Many grocery stores in your local neighborhood will state whether produce is local.
Other places for fresh crops could be:
Farmers Market - It is usually an open market where fresh food of good quality is sold by the personal farmer or a valuable representative. Another nice perk is you typically can try many of the produce before buying.
Farms - as a consumer, there are many farms open to the public where one can shop for fresh food and learn about the harvesting of the crops.
Co-ops - groceries sold at highest quality to the consumer at best value, usually done in buying clubs. These can be from local farms or may just be a buying club. I recently bought a couple of shipments from
Bountiful Baskets.
My basket was very reasonable and I got a TON of fruits and vegetables. It is a gamble of what you will get, but you do know that you got 50% fruit and 50% vegetables. I was pleased that in my first basket I received 2 heads romaine lettuce, broccoli, 2 large cucumbers, 8 apples, 3 large pears, asparagus bunch, batch cherry tomatoes, bulk sweet peppers, bananas, acorn squash and oranges, all for $18.50.
If you want to know more about my experience, feel free to give me a call. I loved it!
