[Magdalen] a question you should never ask at Walmart

[Jay Weigel]

I've learned to patronize the local Hispanic grocers because the produce is
cheaper. Especially citrus! Also a couple of them buy their eggs from local
farmers, so when the Mennonite kid up the road says his hens aren't laying,
I can go there. (I'd rather buy from David because I know how he treats his
hens, but you do what you can!)

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Lesley de Voil <lesleymdv at gmail.com> wrote:

> On 2/5/15, Marion Thompson <marionwhitevale at gmail.com> wrote:
> > Up here, the real money is made in the bakery and ready-to-eat foods
> > sections of the supermarkets.
> >
> Over here in OZ, the two larger  food chains have been caught
> labelling bakery goods "fresh" and "local" when they were half-baked
> and frozen before being exported from Africa to us. Just think what
> their true costs must be!
> The "independent" grocers where I normally shop is actually part of a
> largeish chain. They recently finished an extensive upgrade to their
> surroundings and since then prices have gone up by about 5-10%. <sigh>
> I really preferred the smaller, pokier shop because the turnover was
> faster (and you were more likely to get fresher food.)
> Regards
> Lesley de Voil
>