Eggs & bread. Eggs are cheap at our Farmers Market. Bread is probably the best bread I've ever tasted.

I don't buy meat or fish because by the time I can get to our weekday market they are usually out.

Our town's market has a good array of other items - the largest selection being plants and flowers. I always buy my heirloom tomatoes and peppers and lettuce from a great stand there. They also have Amish-made baked goods and fresh locally-made pasta, eggs, cheese, etc. I have a hard time buying eggs and cheese on a 90 degree day outside, so I tend to buy those at a traditional grocery.

Our downtown market is huge and includes fresh seafood, meats, several food stands and small restaurants, and one day a week - antiques and thrift. I actually buy my Christmas tree and greenery there. And empanadas. And doughnuts. And yarn. I just wish I could get there more often!

I buy a lot of my food from the farmers market in summer. My farmers market is very small (around 10 vendors) and very local. Sure, it is a bit pricy, but the food is so good that it is worth it to me. I buy goat cheese, meat (usually lamb and pork), bread, honey, sometimes jam. At the end of summer, one guy sells guinea hens and they are amazing, a real treat.

Eggs, bread, fish, olive oil and sometimes, meat (beef and pork) and almond butter. And yes, while some of the items (bread, fish, olive oil) are more expensive than what I can get at TJs or another grocer, I think its important to buy local and eat within my foodshed. In the case of the meat, its cheaper than if I were to get the same organic, grass fed, pasture raised meat at Whole Foods. Eggs are roughly the same price and the bread is a couple of bucks more but its so much better.

We have a great farmer's market here in Buffalo. Wine, beer, wheatgrass, maple, honey, salsa, pickles, heritage meats, duck eggs, goat cheese, yogurt are the tip of the availability iceberg. Don't even get me started on cider season at the market (is it fall yet?). I've even been able to pick up breakfast from a chef who cooks there with produce bought that morning from the stands!

Honey, eggs, bread, jam

I always buy lots of fresh-baked bread (amazing!), cheeses, charcuterie, bacon (also insanely good), and sometimes jams, corn grits, iced coffee, artisan pasta or ice cream. We have wonderful farmers markets in Atlanta.

Ours has the most amazing Smoked Goat Feta, I have to get piece of it every time!! Also, there is a local caterer that does an wonderful tabbouleh that we also splurge on (they lure you in with the fresh squeezed lime aid!!).

Bread, vegetarian cheeses, orange flower honey, local neighborhood honey, pastries (if I bake them at home I'd eat too much!), and whatever my favorite seasonal fruit is (if it's peaches I buy weekly since the varieties that are ripening vary about every two weeks in season and they're my favorite fruit). The rest of my groceries I either buy at Trader Joe's or my local large supermarket and most jams and curds, rather than pay premium prices, I make from my own backyard produce.

The Farmer's Market in my old home town only has fruits, veggies, and crafts. (They used to have a pretzel vendor, but that was last year when it took place on Saturdays. Now that it moved to Friday nights, the guy no longer shows up.)

Two years ago there was one vendor who sold simply fantastic beef jerky for a not-too-bad price. He stopped showing up mid-season though and hasn't been back since :(

The Farmer's Market in my new home town only just had its opening day 2 days ago, which I missed due to having an appointment. I heard second-hand though that it has some baked goods dealers, in addition to the usual. I hope to get there next Saturday.

Eggs, mozzarella, local preserves, bread, flowers.

Chicago's Green City Market and the Evanston Farmers Market have so many fabulous stands in addition to the standard fruits and veggies (which, honestly, are far above standard anyways). I've discovered basswood linden honey; bread from Bennison's is always amazing (especially their Sweet City loaf); Prairie Fruits cheese is absolutely out of this world; butter, milk, and eggs are delicious; and I found Old Town Oil, which sells some great olive oil and balsamic for mid-summer tomato salads.

Of course all of those "extra" treats pretty much negate all the vegetables I buy when it comes to how often I need to exercise in the summer. Oh well!

I used to go to the farmers markets frequently up until this year. I now have to work every weekend and the few that pop up during the week are the really pricey ones. We have several local farmers stands that I'm getting some veggies from as well as cantalopes and watermelons. This is not my biggest problem- my biggest problem is most of the farmers who supply the local stands farm conventionally, so I'm always concerned with how much pesticide is on the food I'm buying. Unfortunately this area has an overabundance of older farmers who have always farmed this way and see no reason to change their ways. I'm trying to get my yard into shape so I can start growing my own but it's taking some time.

Honey, sauces, pickled things and flowers.

I'm blessed with a great farmer's market that's a 5 minute walk from my house. What I like to buy, in addition to the seasonal fruits and vegetables:

- sourdough bread
- eggs
- grass feed and pasture raised meat
- freshly-made cheese quesadilla (this is breakfast from a Oaxacan food stall)
- samosas
- salad mix
- olive oil
- organic spice mix
- local artisan cheeses
- fresh pomegranate juice

Duck, chicken, meats, maple syrup, granola, honey, bread! cheese, I'm going to check out the fish next week, and of course flowers.

The South Shore Farmers Market in Milwaukee is like a mini grocery store! I love it. We start with a breakfast burrito and coffee while we scope out what's available and then we shop!

Local avocado honey & flowers.

Prices are variable but better quality often than what is at a grocery stores.

Pastured meat, pastured cheese, and pastured eggs
local honey
fish from an actual fisherman
random ethnic snacks paired with "the balloon guy"
organic ice cream when I can tolerate the irritating people in line who sample 30 flavors and don't buy anything
local flowers and plants

Eggs, honey, cheese, occasionally meats or a turkey pot pie, jam and soap (and shampoo bars) in addition to my fruits and veggies. I do almost all of my shopping at the farmer's market during the months where it's open every week. I could also buy tea and coffee beans, flowers, baked goods, wine, maple syrup, bread and granola, and salsa and chile sauces. We have a great variety.

I'm sadly over 40 miles from a farmers market, which is strange since i live in a rural town. The good news is, i'm moving to a city with one of the top 10 for farmers markets, i plan on shopping there at least weekly, maybe even 3 times a week. I don't know how i will resist after such a long time away (6 years) :( .

The list for my local market in Escondido CA would also include cheese,meat, flowers (wonderful bouquets of kangaroo paws last week) jam, bread/baked goods, eggs, handmade soap, and olive oil as well as kettle corn, fresh roasted peanuts, plants/herbs, dog treats, goat cheese ravioli, selection of both Greek and Middle Eastern foods, amazing vegan dips, and lots of food vendors. Had an early dinner last week of a squash blossom quesadilla and potato samosa with tomato chutney.

Leela, your market is my market and I find that everything is crazy expensive there. Yesterday I spent $5 on a tiny amount of not even organic blueberries. Last week I got duped into spending $15 on veggie ravioli and $8.50 on an olive tapenade. I've pretty much decided that I'll just stick to forking over my cash for those Cholita Linda fish tacos and the Blue Bottle iced coffee. The produce at Berkeley Bowl always seems to be much better quality and way cheaper. They also have a great variety of local gourmet items, some at reasonable prices.

Cat grass. One vendor sells baskets of growing pet grass and it is the longest lasting, best quality and, I assume, best tasting grass ever. (The reason I assume it tasted so good? When this grass is available it is the only time fat cat will choose anything else over food.)

I get olive bread, fresh pastas, leaf lard, kimchi, and picked carrots at my farmers' market. Most of the produce I see just ends up seeming prohibitively expensive, and I have been burned a couple times with produce I didn't end up being that happy with, so I tend stick to things that I either can't get elsewhere, or that I know for sure will taste leaps and bounds better than what I get from the store.

we have a few egg sellers, a couple livestock producers, a fishmonger, 2 cheese sellers, 1 raw milk guy, and 2 grassfed meat producers [beef and buffalo]. i have bought from all of them at one time or another.

Lots and lots of produce....fresh baked goods...jelly....cheese...fudge...jams & jellies...fresh pork!!! I love the Farmer's Market!!!

Produce, pickles, jerky, meat, eggs, bread, tons of pastries, cheese and more. I love love love the farmers market!

Massa Organics sells the most amazing brown rice at the Berkeley Farmers' Markets. I have always felt indifferent about brown rice and have tried all types and sizes, and while I never expected to be wowed by it, I always hoped to find something that I could enjoy, but it was always a disappointment. The Massa rice is one of those totally eye-opening foods that shows just how good well-grown and cared for grain can be.

I feel so lucky to live around the corner from my neighborhood Farmers' Market in NYC! Since I belong to a CSA, I tend not to need very much produce. But I regularly buy milk, butter, yoghurt, cheese, juice, eggs and fruit. Sometimes fish or chicken. And almost always, freshly made tamales as a Sunday morning treat.

My local market is on Fridays so I usually buy challah for shabbat. I normally go grocery shopping over the weekend, so I pick up whatever produce looks good at the farmer's market and plan some of my meals around that. They have some great looking cheeses there too but I haven't tried any yet.

I usually also get eggs (chicken or duck), cheese (usually chevre), flowers, and breakfast from which ever food truck is around Saturday morning. Occasionally I may also pick up honey, baked goods, and flour.

The plants I used to plant in my own garden this year.

I buy all my herbs to plant in my garden at the market. Occasionally I'll get my eggs there, too, though they are a bit more expensive than the exact same farm selling at the local co-op, but I understand why. And I do tend to indulge in fresh cut flowers every week from the market. Pretty much all my fruits and veggies come from there, and ours runs from late march til late November, wish it was year round!