Farmers Market - Load of Bo**ox?

me_right_one · 20-07-2009 12:29PM

Where would Temple Bar "locally grown meat" come from, Abbey St.?

laugh · 20-07-2009 12:45PM

Some of the stalls in Temple Bar are big businesses, Sheridans cheese, Hicks butchers and the olive people for example make a tonne of money with stalls at every market and bricks and mortar stores too!

Ardent · 20-07-2009 12:45PM

Funny you should mention the farmer's market because I just popped down to my local one (just off Cork St) on Saturday and my exact thoughts leaving the place was "load of bo**cks".

Full of crusties and w@kers with west-Brit accents and, apart from the veg, there was really feck all on offer. Prices were ridiculous as well so I left with just some Indian food from the nice Indian woman there.

Won't be going back any time soon.

enniscorthy · 20-07-2009 12:46PM

HIYA MATE DONT WASTE YOUR TIME WITH THEM ANYONE WANT STRAWBERRIES SPUDS COPIED DVDS ALL CHEAP IM YOUR MAN HEHEHEH

rubadub · 20-07-2009 12:52PM

kida wrote: »

Some of them have veg stalls with nothing specifying organic or local, good chance these could be commercial produce being resold. Some of the veg is even clean:eek:

Tesco value spuds & carrots and a bag of compost from the gardening section sprinkled on top, then charge €10. Easy pickings...

Beanstalk · 20-07-2009 01:22PM

me_right_one wrote: »

Where would Temple Bar "locally grown meat" come from, Abbey St.?

No, Abbeyttoir Street...

kida · 20-07-2009 01:24PM

rubadub wrote: »

Tesco value spuds & carrots and a bag of compost from the gardening section sprinkled on top, then charge €10. Easy pickings...

lol - didn't mean that all dirty stuff was ok

in fairness both veg stalls in Temple bar have been there a long time and are prime pickings for chefs on a saturday morning and have all their certs, this is normally well priced and little more than supermarket prices

what i have a problem with is the non organic stuff being peddled as local produce and the ethnic food stalls - wtf do they have to with a farmers market?

convert · 20-07-2009 01:39PM

Most of the people who have stalls at the Farmers' Markets aren't real farmers in the sense that most of them just have a few plots of land and grow fruit and veg, and/or have a few free range hens running around at home that are fed organic food. And as someone alluded to in an earlier post, most of the 'farmers' there have foreign accents.

Re. the prices: organically produced food is always going to be more expensive than the mass produced food you buy in the supermarket as the rules which must be adhered to for growing organic produce are really stringent and strictly enforced.

If you want organic food at an affordable price I suggest you turn your garden into a vegetable plot and grow all your own fruit and veg - it's much nicer than anything you'll buy in a supermarket...

Boskowski · 20-07-2009 02:23PM

One would think 'the correct thing' to do is to buy locally rather than getting green beans from Kenya and lamb from New Zealand - with global warming and all that and the sheer insanity of shipping foods all around the world. One would also think that simply by cutting out the wholesellers and traders and transport the farmers markets should be cheaper if anything. But what we experience as 'farmers markets' don't seem to fall into that bracket. The usual 'extort as much as can possibly be had' policy, no news there, this is Ireland after all.
At least for what's available in my area my best bet is still Supervalue, they have local products at supermarket prices.

dylano_k · 20-07-2009 03:01PM

Kassidy Little Necktie wrote: »

Decided to head to a Farmers Market yesterday and see what was on offer. The main reasons for going were

1) To support local/independent producers
2) To sample 'fresh' & 'organic' foods
3) Curiosity

Anyway, some of the fruit & veg looked nice, got some carrots, broccoli & peppers.

Then went and got an apple tart & a soda bread from another stall.

Finally, picked up some strawberries and some home made jam.

Now, in fairness, the quality of the food is better than supermarket quality. But after leaving, on the way home; I started to think about the prices.... when we were there we didn't even think about the prices, everything looked lovely and we picked up the few things we wanted.

Veg - €7.50
Strawberries - €9.00
1 jar of jam - €3.00
1 soda bread - €4.00
1 apple tart - €6.00

Total:€29.50 !!!

WTF!

As I said before, what we got is very tasty, but still... We ended up in a supermarket yesterday for 1 or 2 other things, and while there I had a look at some of their prices - €5.00 for 2 punnits of strawberries!

Where was your woman going with her €9.00 for one?!?

Have any of you been to farmers markets? Would you go back? On reflection, the food is good, but very expensive...

I hope they're the strawberries they use to take in the nightclubs...then you got a bargain :pac:

pickarooney · 20-07-2009 03:26PM

The reason I go to markets is that the produce is cheaper than in the supermarket because they're selling their stuff directly to you. If they're charging you more than esco does you're getting fleeced.

CNN Reporter · 20-07-2009 04:12PM

Aidric wrote: »

The Farmers Market's grew hugely in the boom years to satisfy the ego's of those seeking organic produce. Darina Allen told 'em all to buy organic and they lapped it up in a bid to outdo their neighbours

Isn't she the one with the paedo husband?

Macha · 20-07-2009 04:28PM

Yes, keep buying from Tesco until there are nothing but supermarkets left in Ireland. What a great day that will be.

General Zod · 20-07-2009 04:28PM

me_right_one wrote: »

Where would Temple Bar "locally grown meat" come from, Abbey St.?

Copper Faced Jacks.

laugh · 20-07-2009 04:29PM

CNN Reporter wrote: »

Isn't she the one with the paedo husband?

That has alot to do with her advising people to eat organic vegetables, please continue to ensure his actions are brought up everytime she is mentioned!

pcurls · 20-07-2009 04:42PM

i love the farmers market, granted its more expensive than your local german supermarket chain but thats to be expected. my best mate is a vegan so i go to the farmers market in dun laoghaire every sunday with her, she has a better choice of foods there than anywhere else really. and when she's not looking i get the itailian sausage which although its a fiver its f*ckin delish!

CNN Reporter · 20-07-2009 04:43PM

laugh wrote: »

That has alot to do with her advising people to eat organic vegetables, please continue to ensure his actions are brought up everytime she is mentioned!

I'd question the "advice" given on any subject by any person who stood by such a man.

thelordofcheese · 20-07-2009 04:44PM

pickarooney wrote: »

The reason I go to markets is that the produce is cheaper than in the supermarket because they're selling their stuff directly to you. If they're charging you more than esco does you're getting fleeced.

Surely it's be the otherway around, seeing as tesco can avail of economies of scale and import from poorasfuckistan, where as the guys at the market can't.
But on the upside, they can give you fresher, organic produce that you won't get in tescos.

thelordofcheese · 20-07-2009 04:47PM

CNN Reporter wrote: »

I'd question the "advice" given on any subject by any person who stood by such a man.

yes, there is a well documented link between nutrition and moral fiber...

I'm sorry, i'm so sorry.

snubbleste · 20-07-2009 04:47PM

My local greengrocer sells irish strawberries for a euro a punnet circa 225g, whereas Teshco sell the same for €2.49

Amalgam · 20-07-2009 04:57PM

About 'that' person further up the thread, if you know about the stuff that can't be printed, you'll know the person took a 'hit' for someone else's actions. Blood is thicker than water etc.

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Free range Chickens at our local market, you do notice the taste, the flesh isn't like jelly, there's actually flavour there. The person we buy them off invites you gladly to come and view their facility.

Some great cheese, we picked 'raw milk', wax coated cheddar and it shows you the crap that passes for cheddar in your local supermarket.

The label had:

Dick & Anne Keating

Tipperary Farmhouse - Raw milk Cheddar

Country Choice Nenagh

Amazing taste.

Granted, some reselling probably does take place, but size up the stall and produce, no one is forcing you to buy!

Snowie · 20-07-2009 05:03PM

Op you got oiled up and gained a point for re-entry, Haggle... and then haggle some more.

pickarooney · 22-07-2009 01:43PM

thelordofcheese wrote: »

Surely it's be the otherway around, seeing as tesco can avail of economies of scale and import from poorasfuckistan, where as the guys at the market can't.
But on the upside, they can give you fresher, organic produce that you won't get in tescos.

Exactly, they have to pay to import the produce whereas the producer doesn't, with the end result that aubergines are 80 cents a kilo at the market (picked and driven a couple of km) and 1.99 in the supermarket (bought from same producer and marked up or imported from Holland (notsopooristan)).

ch2008 · 22-07-2009 01:51PM

The fruit and veg on sale at some of Dublin's main farmers markets are just imported from France. One guy i spoke to who was selling homemade jam told me he imports it from sweden. Its a scam IMO, shame really.

ScumLord · 22-07-2009 01:58PM

Magnus wrote: »

I get some stuff at markets and some in the shop.
It will cost a bit extra to get fresh stuff at the markets, the farmers don't have the same backing as Tesco/Dunnes/... but to me it's worth it

They should still be able to give you a deal as good as, if not better than Tescos. If they where selling to a supermarket they'd get next to nothing for the entire lot. Profit is almost nil on a huge amount of produce. Selling individually they got **** loads to get rid of, they can and do give you great deals all their looking for is that 10 or 20 euros for the kitty. Round everything off to the nearest fiver and you'll get good deals you just have to know when your getting the deal compared to the supermarket price.

This is for stuff like veg, if you see fancy rapping then it's an all style product and it's up to you weather you want it or not.

topper75 · 22-07-2009 02:15PM

*googles cost of plastic sheeting and sacks of strawberry seeds*

plein de force · 19-07-2010 06:50PM

€9 for strawberries and €4 for soda bread?:eek:
you'd need to re-mortgage your house to shop there regulalrly

Magenta · 19-07-2010 07:38PM

Kassidy Little Necktie wrote: »

Decided to head to a Farmers Market yesterday and see what was on offer. The main reasons for going were

1) To support local/independent producers
2) To sample 'fresh' & 'organic' foods
3) Curiosity

Anyway, some of the fruit & veg looked nice, got some carrots, broccoli & peppers.

Then went and got an apple tart & a soda bread from another stall.

Finally, picked up some strawberries and some home made jam.

Now, in fairness, the quality of the food is better than supermarket quality. But after leaving, on the way home; I started to think about the prices.... when we were there we didn't even think about the prices, everything looked lovely and we picked up the few things we wanted.

Veg - €7.50
Strawberries - €9.00
1 jar of jam - €3.00
1 soda bread - €4.00
1 apple tart - €6.00

Total:€29.50 !!!

WTF!

As I said before, what we got is very tasty, but still... We ended up in a supermarket yesterday for 1 or 2 other things, and while there I had a look at some of their prices - €5.00 for 2 punnits of strawberries!

Where was your woman going with her €9.00 for one?!?

Have any of you been to farmers markets? Would you go back? On reflection, the food is good, but very expensive...

Ahh Steviecakes. You've become one of those poncey pretentious "foodies" now. Time to head to the Help Desk and ask for your name to be changed to StevieSindoReadingLatteDrinkingFreshOrganicLocallySourcedFairtradeCakes instead.

EDIT: Happy 1st birthday, thread!

Mister men · 19-07-2010 08:06PM

Vote with your wallet.

I_AmThe_Walrus · 19-07-2010 08:24PM

In the recession, things have gotten worse though.

Even taxi men are trying their hands at ripping off the Irish. People will resort to insane behavior when put up against the wall. It seems that we are no long a nation of saints and scholars, but a petty thievery and underhanded society.

For shame. No strawberries need cost 9.00euro. I don't care if they were hand-picked by Megan Fox who followed by placing them in her vagina while asking for me to pick them out with my feet. Come on people, rise up against these clowns.

Farmers Market - Load of Bo**ox?

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