OK, avi was right AGAIN

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heirloom tomatoes are dece.

i went to whole foods and picked out the ugliest, most discoloured heriloom tomato they had. i made a salad out of it, a cucumber, some fresh dill, and some red wine vinegar and olive oil. yum.

however: i can't imagine how much money you'd have to be making for their price ($2.98/pound) to be worth the corresponding (small) taste difference (hardly even an improvement...just a difference).

nevertheless, yum!

 

[avi]

that's why I said to buy em at a farmer's market where it's MUCH cheaper. I was getting em for $1.50 a pound at the height of the season. whole foods has dece produce, but they rip you off.

 

[xfer]

look, just shut up, okay?

gloater.

 

[avi]

hahah well that's what I get for working in a "gourmet" food store for over a year, alright?

 

[xfer]

so paying $2/endive is a ripoff, too, eh?

 

[avi]

whole foods just generally sucks for produce, period. I'm telling ya - farmers markets are where it's at. I also belong to a CSA group so I get a box of organics straight from the farm every week.

 

[xfer]

you mean moneywise, right? cause their produce tastes great. i just don't know any farmer's markets.

what's a CSA group?

 

[avi]

CSA = community supported agriculture

basically a farm coop - you pay your dues and get a box delivered to a drop location in your neighborhood. at least that's how the one I belong to works. Mine: www.fullbellyfarm.com

maybe this is close enough to you? http://www.thefoodproject.org/

 

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i need a car.