic produce are pricey but Noggin is great. They had medium sized squash for $1.50 each two weeks ago.

[AmberLab]

Love the products at Halifax Market, but I dislike having to drive so far. And it's always so busy, not great with two little kids getting pushed around or run over by other strollers, not fun for them at all.

I like Farmer Clem's for produce when they're open. I also stop by roadside stands for produce for even better deals.

[Meyou]

Love the products at Halifax Market, but I dislike having to drive so far. And it's always so busy, not great with two little kids getting pushed around or run over by other strollers, not fun for them at all.

I like Farmer Clem's for produce when they're open. I also stop by roadside stands for produce for even better deals.

If you can get there before 10am the hipster's haven't arrived yet with their designer sneakers and baby carriers. My bff and I make a point to go early to avoid them. :D

[girlpookie]

i joined a CSA its a farm share you pay the farmer and you get deliveries of farm fresh food every week. all local (the vally)mostly organic. The farm i deal with is Taproot farms her father is the man that owns Noggins and her husband family runs Oulton's in windsor. http://taprootfarms.ca/