On Thu, 29 May 2003 13:54:07 -0700  writes:
> >On Wed, 28 May 2003 16:03:06 -0700  
> writes:
> >
> >> >palest imitation of strawberry flesh... pinkish-white 
> abomination. 
> >> :/
> >> >(though I keep on buying them in hope...)
> >> >
> >> >>Ahhh yes ... the fat ripe strawberrie of my Aunt Hazel's 
> garden.  
> >> The berries
> >> in the stre are truly an abomination -- and I won't *even* 
> mention 
> >> the peaches
> >> ... Farmers of N. America, you are letting me down. Lezlie
> >
> >Not really -- they're sacrificing taste for a product that packs 
> with
> >minimal bruising, and doesn't mold the minute you turn your back. 
> >What did I just read? The average produce travels 2,000 miles.
> The local farmer's market -- indeed. Maybe I should have said 
> "agri-business" rather than "farmers".  Lezlie

I'm with you, there....
Sorry, being a child of agriculture (and, even, a Cal Aggie) I think with
a thinner sieve in that regard....

picky picky picky tygress

PS> Lezlie, I know it's non-trivial for you to get to San Rafael, but
their farmer's market is Outstanding.
My in-laws go on Sundays, but I know there's a weekday offering, too.
And by the time my in-laws arrive, it's LATE morning, so you don't have
to be a first-lighter to get good produce.

I suspect Berkeley and other hill folk on your side of the bay have an
answer to the Marin County market.... unfortunately for us, it was one of
the first we attended, so the best of the best set the standard by which
most others stumble far short. [The Round Rock market has, oh, 6 tables
worth -- though I'm told there's a big one about 40 minutes south of us
we should check out.]
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