Trip to the Farmer's Market

It has been quite a long time since I visited the Farmer's Market here in St. Johnsbury, and I'd never been since I'd started eating a low carb/paleo (off and on at least) last year.
I expected that things would tend to be more expensive than regular "store bought" food, and by and large I was right.  However, I was somewhat surprised to find things like grass-fed ground beef that were not all that much more expensive than store bought.  Warden Farms was selling grass fed meats, though the pork did use some organic grain feed and really the prices were not that bad for some cuts.  There were several options at around $5 per pound or less.  The ground beef was $4.50 per pound (unfortunately they were out) while the ground beef in patties was $5.25.  Not quite sure why the extra cost for the patties, but I bought some anyway.  I compare this to the $9 per pound that I paid for ground bison last night at the local grocery store and pretty much decided I'll start going to the Farmer's Market earlier on Saturdays to see what meat there is before I buy stuff at the grocery store.  I don't think I'll start buying eggs at the market since they are almost twice as expensive as the omega-3 eggs I've been buying at the grocery store.  I can't see doubling the amount I spend on eggs each week when my budget is limited.  I do like the idea of getting twice as much grass fed meat each week though for roughly the same amount of money.
Stuff had been pretty well cleared out by the time I got there, less than 15 minutes before the market closed, so hopefully if I go earlier there will be more selection.  Not sure if there is a lot of benefit buying the locally grown stuff for vegetables depending on the cost, plus right now it is mostly greens and they appear to be quite a bit more expensive than at the grocery store.  We'll see how prices go as the season goes on.  I'll likely be able to get good deals on summer squash and zucchini later on as those tend to produce a ton.