A single guy can get homemade pies and all sorts of goodies at the farm markets. I've seen me do it.
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I don't think anyone would enjoy living in the city if they are retired and can afford to live somewhere else away from the rat race.
But there is definitely urban migration for the young because that is where all the jobs are. Even if it's just retail. And everyone needs to eat, there's just no way around that, even the most pastoral of farms can't sustain a household forever, you need to go out and buy things you can't make or grow yourself.
And even if you could, you'd need workers to help you do all this. And it can be very labour intensive. (and boring, down on your knees, picking veges, ALL day. Or harvesting fruit crops. which you need to do in season, so you'll be travelling around the country doing this and staying in huts in the fields.) It is no way to live if you have or need to support a family.
But there is definitely urban migration for the young because that is where all the jobs are. Even if it's just retail. And everyone needs to eat, there's just no way around that, even the most pastoral of farms can't sustain a household forever, you need to go out and buy things you can't make or grow yourself.
And even if you could, you'd need workers to help you do all this. And it can be very labour intensive. (and boring, down on your knees, picking veges, ALL day. Or harvesting fruit crops. which you need to do in season, so you'll be travelling around the country doing this and staying in huts in the fields.) It is no way to live if you have or need to support a family.
I don't know if you're having the same problem over there, but farmer's markets here are getting a bad rap (at least in my area.)
People are posting about how many of the vendors are buying produce -- from regular stores -- then reselling them at these "live" events, with a huge markup.
I had noticed for a while that the farmer's markets I tried going to were a lot more expensive than in the store.
I don't mind paying more if it's supporting small, independent businesses and family farms, but it depends on how much more it is.
And I'm certainly not paying more at stands that are selling things from the grocery store.
Sometimes, the fruits and vegetables still have the PLU stickers (for scanning) on them (most definitely a sign they were bought at a regular store and are being resold.)
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Do people not even know the price of fish these days? Who are these people trying to scam/fool? Rich peeps with no shopping savvy?
Convenience stores are definitely more expensive than supermarket prices esp 'mom and pop' ones (or, Kwiki-marts) and I have seen some buy bulk in supermarkets to resell but usually you are not allowed to buy for trade at supermarkets esp if you can get it wholesale.
Do people not even know the price of fish these days? Who are these people trying to scam/fool? Rich peeps with no shopping savvy?
Convenience stores are definitely more expensive than supermarket prices esp 'mom and pop' ones (or, Kwiki-marts) and I have seen some buy bulk in supermarkets to resell but usually you are not allowed to buy for trade at supermarkets esp if you can get it wholesale.
Farmers markets need to be ones where you can talk to the actual farmers about where and how their product is grown. It can be more expensive because it's usually artisan
Fleamarkets or Sunday markets are cheaper as they bulk buy direct from the big growers but I've never seen anyone do well trying to flog resold goods. Maybe some fleamarket items and things at carboot sales are cheaper, and they may have been 'HOT' i.e stolen...but a lot of people just donate almost new goods to op shops where you can pick up clothes and bric-a-brac for a song. (as well as giving money to the charity the op shop is selling goods on behalf of)
Because Australia has a bigger market than New Zealand we have a lot of their chainstores here where they can afford to sell at a loss because they make so much profit in Australia. Woolworths and Bunnings and Kmart are Australian owned. We try to support New Zealand owned and operated if we can, but people do just go to were its cheapest and often those places are.
I was always off at my gardening boss for buying things from Bunnings when we could buy from Mitre 10 that would match the price, but he already had a trade account with Bunnings and so we just went there for everything. I hate going to Bunnings their stores are so massive you get lost in them. And some of their staff are so snobby about their products.
Fleamarkets or Sunday markets are cheaper as they bulk buy direct from the big growers but I've never seen anyone do well trying to flog resold goods. Maybe some fleamarket items and things at carboot sales are cheaper, and they may have been 'HOT' i.e stolen...but a lot of people just donate almost new goods to op shops where you can pick up clothes and bric-a-brac for a song. (as well as giving money to the charity the op shop is selling goods on behalf of)
Because Australia has a bigger market than New Zealand we have a lot of their chainstores here where they can afford to sell at a loss because they make so much profit in Australia. Woolworths and Bunnings and Kmart are Australian owned. We try to support New Zealand owned and operated if we can, but people do just go to were its cheapest and often those places are.
I was always off at my gardening boss for buying things from Bunnings when we could buy from Mitre 10 that would match the price, but he already had a trade account with Bunnings and so we just went there for everything. I hate going to Bunnings their stores are so massive you get lost in them. And some of their staff are so snobby about their products.
there's a placid memory living close to a lake that is unrivaled. we live very close to a lake also. in fact, we have a lake house.
Yea lots of retired people live near Lake Taupo and Lake Wanaka in New Zealand. Queenstown also has a lake, but it is super expensive to live there. If you worked in the supermarket there, you'd have to live in the next town over.
I don't drive now, so I get most of my grocery shopping delivered by Tesco. Here in the UK, many supermarkets have a delivery service.
It must be a really slow acting poison. It has been a staple of my diet for at least the last 50 years.
Maybe Karlon has gourmet tastes and the mac n' cheese he eats is more of a meccheroni Parmigiano-Reggiano
I'd have to go to Farro Fresh for that and it would be out of my budget.