Christine Dabney wrote:

> This is definitely not true in California, which has a wealth of great
> farmers markets. Those farmers markets are overflowing with all sorts
> of varieties of peaches in season..and they are ripe, and are usually
> locally grown.

Even the supermarkets here like touting their seasonal produce as
locally grown, and go as far as to advertising the area their from or a
farm distributor. Both Raleys and Safeway in my town have excellent
organic selections, too. Pricing is not out of line (and sometimes
cheaper) than the farmers markets. But I still prefer supporting the
little guy.

My Safeway has some very nice, locally grown peaches on sale for
..69¢/lb. this week. I give $1.75/lb. to my favorite orchard at the
farmers market. (I wonder if individual stores have the authorization to
buy from local producers instead of strictly from the warehouse?)

California produce rocks.

Hey Christine ... you have your travel plans in order yet???

--Lin (amazing, fresh, sweet white corn, 6/$1.00 this week)