In article >,
"JoeSpareBedroom" > wrote:

> And, no matter what the wholesalers say, it's not related in
> any way to what Emma said, which was that if the produce is locally grown,
> it's less likely to be hosed with nasty chemicals.

Hold on there, Bedroom. Those were neither my words nor context. What
I said was:

"The more local a food is, the more likely it is to be fresher and the
less likely it's been over-handled, bruised, repeatedly sprayed, etc."

Note that the key word there is "repeatedly". And, while I was thinking
mainly of substances used during shipping to retard ripening and the
like, I would also posit that the consumer will have a far easier time
finding out how locally grown foods are raised.

Emma