CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK) \u2014 Grocery prices are soaring, but residents in Cape Coral are finding a bit of relief at the local farmers’ market. The market not only supports the community but also offers a more affordable option for fresh produce and goods.<\/p>\n
The farmers’ market in downtown Cape Coral is bustling with activity. Despite rising grocery prices, some vendors are lowering their prices.<\/p>\n
“We always are cheaper at a farmers market,” said Travis Washington from Bacon on a Stick.<\/p>\n
Washington has been a fixture in downtown Cape Coral for three years, not just selling but serving the community.<\/p>\n
“These people are loyal, and they’re dedicated to their community, and that’s our way of, you know, kind of helping out with inflation and things of that nature,” said Washington.<\/p>\n
Visitors like Carolyn Valenti make it a point to return each season and spend locally.<\/p>\n
“It’s the thing we have to do every time we come down. It’s a tradition. We love the food that’s here,” said Valenti.<\/p>\n
In a world where prices keep rising, the farmers’ market offers a personal touch.<\/p>\n
“We love all the different vendors checking out what they’ve got for sale, and we take home little treasures with us,” said another visitor.<\/p>\n
Washington emphasized the difference in pricing at the farmers’ market compared to larger festivals.<\/p>\n
“When we do a farmers market versus a huge like a music festival or a beer festival, a one-off event, we always lower our prices because we’re feeding the community,” said Washington.<\/p>\n
For these vendors, profit is important, but compassion takes precedence on Saturday mornings in Cape Coral.<\/p>\n
“It feels good. Wake up. Say hi, thank you, hello. Have a great day. God bless that feels good. And that means a lot to me, more than a whole lot of other things, compassion. It means everything,” said a vendor.<\/p>\n
Saturday is more than just business for these vendors; it’s about community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"CAPE CORAL, Fla. (WINK) \u2014 Grocery prices are soaring, but residents in Cape Coral are finding a bit…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":155764,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[14],"tags":[209,211,210],"class_list":{"0":"post-155763","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cape-coral","8":"tag-cape-coral","9":"tag-cape-coral-headlines","10":"tag-cape-coral-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155763","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=155763"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/155763\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/155764"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=155763"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=155763"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=155763"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}