I encourage everyone to use their local farmer's market. Price is sometimes the same, sometimes a bit higher, but your cash goes directly to the farmers and you get fresh food and get to interact with the people who grew it. Of course, make sure it's an actual farms at the market, not some dude reselling wholesale produce (it happens).
is it normal for people to go to walmart for their groceries? that concept just seems weird to me
I encourage everyone to use their local farmer's market. Price is sometimes the same, sometimes a bit higher, but your cash goes directly to the farmers and you get fresh food and get to interact with the people who grew it. Of course, make sure it's an actual farms at the market, not some dude reselling wholesale produce (it happens).
And make friends with a rural butcher... buy your meat by the half... you will not believe what it costs per pound.
Ps... get a big freezer...
This is the way.