Summer Produce

[Guy Berger]

I figured one of the perks of moving south would be the year round availability of summer produce -- peaches, plums, nectarines. Unfortunately I was surprised to go to my local supermarket and find that they were gone, replaced by the usual winter fare of apples, pears, and citrus. All I could find were some pathetic-looking organic nectarines.

Is this also true where you live? Where does one go to buy some imported southern-hemisphere produce?

Guy

[Chuck Nessa]

Decent stuff available further north.

[Dave Garrett]

We live five minutes away from a large farmers' market in Houston, and when they're in season you can find huge strawberries there for cheap. They haven't had any for about a month now, and although I can still find some in the grocery stores, they're getting scarcer and they're not nearly as nice as the ones at the farmers' market. I eat a fair amount of raspberries and blackberries as well, and the supply of those is also starting to dry up. Unfortunately, I'm not too fond of apples or pears.

[jlhoots]

I second visiting your local farmers' market.

[Jazzmoose]

We're still okay here for summer produce, but it isn't year round like it was in California.

[paul secor]

Summer produce still hanging in at local farmers' markets. It's been a warm early fall.

[MoGrubb]

I figured one of the perks of moving south would be the year round availability of summer produce -- peaches, plums, nectarines. Unfortunately I was surprised to go to my local supermarket and find that they were gone, replaced by the usual winter fare of apples, pears, and citrus. All I could find were some pathetic-looking organic nectarines.

Is this also true where you live? Where does one go to buy some imported southern-hemisphere produce?

Guy

I almost asked, "You ain't from around here, are you, son?"

[Tim McG]

Once the Summer fruit season dies down around these parts, we usually start getting fruit from South America.