Christine Dabney wrote:
>
> Here in Bakersfield, the farmers markets are disappointing. I think
> they are taking advantage of a lot of people not knowing what ripe
> fruit looks and smells like.. Not only fruit too.. They are selling
> grossly underripened fruit...and I keep on telling them that if they
> want me to buy it, they will have to have it a bit riper.

A friend of mine told me a lot of roadside
produce stands are actually fakers. They
sell the same fruit and vegetable from
Mexico you can get at a supermarket, but
people who drive out to an agricultural
area think they're getting local stuff.