Anne Rosswarne is on a mission at the market, the farmers market that is.

"They have fresh greens that you really can't get in a grocery store, not like they are here," Rosswarne said.

Grabbing some broccoli and beets, it's a trip she says she's making more and more often, to find the freshest produce at the right price.

"They're fresher and they're right out of the farmer's garden and so, I think you're getting a much better bargain for your money then going to the grocery store," Rosswarne said.

To compare the prices at the Farmers Market to the Supermarket we bought all of the same items that Anne bought at a local grocery store, broccoli, zucchini and 10 baby potatoes, now while we may have spent the same amount of money at Anne this difference is her produce will likely last longer; us on the other hand, we'll probably have to make another trip back to the grocery store pretty soon.

"Really we're getting produce here usually just a day after it's been harvested, as a oppose to supermarket it could be a couple days or a couple weeks," said Earl Threadgould, a Farmers Market vendor.

The local grocery stores we contacted said they get trucks of produce 5 days a week but they couldn't tell us when they'd been picked and said most don't even come with the a packing date.

"The customer buying produce here will have a longer shelf life of most of the post of the produce then what you would get in the supermarket," Threadgould said.

While Saturday is their busiest day, the Meridian Township Farmers Market says they're even seeing more people during the week, hungry for a deliciously good deal.

"We're still getting people showing up in between, right before going to work or coming at their lunch time to pick up some fresh stuff for lunch," said Christine Miller, manager of the Meridian Township Farmers Market.

But customers like Anne say it's not just the fresh produce; the potential of helping local farmers is priceless.

"They're grown right here within a few miles of Meridian township," Rosswarne said.

Pumping up the local economy, while stretching out your savings before it spoils.