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> In article >,
> "JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:
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>> Here's an insane idea: Buy UNbagged fresh spinach. And, make it a
>> requirement that farms use only thoroughly composted manure.
>
> I haven't seen any fresh spinach in this area (Wisconsin) in *any* store
> for months. Since June, I think. And I have been looking; we love the
> buttery taste of fresh spinach.
>
> Has there been some kind of problem with the spinach crop this year?

Stores have to work harder to keep fresh spinach looking good, even just for
a day or three. And, customers resist buying it because they think they'll
drop dead if they have to spend an extra 4 minutes washing the inevitable
soil of the the curly leaves. So, some stores just don't bother stocking it.