One farmer grows without any chemicals and sells everything he grows for a dollar a pound. These farmers are within a 30 mile radius and the food is usually picked that morning or the evening before; however, the limited hours completely conflict with my schedule. I sometimes skip one of my Saturdays morning workout classes to stock up, but usually I shop at a slightly pricier local market at the end of my street. It's family owned and buys in smaller quantities still from within the state. They also sell raw milk , legal in this state, and keep their coolers really cold so my milk keeps until I finish the whole gallon.
Last year we lived in Morgantown, WV and the farmers market was about 40% higher than the SC farmers market. I still shopped there because or the high quality and freshness. The prices only slightly higher than WV groceries but again the quality and freshness far surpassed the grocery.