Gnocchi Di Patate wrote:

> the quality of the food found in supermarkets outside of California could
> stand a great deal of improvement, especially the freshness of the
> produce.
>
> The way of the European local markets would be best, but the USA isn't
> about to go that route. We want big refridgerators and highly processed
> foods.

Well... I don't want to get on a soapbox about this, but do a Google search
on "Community Supported Agriculture."

If you go to www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/csa/ and look under the "Eating
Seasonally and Regionally" heading, you might find that there *are* good
choices available.

(Then again, I live in California, in an area with EXTREMELY good local
produce. So maybe I'm just one of the "haves" trying to tell the "have-nots"
how to play the cards they're dealt.)

Bob