[lyrl]

A thread I was reading made some comment about people going to war over not having strawberries in December. I was just curious about how many people would be susceptable to that kind of tempation - how many buy strawberries in December now?

I know I'm fairly sensitive to the price of fresh vegetables, and won't buy things that cost more than $2-3 per pound - which excludes out-of-season perishable fruits like strawberries. And to some extent, availability is driven by the seasons now - fresh corn is only available in the summer in my grocery store, and ditto for fresh raspberries.

Even the cheaper things like lettuce I don't often eat out of season - who wants a cold salad when it's 20 degrees outside? Brr.

What do you guys think?

[katkinkate]

I try to keep an eye on where the things I buy come from. Unfortunately not all the fresh produce have any indication of where they originated in the supermarkets here in Australia. Where there is an indication I don't buy if they come from further than 2-400 km from Brisbane. Packaged goods, I try to buy Australian only. But sometimes I do buy 'exotic' goods for a treat or if there isn't local/Australian product. That means I don't eat strawberries (except jam) outside of August to October.

[frankthetank]

I agree. I'm the type who eats fresh stuff thats in season/or i'll eat frozen when its not (strawberries/veggies) and then for fruit, i usually eat apples/pears/ or cannned fruit (apples last a long time).

Strawberries are currently VERY expensive...from producenews.com
$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'W')ESTERN STRAWBERRIES
Cold temperatures in northern Mexico have greatly reduced the quantity of "Driscoll" berries crossing into Yuma. Overall tonnage from Oxnard will remain very light into mid- or late January. Current prices are terribly expensive, and the quality is average at best.

[CarlinsDarlin]

We eat in season - or what we have preserved ourselves. I cannot remember the last fresh produce I bought at the store. If we don't grow it, we usually don't eat it fresh.

I did walk into my mom's kitchen today when I went for a visit, though, and found a fresh pineapple complete with the "product of Guatemala" tag on it. Geez.
K

[eastbay]

We almost always buy locally grown fruit and vegetables and during the summer our own trees offer a nice crop. But you have no idea how difficult it is to find fresh locally grown durian in San Francisco in the winter so we do make a few exceptions.

[katkinkate]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('eastbay', 'W')e almost always buy locally grown fruit and vegetables and during the summer our own trees offer a nice crop. But you have no idea how difficult it is to find fresh locally grown durian in San Francisco in the winter so we do make a few exceptions.

[SinisterBlueCat]

we also grow a lot of our own...but I cannot(!) grow celery, so we get it at the local farmers market. Nearby where I live there is a large organic farmers co-op, so we have a very nice local market.

We can and freeze, so we have fruits and veggie for the winter. But, I cannot resist a pineapple that is on sale at the grocery store, and I love bananas.