Start by driving out of town. Find a PYO farm. Follow the rules, pick what you want. Weigh your harvest. Pay some fraction of the price that it would normally cost you to acquire that amount of vegetable matter.
12 lbs of cucumbers. 6 dollars.
5 1-quart jars of dill pickles.
6 pints of pickled beans.
All fresh produce, hand picked, locally.