On Tue, 07 Aug 2007 18:42:40 -0400, Frank
frankdotlogullo@comcastperiodnet wrote:

George.com wrote:


as well as eating locally, eating seasonally makes a contribution. In autumn
I can get local apples & pears from an orchard I drive by for work. I winter
I can get mandarins from the store at the end of the road on my way home
from work. Mandarins are in season whereas apples & pears have finished.

rob


We used to stop at a local produce stand on the way back from the beach.
One day we bought a bag of garlic, got home and looked at it - you
guessed it - "Product of China".

yeah, when i first saw chinese garlic in supermarket, i was
incredulous - is it really cheaper to ship it all that way rather than
grow locally!!!!

now, with the bad rap things chinese. esp edibles, are getting, will
buy my garlic at farmer's market.

[excuse l/c - one arm in sling...]

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