I cannot for the life of my understand why this market, in the middle of (and close driving distance from) farmland, is priced on average higher than my local Beverly Hills, CA farmer's market. Why would I pay more for local crops in Champaign than irrigated stuff driven more than an hour in to LA?
Blah.
Aside from that, this is actually a pretty great farmers market. Big (bigger than most where I live, though we have multiple throughout the city every day of the week, so I suppose that's why) and with a great selection. We bought two dozen tuberose that made the house smell like Hawaii for days, fantastic sweet potatoes and the obligatory crate of sweet corn. The ice cream truck sold us a pint of lemon that was, dare I say, BETTER THAN CUSTARD CUP.
It's always a must whenever I visit Champaign-Urbana, and rarely disappoints.