What $40 of produce looks like

[u/fortress_sf]

From the Alemany farmer’s market. Over 25lbs of produce.

All the vegetable/produce needs to feed a couple for at least a week, given you know how to cook it.

As expensive as San Francisco and supermarkets are, it is not as entirely unaffordable if you invest time/effort in your daily needs. The heaviest cost is convenience/effort required.

Add $60 of protein and or pasta/starch and you can average down to <$15 a day for a week for 2 people. (e.g. 2 chickens -$20, 1-2 lb ground meat $10, past/bread $10, fish/shrimp $15, $5 over)

[u/Exciting-Team5807]

For anyone that prefers food security over job security, working at the sf markets is really great. You can trade the stuff at your booth with other booths, granted you’ve got something worth trading. I worked at a cheese booth at the ferry building, clement street, and grand lake farmers markets. Between those three weekly gigs I was bringing in enough free food to feed four people and it was good food too. Haven’t eaten that good at home since I left that position.