[Niuhuru]

It's about time we started recognizing and respecting the people who make sure we stay healthy and fed.

[tiki]

I'm a farmer and I don't believe it is for real. When Sam Walton was alive there was no better place to do business with but that has all changed.

I have always wondered about the sanity of growing produce in NM and shipping it to NY and then going to the grocery store and buying the same thing from Texas or Oregon or California.

[ErnBatavia]

There's a southern California chain of supermarkets - Stater Brothers - that tends to have produce from the very immediate area.

The desert stores (that's where we live) may feature products from our Coachella Valley, and the more coastal units may feature stuff from the San Joaquin Valley. It's really kind of refreshing to see.