I get organic strawberries in my weekly CSA produce box from Be Wise Ranch, another local farm that supplies seasonal produce to San Diego county.
BWR organic strawberries, tomatoes, and veggies are also available in season at Jimbo's and Whole Foods, though not always every day (but it's easy to call ahead to find out if it's a BWR delivery day - and then mark the delivery days on the calendar before scheduling future shopping trips). The prices on BWR organic strawberries are usually the lowest in the middle of the season when the supply peaks.
BWR also is a Trader Joe's private label organic strawberry supplier during the local strawberry season, but unfortunately the source isn't indicated on the label (various organic tomato varieties, too) so there is no way to confirm the current supplier without calling BWR to ask what what they are currently supplying to the local TJ stores.
HEY WC!!! WTF?? Can't you support the local farmer market in Leucadia?? Of course you can, so do it!! Great fruit and veggies and many other things. It's good for the farmers, the school and L101.
And to all the posters that shop elsewhere....stop!!!!!
I'm mystified as to why a supposed grassroots "underground" blog would support a corporate entity like Whole Foods when we have locally grown food that can be found at our farmers markets and fruit stands. Or why not Jimbo's like the other poster above suggested? They're locally owned, too.
It's like Patch.com the other day ... one of their editors cheered the opening of a Chick-Fill-A as "BIG news" for Encinitas.
If you're gonna claim to be grassroots and local, then BE local. Don't push the Big Boxes.
I love the Leucadia farmers market and Jimbo's (and Sprouts/Henry's/Boney's).
But Whole Foods does a pretty good job at getting tons of local stuff in their stores too. Maybe it's that I went to the grand opening and got brainwashed on their tour, but Whole Foods is a pretty good local corporate citizen as far as I can tell.
Aviara Farms, also known as Carlsbad U Pick is full of pesticides and spays fungicides especially after rain, toxic food for your kids. Whole Foods is a pit of conventional food, 365 brand such as non organic almomds and their fresh salsa... all full of pesticides, herbicides, hormone disruptors...
My backyard strawberry patch is kicking ass, and I have never used a pesticide. Just pluck those slugs off the plants and feed them to the chickens. YEEOOWW!
Instead buy food grown under a toxic cloud plume.
ReplyDeleteI get organic strawberries in my weekly CSA produce box from Be Wise Ranch, another local farm that supplies seasonal produce to San Diego county.
ReplyDeleteBWR organic strawberries, tomatoes, and veggies are also available in season at Jimbo's and Whole Foods, though not always every day (but it's easy to call ahead to find out if it's a BWR delivery day - and then mark the delivery days on the calendar before scheduling future shopping trips). The prices on BWR organic strawberries are usually the lowest in the middle of the season when the supply peaks.
BWR also is a Trader Joe's private label organic strawberry supplier during the local strawberry season, but unfortunately the source isn't indicated on the label (various organic tomato varieties, too) so there is no way to confirm the current supplier without calling BWR to ask what what they are currently supplying to the local TJ stores.
I don't believe they are organic. Strawberries r one of the worst fruits to buy non organic but this is typical of whole foods. Shop at jimbos!
ReplyDeleteHEY WC!!! WTF?? Can't you support the local farmer market in Leucadia?? Of course you can, so do it!! Great fruit and veggies and many other things. It's good for the farmers, the school and L101.
ReplyDeleteAnd to all the posters that shop elsewhere....stop!!!!!
I'm mystified as to why a supposed grassroots "underground" blog would support a corporate entity like Whole Foods when we have locally grown food that can be found at our farmers markets and fruit stands. Or why not Jimbo's like the other poster above suggested? They're locally owned, too.
ReplyDeleteIt's like Patch.com the other day ... one of their editors cheered the opening of a Chick-Fill-A as "BIG news" for Encinitas.
If you're gonna claim to be grassroots and local, then BE local. Don't push the Big Boxes.
I love the Leucadia farmers market and Jimbo's (and Sprouts/Henry's/Boney's).
ReplyDeleteBut Whole Foods does a pretty good job at getting tons of local stuff in their stores too. Maybe it's that I went to the grand opening and got brainwashed on their tour, but Whole Foods is a pretty good local corporate citizen as far as I can tell.
Stocks shops at Whole Foods, 'nough said.....
DeleteFair enough. I will say they're not the worst of the corporate offenders, in my opinion. I think you've taken enough comments backlash now. :-)
DeleteStocks shops at the Leucadia farmers market too, by the way.
DeleteThe farmer's market SUCKS. It's always packed with idiots & all the food is covered in dog slobber.
ReplyDeleteAviara Farms, also known as Carlsbad U Pick is full of pesticides and spays fungicides especially after rain, toxic food for your kids. Whole Foods is a pit of conventional food, 365 brand such as non organic almomds and their fresh salsa... all full of pesticides, herbicides, hormone disruptors...
ReplyDeleteSay no to their model of corporate greed...
I surrender. I'll stick to less controversial issues like City Hall.
ReplyDeleteMy backyard strawberry patch is kicking ass, and I have never used a pesticide. Just pluck those slugs off the plants and feed them to the chickens. YEEOOWW!
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