The only way that produce bought at a farmer's market is consistently better is freshness.
Most of the farmer's markets I have attended are stocked with produce that the participants picked from their own farm just before bringing it to the market. In many cases, they didn't wash it first.
Pesticides or organic what?
Are farmer market produce really better if they are not organically grown?
Well, if buying conventional at the grocery store or conventional at the farmer’s market, I will take the farm.
Also, some farmers grow organically but can’t pay for the official certification. If you talk with them though, you find out how they practice.
Have you studied the USDA's organic standards well enough to know that they are nothing more than a promotional scheme?
The only way that produce bought at a farmer's market is consistently better is freshness.
Most of the farmer's markets I have attended are stocked with produce that the participants picked from their own farm just before bringing it to the market. In many cases, they didn't wash it first.