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Default selecting peaches that are not dry

On Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:08:03 GMT, brooklyn1 wrote:

> "Christine Dabney" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:02:03 GMT, "brooklyn1"
>> > wrote:
>>
>>
>>>During the same time period the peaches at farm stands in the area will be
>>>exactly the same as those at the stupidmarkets in the same area... they
>>>will
>>>both have fruit from the same orchard or both shipped from halfway around
>>>the world, peach season is short. The only way you are going to get tree
>>>ripened peaches is to grow your own, or find a peach orchard that harvests
>>>their tree ripened peaches and sells to the public, very few do except for
>>>their own use, because they will suffer way too much loss.

>>
>> 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.
>>
>>

> You just don't get it... farmer's markets actually get second choice/left
> overs behind the large stupidmarket chains


'second choice/left overs' that are 'exactly the same.'

do you even read what you write?

blake