Farmers deserve to be paid for the food they grow! We are loosing so much farmland because small growers Can't afford to stay on their land...this does nothing to help.
I also do a farmers marked and I see a lot of people that try to do this. They go really late and you know what? We dont give any food to then. Its better to go to the family, neighbors or animals. This really disturbed me because farming is really a hard work, and a big problem is that farmers dont convey that, they should not have given the food away, it shoud have gone to the charity. And also, many people dont understand the hours that we drive to be there, selling the food. And then some rich brats want then for free. -.-
Soooo much fruit gets thrown away from markers markets in San Diego. They have plenty to give to the charities AND give SOME away to the FEW people that show up late and can score a deal OCCASIONALLY. There's plenty to go around. Calm down people.
PSA: DO NOT ASK YOUR LOCAL FARMERS FOR FREE FOOD AND DO NOT TRY TO NEGOTIATE A LOWER PRICE. You have no idea what goes into the growing and harvesting of fresh, local produce. It's back breaking work. The prices are what they are to cover production costs and the cost of labor. Coming from someone who works on a small farm and is often selling at market, nothing irritates me and the owner of the farm more than someone trying to get us to come down on our price or people complaining about the price. Please keep this in mind the next time you're shopping at a farmer's market.
You said the true thing. I hate people who try this. And she looks like someone who can pay. I also do a farmers marked and I see a lot of people that try to do this. They go really late and you know what? We dont give any food to then. Its better to go to the family, neighbors or animals. This really disturbed me because farming is really a hard work, and a big problem is that farmers dont convey that, they should not have given the food away, it shoud have gone to the charity. And also, many people dont understand the hours that we drive to be there, selling the food. And then some rich brats want then for free. -.-
Yes! It's so frustrating! I'm not sure how she's "supporting local farmers" by asking for free fruit. You would never go to Walmart or Costco and ask for free food, so why do people think it's appropriate at a market? This produce is the livelihood of these farmers. I'm not sure she fully understands that when she walks up to them and takes from them when she clearly has the money to pay for it.
Why you are so much better than Kristina. Her idea "eating cheap on a raw diet" is 25$ for one days worth of food from Whole Food. What you provided here is what people need to know about... So thanks for showing us
you have money, I don't think you need to be taking away donated stuff from them, they could have given it to someone who is in greater need. Of course if you asked them to give it to you, you put them in a awkward spot and they gave it to you.
I know I saw her Audi car in the video, it's not like she's hurting financially... These 1%'s money can help by putting the money towards the small farmers to support them....
I love that you interviewed that local farmer! Its so great that you support local! I might move to SD this summer, I'm excited for the farmer's markets!!
great ideas......and if the farmers are okay with giving you the fruit, then what's the problem???? So sad people are so judgmental and not more loving.
it's doable!! in the UK buy waitrose loose bananas, they're fairtrade and around 10/12p per banana. aldi for frozen fruit! farmer's markets guys, my local one sells 5 avos for a quid. and let's not forget tescos late night reductions! everything is 1p or 2p!!
If you don't kiss her ass and be what she wants you to be she hates on you and blocks you and then lies about all this church and love and nature stuff that's all bullish
Y’all gotta chill with the whole “she is rich why she gotta bargain” thing. I bet she gets a lot of comments from people saying being vegan is “too expensive” and things like that so she made this video to show them it doesn’t always have to be expensive. People bargain for food and basically everything all over the world. It isn’t uncommon in Latin American countries which is why the Mexican farmer was able to joke around with the bargains and used a coin as well. People comment it’s too expensive and when she shows us how you can make it cheaper people start commenting that it’s wrong and it’s better to pay full price. Farmers are not idiots, if they weren’t willing to give her the fruit, they would have told her no. Most of the fruit that was over ripe weren’t going to be donated anyways, they were going to be reused as compost
Don’t see why people have so many bad comments to say. I think this video is amazing! And not every farmers market is the same, but at least you can try to use these tips! Good luck to everyone :)
This is amazing !! I'm 15 and live in Australia, and now I have so much inspiration to go out and find fresh food markets, my local supermarket is super expensive and I never thought of going to a local fruit market... !! Btw your amazing and all of your videos inspire me to stay strong and vegan even though no one in my family supports me !!
I'm in aus too and it is soooo expensive to buy from supermarkets! Keep a lookout for specials at local fruit and veg grocers and try and find some little farmers markets, if you are in Melb I can let u know of a couple of places x
Last year I was traveling and there was a small fruit stand besides the hotel and me and my friend would always find amazing deals at closing time for the fruit that was ripe because if they didnt sell then it will just go to waste. And we would just keep them in the hotel fridge and then snack on fruit the next day while we explored the city or have it as an afternoon snack.
I tried this after watching this video yesterday. Our town has a small farmers market that opens once a week on Thursdays so selection is already limited. Got there right around closing time and asked the owner of the fruit and vegetable stand if he had any overripe fruit he was planning on tossing. He said it was early in the season yet for that, but later on he probably would, but he did have a couple of tomatoes that he let me have for free! So it works! Will now scout the area for other farmers markets and try it there too.
Olivia Lopez huh?!?!? Exactly what?!?!? Her comment was one of the dumbest things ever. If if what I'm about to sy wasn't true it would be incredibly dumb. People on tight budgets should steal from charity?!?! Are you guys joking?!?! One of the most bizarre comments I've ever seen. But, RawVana is EXTREMELY well off, so even your stupid logic isn't remotely applicable here. I wish she had responded to my comment because I think it was just a miscommunication on her part, I doubt she would take food that was supposed to go to charity, that would make her a pretty deplorable person and I think she's a wonderful person.
Thank you again for practical ways to save money AND to stop food from getting thrown out. I did not realize that you can freeze fruit of all sorts. Making fruit smoothies from frozen fruit sounds good.
I went to the farmers market in north Hollywood like an hour before they closed and asked for deals, and no one was willing to budge on the prices. I was really nice about it too! So idk.
True California is the bread basket for most of the United States of America. I was born on a *Dairy Farm* where my dad grew Alfalfa, Cotton, Almonds, Strawberries, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Apricots, Oranges, and my favorite Figs. I grew in Lemoore California 30 miles south of Fresno. I now reside in Aspen Colorado and I do miss the abundance of *Fresh Fruit*. Anyway Love your video's.
These are really good tips: basically asking for fruit that are not wanted for free or even just a discounted price. I did the same by volunteering at catering events and I would take home crates of fruit for free. I didn't think about going to the farmers' market an hour till closing time. What I want to know is how to store/freeze/preserve all these fruits? Because I cannot eat that many in time before it goes bad!
Yes! love this video :) I do the same thing, even some markets can be more expensive than others so it's good to shop around! I always find that sellers always put on crazy cheap deals right before they close, the perfect way to grab your bargain! and then freeze it all for smoothies !
I really wish the farmer's market where I lived was that big! I'm probably gonna move to a place where it has a better farmer's market when I move out of my parents' house (I just turned 17) though. I'm glad for this video being in existence for future reference when I go mostly raw, so thank you!
You always put a smile on my face with your amazing videos! 😊 I'm vegetarian, can't say vegan right now even if I want to because I still learn so much new stuff about vegan food. Cowmilk is the hardest to know about when I go out with friends because I'm the only vego at 98% of the time or to the shop but I read at the backside on things that I'm unaware of) but I'm on my way so will be vegan pretty soon and your my motivation ❤️
when some super markets say they throw it away what they really mean is they throw it in a compost bin (look like dumpsters with a lock on it) and then recycled.
@6:33 Re: the fruit in question that she featured in the video, what she said was that the person told her "USUALLY WE JUST DONATE IT" --- She did NOT say "charity" specifically. Also, it's never a good idea to ASSume what people have in their bank account. You don't know how well-off or not well-off Rawvana is.
Great video Rawvana! I still have not been to that farmers market. One tip about Sprouts Farmers Market, Trader Joes, and Whole Foods is you can ask in produce to buy a case of bananas. At trader joes it's about 100 bananas in a box and the box is usually 40LB. At Trader Joes it's always 19 dollars because they sell by the banana not the pound. At Sprouts and Whole Foods the price changes depending on the season. Sprouts will give you a 10% case discount. I never buy my case of bananas at Whole Foods because unfortunately they mark the price up just because they are Whole Foods. Cheers!
I'm so happy that you made this video! I'm already a vegan but I'm going to be going raw for a few months just to take my health, mind, body and spirit to that next level. I love you and your videos and also you were/are a big inspiration for me becoming vegan in the first place. Your content makes me happy and smile quite a bit.
How to support your local farmers: Ask for free stuff... :/ But I mean, hey, good for you though, it's quite amazing how little you paid for SO much fruit. But you're not supporting the farmers that way.
Hey Rawvana...one of the best videos, IMO, I've seen from you in a long time! Thank you for sharing your fruit selection tips with us. I'll be in San Diego next month. Where is this particular Farmer's Market? Thank you!
And you know what, while I'm here, can I just say THANK YOU that someone actually did a for realsies how to shop fruit n veg cheap? I'm not raw and I'm not vegan but I do love lots of fruits n veg and it can get expensive. As soon as you said the part about going and hour before they close and the stuff about the bruised fruit I was like, cool, rawvana understands how to hussle! Free strawberries is good karma!!!
saddenned to see a wealthy youtuber trying to save money on fruits, all the while spending thousands on stella mccartney shoes. When you demonstrate so guiltlessly that you pay a fortune for unnecessary pieces of fashion (and actually advertising them), and then giving tips to pay less on such essential goods, goods on which local farmers economically depend on, i feel like you are sending a perverse message to prioritize the wrong things in life. (yes one is free to do what one wants with his money, but veganism as you so often praise is a lifestyle a mindset that (i believe) should encourage supporting local farmers, and actually paying them for growing the fruits, for the work they did. if you can afford so many travels, clothes, etc, i think you can afford a peach or two) (and yes by giving these tips you can maybe help pp go vegan by showing them being vegan is affordable but it is such a sly way to do it taking advantage of the farmers). I am especially disturbed by your lack of humanity, how it does not bother you for one second to take the food that was intended for charity; off you go smiling and laughing, proud of your "free food". Being all nice to the farmers, and then making a video telling pp how to not pay for the food they grew, shame on you.
it's her money she can use it for what she wants, and she is showing how people who struggle economically can be vegan/raw and still have a healthy lifestyle on a low budget, they were gonna give the overripe/bruised fruit away anyway or toss it, so they wouldn't be making money off it anyway. plus you obviously have never been to a farmers market if you think she was the one cheating them out of money, they slap a higher price on anything to say it's organic, they make plenty of money (not to mention they even grow their own food) and she's a lot more helpful than kristina who thinks $20-25 a day is affordable for broke people
I also do a farmers marked and I see a lot of people that try to do this. They go really late and you know what? We dont give any food to then. Its better to go to the family, neighbors or animals. This really disturbed me because farming is really a hard work, and a big problem is that farmers dont convey that, they should not have given the food away, it shoud have gone to the charity. And also, many people dont understand the hours that we drive to be there, selling the food. And then some rich brats want then for free. -.-
Im also not a vegan but I eat just organic food, and you know what? You are right. In the winter I just buy a pair of shoes and a good coat. So that I can buy the best food possible.
+Cheshire Cat Because the homeless it and vegetables for free more than she could... cause, of course, the homeless can afford fresh fruit and vegetables, right?
Nice video! I usually freeze my ripe fruit as well. Going to start the smoothie challenge today. I usually have smoothies for breakfast, but I fell off the wagon lately and my health is taking a toll for it.
In New Zealand avocados right now range from $4.50-$9. I miss avos so much and wish I lived on California because all this fruit is so cheap and looks amazing
just because they are packing up, they don't give it for free to us here in Honduras, they might give you discounted price, but no free. You didn't really support the local farmer by getting it for free from these good hearted, hard working people.
I also do a farmers marked and I see a lot of people that try to do this. They go really late and you know what? We dont give any food to then. Its better to go to the family, neighbors or animals. This really disturbed me because farming is really a hard work, and a big problem is that farmers dont convey that, they should not have given the food away, it shoud have gone to the charity. And also, many people dont understand the hours that we drive to be there, selling the food. And then some rich brats want then for free. -.-
farmers market + San Diego = almost perfection! Wish we had it that good in Maryland... not too shabby here, but you guys have the creme de la creme out there, luckies!
Here in Austria some friends and I go and search in the bio trash of supermarkets. They trow out kilos of fresh ripe fruit and vegetables! Some of them even put them so students can pick them up, because they're actually supposed to throw it away. It's quite common among university students, would be such a waste of food!
i never haggle and def never ask for free things at farmers mkt. im just glad to support local and get somethg special and not full of chemicals in return.
In morocco its wayyy cheaper. So happy I decided to go back to my country for college ! To have an idea 3kg of bananas are worth 2.46$ But your farmer's market is bomb and it's so cool that when they don't want some of the fruits they either donate it or give it for free. Thank you for this video !
Looking forward to the 'Smoothie Challenge'! Great video. I want to move to San Diego! Your Farmers' Markets sure are bigger and better than here in northern Vermont!
my problem is i dont have farmers markets where i live. i cant travel either for it. it just sucks cos ive priced tons of shops. so i know most of the good deals. the supermarket thing tho i didnt know about. im definitely gna try and see if i know anyone thatll let me rummage thru the bruised and over ripe fruit. thanks for the tips!
Love you and love your video. Unfortunately, it's still much more expensive than that for me to buy fruit where I'm from, especially throughout the winter. (and our farmers markets are easily twice the cost of the grocery stores). I will try your tip about going around closing time though, thanks :)
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Farmers deserve to be paid for the food they grow! We are loosing so much farmland because small growers
Can't afford to stay on their land...this does nothing to help.
I also do a farmers marked and I see a lot of people that try to do this. They go really late and you know what?
We dont give any food to then. Its better to go to the family, neighbors
or animals.
This really disturbed me because farming is really a hard work, and a big problem is that farmers dont convey that, they should not have given the food away, it shoud have gone to the charity.
And also, many people dont understand the hours that we drive to be there, selling the food. And then some rich brats want then for free.
-.-
Soooo much fruit gets thrown away from markers markets in San Diego. They have plenty to give to the charities AND give SOME away to the FEW people that show up late and can score a deal OCCASIONALLY. There's plenty to go around. Calm down people.
Wow that is amazing, that gentleman who is 74 and looks in his late 40's-early 50's is so inspiring! Thanks for showing us this video Rawvanna!
PSA: DO NOT ASK YOUR LOCAL FARMERS FOR FREE FOOD AND DO NOT TRY TO NEGOTIATE A LOWER PRICE. You have no idea what goes into the growing and harvesting of fresh, local produce. It's back breaking work. The prices are what they are to cover production costs and the cost of labor. Coming from someone who works on a small farm and is often selling at market, nothing irritates me and the owner of the farm more than someone trying to get us to come down on our price or people complaining about the price. Please keep this in mind the next time you're shopping at a farmer's market.
You said the true thing. I hate people who try this. And she looks like someone who can pay.
I also do a farmers marked and I see a lot of people that try to do
this. They go really late and you know what?
We dont give any food to then. Its better to go to the family, neighbors
or animals.
This really disturbed me because farming is really a hard work, and a
big problem is that farmers dont convey that, they should not have given
the food away, it shoud have gone to the charity.
And also, many people dont understand the hours that we drive to be
there, selling the food. And then some rich brats want then for free.
-.-
Yes! It's so frustrating! I'm not sure how she's "supporting local farmers" by asking for free fruit. You would never go to Walmart or Costco and ask for free food, so why do people think it's appropriate at a market? This produce is the livelihood of these farmers. I'm not sure she fully understands that when she walks up to them and takes from them when she clearly has the money to pay for it.
Maybe she is just selfish. I dont know...rebeccakathleenmusic
Tip #1
How to get free fruit ask "hey what're you going to do with those fruits over there" and have a really big smile 😇❤️
Why you are so much better than Kristina. Her idea "eating cheap on a raw diet" is 25$ for one days worth of food from Whole Food. What you provided here is what people need to know about... So thanks for showing us
ikr? like college students cannot afford 175$ a week.... here is 27$ for a week+ of ORGANIC and locally grown food.
Is this girl really driving an Audi but asking local farmers for free fruit that they give out to charity? That's just pathetic.
This gentleman made my day!! He is love personified with fabulous scarf!
you have money, I don't think you need to be taking away donated stuff from them, they could have given it to someone who is in greater need. Of course if you asked them to give it to you, you put them in a awkward spot and they gave it to you.
I know I saw her Audi car in the video, it's not like she's hurting financially... These 1%'s money can help by putting the money towards the small farmers to support them....
She's showing the people with little money how to eat healthy on a budget.
It was not showing people with little at all people with little cant afford to drive to that market at all they all the gas for work.
bye
just shown what you are.
I love that you interviewed that local farmer! Its so great that you support local! I might move to SD this summer, I'm excited for the farmer's markets!!
Wow that man is so vibrant ! Really surprised by his age
100% Love
That's the magic of veganism!! ✨
I like how he stated "vibration"- fuck the labels!
ISMs CREATE PAIN & SEPARATION!
***** No doubt to that
great ideas......and if the farmers are okay with giving you the fruit, then what's the problem???? So sad people are so judgmental and not more loving.
THIS WAS HELPFUL.
Go away haters.
People in need are WATCHING this.
lmao babe going to your local farmer's market and asking for free food is not "supporting local farmers"
it's doable!! in the UK buy waitrose loose bananas, they're fairtrade and around 10/12p per banana. aldi for frozen fruit! farmer's markets guys, my local one sells 5 avos for a quid. and let's not forget tescos late night reductions! everything is 1p or 2p!!
Barry is like Owen Wilson and Woody Haralson had a gardener baby!
😂
The accuracy is real friend.
It's delightful right? And he looks damn good for his age.
👍😃
+Tracy Herwig he sounds like Owen Wilson a little too!😆
I wish I could meet this man! So amazing and humble
anythings free if you're determined....anything
OMG
If you don't kiss her ass and be what she wants you to be she hates on you and blocks you and then lies about all this church and love and nature stuff that's all bullish
Y’all gotta chill with the whole “she is rich why she gotta bargain” thing. I bet she gets a lot of comments from people saying being vegan is “too expensive” and things like that so she made this video to show them it doesn’t always have to be expensive. People bargain for food and basically everything all over the world. It isn’t uncommon in Latin American countries which is why the Mexican farmer was able to joke around with the bargains and used a coin as well. People comment it’s too expensive and when she shows us how you can make it cheaper people start commenting that it’s wrong and it’s better to pay full price. Farmers are not idiots, if they weren’t willing to give her the fruit, they would have told her no. Most of the fruit that was over ripe weren’t going to be donated anyways, they were going to be reused as compost
Don’t see why people have so many bad comments to say. I think this video is amazing! And not every farmers market is the same, but at least you can try to use these tips! Good luck to everyone :)
How to get food for free:
Step 1: be pretty
Step 2: profit
True though, because people are nicer when you're pretty.
I will be relying on God's favor 😂🙌🏾
This is amazing !! I'm 15 and live in Australia, and now I have so much inspiration to go out and find fresh food markets, my local supermarket is super expensive and I never thought of going to a local fruit market... !! Btw your amazing and all of your videos inspire me to stay strong and vegan even though no one in my family supports me !!
Oh and I mean motivation 😂
I'm in aus too and it is soooo expensive to buy from supermarkets! Keep a lookout for specials at local fruit and veg grocers and try and find some little farmers markets, if you are in Melb I can let u know of a couple of places x
Liz thankyou so much! I'm actually headed there during Christmas time so that would be awesome!
Last year I was traveling and there was a small fruit stand besides the hotel and me and my friend would always find amazing deals at closing time for the fruit that was ripe because if they didnt sell then it will just go to waste. And we would just keep them in the hotel fridge and then snack on fruit the next day while we explored the city or have it as an afternoon snack.
I'm 15 too ! and I barely became raw vegan yesterday do you have any tips or suggestions ? c:
I tried this after watching this video yesterday. Our town has a small farmers market that opens once a week on Thursdays so selection is already limited. Got there right around closing time and asked the owner of the fruit and vegetable stand if he had any overripe fruit he was planning on tossing. He said it was early in the season yet for that, but later on he probably would, but he did have a couple of tomatoes that he let me have for free! So it works! Will now scout the area for other farmers markets and try it there too.
Dont do that so often, farmers hate that. Because we know when someone just goes there for the cheap prices.
Did I misunderstand or did you seriously say you just took fruit that would have been donated to charity?!?
I wouldn't be so quick to criticize her because a person whose on a tight budget can be a "charity" too.
Cynthia Warring Was this a joke?
+bonemarrow21
cuz she's from south. what u can expect?
+Cynthia Warring exactly
Olivia Lopez huh?!?!? Exactly what?!?!? Her comment was one of the dumbest things ever.
If if what I'm about to sy wasn't true it would be incredibly dumb. People on tight budgets should steal from charity?!?! Are you guys joking?!?! One of the most bizarre comments I've ever seen.
But, RawVana is EXTREMELY well off, so even your stupid logic isn't remotely applicable here.
I wish she had responded to my comment because I think it was just a miscommunication on her part, I doubt she would take food that was supposed to go to charity, that would make her a pretty deplorable person and I think she's a wonderful person.
Taking the food from people that is really in need when ou are obviously not? That's not nice sweetie
Thank you again for practical ways to save money AND to stop food from getting thrown out. I did not realize that you can freeze fruit of all sorts. Making fruit smoothies from frozen fruit sounds good.
That farmer is awesome!
This was so helpful!! Thank you for all the tips! I can't wait to try them out! xo
I went to the farmers market in north Hollywood like an hour before they closed and asked for deals, and no one was willing to budge on the prices. I was really nice about it too! So idk.
SO AMAZING! Once I start driving I will go to farmers market so consistently. I love the atmosphere and all. I cant wait to use your tips
True California is the bread basket for most of the United States of America. I was born on a *Dairy Farm* where my dad grew Alfalfa, Cotton, Almonds, Strawberries, Cantaloupe, Watermelon, Apricots, Oranges, and my favorite Figs. I grew in Lemoore California 30 miles south of Fresno. I now reside in Aspen Colorado and I do miss the abundance of *Fresh Fruit*. Anyway Love your video's.
Really looking forward to this how to prep and smoothie challenge vid! Have a beautiful day ❤️
you have money to travel but not to buy fruit?
Sunset Flow i think she is showing her viewers who say veganism is too expensive how they can find different ways to afford the lifestyle
These are really good tips: basically asking for fruit that are not wanted for free or even just a discounted price. I did the same by volunteering at catering events and I would take home crates of fruit for free. I didn't think about going to the farmers' market an hour till closing time. What I want to know is how to store/freeze/preserve all these fruits? Because I cannot eat that many in time before it goes bad!
I am impressed. I thought it would be expensive to buy all of the fruit you chose. I live in British Columbia Canada fyi
Nothing better than supporting good cause, best wishes 😊
Fruit heaven 😍😍 The farmer is such a cool guy 😀☺
Yes! love this video :) I do the same thing, even some markets can be more expensive than others so it's good to shop around! I always find that sellers always put on crazy cheap deals right before they close, the perfect way to grab your bargain! and then freeze it all for smoothies !
I really wish the farmer's market where I lived was that big! I'm probably gonna move to a place where it has a better farmer's market when I move out of my parents' house (I just turned 17) though. I'm glad for this video being in existence for future reference when I go mostly raw, so thank you!
I've been to this farmers market - can't wait to go back this weekend!! 😍
You always put a smile on my face with your amazing videos! 😊 I'm vegetarian, can't say vegan right now even if I want to because I still learn so much new stuff about vegan food. Cowmilk is the hardest to know about when I go out with friends because I'm the only vego at 98% of the time or to the shop but I read at the backside on things that I'm unaware of) but I'm on my way so will be vegan pretty soon and your my motivation ❤️
I work at Sprouts doing produce... And we make compost now with all the spoiled stuff
it pays off to be pretty
Yes girl spread the word!!!
This was actually extremely helpful. Thank you Rawvana 🙏🏽
when some super markets say they throw it away what they really mean is they throw it in a compost bin (look like dumpsters with a lock on it) and then recycled.
Wow! I would love to see more of your guest! The gentleman who you interviewed. He is amazing!
I have recently been freeze drying fruit and would love to have this free fruit to freeze fry.
This is an incredible insight for produce. Thanks for filming!
@6:33 Re: the fruit in question that she featured in the video, what she said was that the person told her "USUALLY WE JUST DONATE IT" --- She did NOT say "charity" specifically. Also, it's never a good idea to ASSume what people have in their bank account. You don't know how well-off or not well-off Rawvana is.
awesome video very informative. I unfortunately live in NY and our farmers market is nothing like yours.
I wish we had a farmers market that big here. This makes me want to visit California.
Great video Rawvana! I still have not been to that farmers market. One tip about Sprouts Farmers Market, Trader Joes, and Whole Foods is you can ask in produce to buy a case of bananas. At trader joes it's about 100 bananas in a box and the box is usually 40LB. At Trader Joes it's always 19 dollars because they sell by the banana not the pound. At Sprouts and Whole Foods the price changes depending on the season. Sprouts will give you a 10% case discount. I never buy my case of bananas at Whole Foods because unfortunately they mark the price up just because they are Whole Foods. Cheers!
Freeze it before it spoils. Good advice! :)
I'm so happy that you made this video! I'm already a vegan but I'm going to be going raw for a few months just to take my health, mind, body and spirit to that next level. I love you and your videos and also you were/are a big inspiration for me becoming vegan in the first place. Your content makes me happy and smile quite a bit.
How to support your local farmers: Ask for free stuff... :/ But I mean, hey, good for you though, it's quite amazing how little you paid for SO much fruit. But you're not supporting the farmers that way.
true
This is sooo me. Going to the market Sunday 1 hour before it closes as it is closed on Mondays as well.. A lot of fruits for a cheaper price.
the other day I got an amazing deal for melons at the farmers market thanks to your advice! thanks!
Wow rawy you're so clever! Thanks so much for these good tips! You're so inspiring ❤️
Hey Rawvana...one of the best videos, IMO, I've seen from you in a long time! Thank you for sharing your fruit selection tips with us. I'll be in San Diego next month. Where is this particular Farmer's Market? Thank you!
Wow..I never thought of it before.
Thanks for the advice, I'm going to try it.
thanks for the tips. we only have farmers market in the summer where I live. looking forward to the smoothie challenge.
which farmers market is this ? I live in San diego and I can't decide which Framers market to go to.
And you know what, while I'm here, can I just say THANK YOU that someone actually did a for realsies how to shop fruit n veg cheap? I'm not raw and I'm not vegan but I do love lots of fruits n veg and it can get expensive. As soon as you said the part about going and hour before they close and the stuff about the bruised fruit I was like, cool, rawvana understands how to hussle! Free strawberries is good karma!!!
saddenned to see a wealthy youtuber trying to save money on fruits, all the while spending thousands on stella mccartney shoes. When you demonstrate so guiltlessly that you pay a fortune for unnecessary pieces of fashion (and actually advertising them), and then giving tips to pay less on such essential goods, goods on which local farmers economically depend on, i feel like you are sending a perverse message to prioritize the wrong things in life. (yes one is free to do what one wants with his money, but veganism as you so often praise is a lifestyle a mindset that (i believe) should encourage supporting local farmers, and actually paying them for growing the fruits, for the work they did. if you can afford so many travels, clothes, etc, i think you can afford a peach or two) (and yes by giving these tips you can maybe help pp go vegan by showing them being vegan is affordable but it is such a sly way to do it taking advantage of the farmers). I am especially disturbed by your lack of humanity, how it does not bother you for one second to take the food that was intended for charity; off you go smiling and laughing, proud of your "free food". Being all nice to the farmers, and then making a video telling pp how to not pay for the food they grew, shame on you.
it's her money she can use it for what she wants, and she is showing how people who struggle economically can be vegan/raw and still have a healthy lifestyle on a low budget, they were gonna give the overripe/bruised fruit away anyway or toss it, so they wouldn't be making money off it anyway. plus you obviously have never been to a farmers market if you think she was the one cheating them out of money, they slap a higher price on anything to say it's organic, they make plenty of money (not to mention they even grow their own food) and she's a lot more helpful than kristina who thinks $20-25 a day is affordable for broke people
I also do a farmers marked and I see a lot of people that try to do
this. They go really late and you know what?
We dont give any food to then. Its better to go to the family, neighbors
or animals.
This really disturbed me because farming is really a hard work, and a
big problem is that farmers dont convey that, they should not have given
the food away, it shoud have gone to the charity.
And also, many people dont understand the hours that we drive to be
there, selling the food. And then some rich brats want then for free.
-.-
Im also not a vegan but I eat just organic food, and you know what? You are right. In the winter I just buy a pair of shoes and a good coat. So that I can buy the best food possible.
+Cheshire Cat
Because the homeless it and vegetables for free more than she could... cause, of course, the homeless can afford fresh fruit and vegetables, right?
Nice video! I usually freeze my ripe fruit as well.
Going to start the smoothie challenge today. I usually have smoothies for breakfast, but I fell off the wagon lately and my health is taking a toll for it.
Miss the farmers markets in my home town Chicago .
thanks for the helpful tips! I'm totally going to try this tomorrow morning at the market!
l love Hillcrest Farmer's Market.
it is one of the things I miss most about San Diego.
i like the way you got the second fruits !
Loved this video very informative and enjoyable watching you interacting with the farmers
Wow. Love all the tips you gave. Amazing. I will try and will let you know. Thanks.
In New Zealand avocados right now range from $4.50-$9. I miss avos so much and wish I lived on California because all this fruit is so cheap and looks amazing
$5 for 15 avocados! Amazing! In Thailand you'll probably only get 2!! Hahaha :'(
And the avocado is very delicious😭
That's right
This is such a great way of saving money and still getting a great product 😊
I wish my farmer's market looked that good. You got lucky for sure.
Can I ask which market in San Diego are you at?
just because they are packing up, they don't give it for free to us here in Honduras, they might give you discounted price, but no free. You didn't really support the local farmer by getting it for free from these good hearted, hard working people.
I also do a farmers marked and I see a lot of people that try to do
this. They go really late and you know what?
We dont give any food to then. Its better to go to the family, neighbors
or animals.
This really disturbed me because farming is really a hard work, and a
big problem is that farmers dont convey that, they should not have given
the food away, it shoud have gone to the charity.
And also, many people dont understand the hours that we drive to be
there, selling the food. And then some rich brats want then for free.
-.-
farmers market + San Diego = almost perfection! Wish we had it that good in Maryland... not too shabby here, but you guys have the creme de la creme out there, luckies!
Was that leftover fruit for charity? 😔😔😔
Some of it, yeah.
+ChaoticButterfly omg that's awful
why is it awful? xd
satori 悟り they probably said it's awful because the fruit she ate was supposed to go to someone poor
it's not cheap food when its for charity its robbery.
Thank you, great video and I'll have to start with the farmers market. We have a family of 6 and I spend 80.00 a week on fruit and vegetables.
That never happens at my farmer''s market lol
Because farmers also have to pay bills and the gas.
My local shoprite sells over ripe fruits and vegtables that I usually buy
Here in Austria some friends and I go and search in the bio trash of supermarkets.
They trow out kilos of fresh ripe fruit and vegetables! Some of them even put them so students can pick them up, because they're actually supposed to throw it away. It's quite common among university students, would be such a waste of food!
So much hate in all these comments.. chill out people, she just wants help us.
i never haggle and def never ask for free things at farmers mkt. im just glad to support local and get somethg special and not full of chemicals in return.
Than move on to a next video - this one is not for you. The video is for people who struggle with buying fruit. Fucking dummies
In morocco its wayyy cheaper.
So happy I decided to go back to my country for college !
To have an idea 3kg of bananas are worth 2.46$
But your farmer's market is bomb and it's so cool that when they don't want some of the fruits they either donate it or give it for free.
Thank you for this video !
You're soo cool! I love your personality that is soo "up" and filled with exuberance! !! Thank you for your vlogs! xo
This is literally unreal. Can't wait until I move to the west coast where there will actually be fruit at farmers markets 😭
Looking forward to the 'Smoothie Challenge'! Great video. I want to move to San Diego! Your Farmers' Markets sure are bigger and better than here in northern Vermont!
Yum all the fruits look really good.
I loved it! All Star video Rawvana. I feel inspired to make the effort to search out a local farmers market!
👏👏 Thanks. God bless!!!
my problem is i dont have farmers markets where i live. i cant travel either for it. it just sucks cos ive priced tons of shops. so i know most of the good deals. the supermarket thing tho i didnt know about. im definitely gna try and see if i know anyone thatll let me rummage thru the bruised and over ripe fruit. thanks for the tips!
Thank you!!! I will go to the market next week!
Awesome tips!! I loved this!! ☺️
Love you and love your video. Unfortunately, it's still much more expensive than that for me to buy fruit where I'm from, especially throughout the winter. (and our farmers markets are easily twice the cost of the grocery stores). I will try your tip about going around closing time though, thanks :)
Awesome thanks. lots of great tips.
I love free homegrown fruit
wow I really loved this video a lot! I have never been to a farmers market!