How can you do this?

Much of it is from the fruit vendors.

The cheapest are the ones:

• Outside 14th Street Trader Joe’s
• Outside 22nd Street Trader Joe’s
• At 1st Ave and 23rd Street

Between them they have $1 mangos, $1 carton of mushrooms, and 5 for $1 bananas

Cheap apples can be found at Union Square Greenmarket on Saturdays.

North and West sides of Union Square Park  [map]
This location open Mondays, Wednesdays, Fridays & Saturdays year-round
Market Hours: 8:00 a.m – 6:00 p.m.

Ramps were foraged by a client of my husband’s. I’m unsure of where he located these, but they were delicious and added so much flavor to a rooftop picnic held on Andy’s roof.