James wrote:
> Produce is high these days. Cheapest for me for 5 daily store bought
> fruit & vege servings a banana, cabbage, dry beans, carrot, squash.
>
> Home grown is even more expensive because animals and birds eat my
> fruits before they ripe. I do however get a few odd veges and a good
> crop of tomatoes and garlic each year.

Dried beans aren't a fruit or veg. They're a legume/pulse.

I was HORRIFIED to find that artichokes cost $4.98 each at my market
over the weekend! I know the weather in cali has been bad but I didn't
expect them to triple in price....

Still cheap here are the stuff from Chile/Latin America like mangoes,
papaya, grapes.Everything else seems to be through the roof - even
what's not native to Cali!!