Snobthrift Debacle: Finding Fresh Produce on the Cheap

Snobthrift Catalyst: A Transcript of a Convo Between Me and Worksnob

Snobthrift: "Ugh, I am on such a tight budget now I actually had to buy Safeway Select products at the store last night."

Worksnob: "You dork, Safeway Select products are good."

Snobthrift: "You don't understand. Organic produce is my birthright."

Worksnob: "Go back to your commune, hippie. Or at least back to Evergreen College!'

Stung but undeterred by this spirited repartee, the Eugene-born SnobThrift resolved to find an alternative to the iceberg lettuce and soul-sucking flourescent lights of Safeway. But where? Naturally the California Ave Farmer's Market came to mind, but Snobthrift shudders at the thought of crowds. I knew I could always water-taxi it to Pike Place, but every Seattlite knows that place is more conducive to pick-pocketing than penny-pinching. What's a SnobThrift to do?

Answer: The High Point Pea Patch, A Farmer's Market for Two!

Why is this woman so happy? She just saved a bundle by shopping at the High Point Pea Patch.

A little patch of yuppie paradise, the High Point Pea Patch is a hidden hotspot for buying local produce like carrots, beets, and yes, lettuce-or simply letting your hair down to frolic in manner of Beatrix Potter book.

Arugula anyone?

Five dollars for a huge bunch of flowers, three heads of lettuce, carrots and arugula? Yes please!