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locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock

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Dave from MN

08-03-2007 06:34:28




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Called a local "high end" grocery store to see if they are intersted in some of this awsome fresh corn. The produce manager guys say "Wehave planty". I asked where they get it from, he says" From our ware house", we get a semi load at a time and store it there. OK this is a "high end" store, not a high volume store. So I asked the guy how the heck can you pull that off when you advertise it as picked fresh locally grown sweetcorn. Picked fresh means picked this morning, yesterday at the earliest. I try to pick what I need to deliver for the day as soon as the sun comes up, I soak it down with cold well water and keep it in a cool room 60 deg, till I can deliver it THAT day. Anything that is over 24 hours picked I tell them and sell it for less. Funny , I had so much to get rid of that was maturing, getting worried, now I am getting more and more calls just from word of mouth that I should be able to get rid of it all. I hope the farmers markets continue to grow in popularity, cause people are really missing out on the quality of fresh produce at some of these fancy grocery stores. Fibbers , I tell ya!

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Dave Sherburne NY

08-04-2007 14:23:42




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
My wife brought home some broccoli that said farm fresh on the outside wrapper the rubberband on the broccoli said PRODUCT OF PERU how farm fresh can that be from a farm 5000 miles away
wonder what kind of pesticides they use??



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doug in illinois

08-03-2007 16:13:27




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
I agree with all the posts. I love tomatoes, but only time I eat them unless they are on a fast food hamburger is when I grow them myself or have them given to me from someone whose garden is a little ahead of mine. I grew up in Nebraska, there used to be a farmer about 5 miles east of Hebron who raised watermelon, muskmelon, cantalope, and it was SO good. He had no signs or advertising as everyone from miles around knew it was good. Somewhat locally, a lot of melons are raised in the Havana and Beardstown IL area, and our local grocery store serving Colchester and La Harpe goes down and buys out of the field to put in his stores. Know this for a fact as my stepson has went with him a couple times to get product. Truly hand selected out of the field is hard work. We also have some Amish in the area, and you can count on it being good if they have any excess they didn't can.

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Davis In SC

08-03-2007 15:09:34




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
Even in the peak of summer season, most of the tomatoes at our supermarket are greenhouse grown. The supermarkets claim that shoppers want a product that is consistant, year-round...

Most consumers do not even know what good produce should taste like.



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Dave from MN

08-03-2007 16:14:06




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Davis In SC, 08-03-2007 15:09:34  
Happiness is when an annonimous person gives your phone # to picky sweetcorn buyers standing frustrated at th grocery store corn table. Sold everything I had picked the last 2 days on orders alone as of tonight, no sign needed at the drive this weekend. I am gonna call a few asian americans that used to work for me a few years back at the plant, they now own asian eat in shops. Totally forgot about them, they like the smaller cobs that the picky people think are too small. We'll see.

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jimont

08-03-2007 13:34:10




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
One of my sons is in the retail/wholesale meat business here in Ontario. They have worked up quite a substantial business based on being supplied strictly by local producers of beef,chicken,lamb and pork. They are also sourcing local soy cooking oil made from cold pressed soys grown by the producing family. The Province of Ontario is really promoting Ontario grown food quite successfully.



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Gary from Muleshoe

08-03-2007 12:35:18




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
Reading the definitions of Hand Picked and Picked Fresh has convinced me that my 1940 JD B is a very special tractor because it is a Hand Start. LOL



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john *.?-!.* cub owner

08-03-2007 10:30:07




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to sheeptick, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
I recently stopped at a produce stand that advertised among other things "Home Grown Tomatoes" I noticed the brand name on the crates was "Home Grown"



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Spook

08-03-2007 10:04:18




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
Some store chains don't let their store managers buy anything. And some have contracts with produce brokers to provide all the produce. The brokers supply stuff 365, not just when it's in season. In return, they get all the business.



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Walt Davies

08-03-2007 09:11:11




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
When I lived in California there was local grocery chain that contracted with the local farmers to supply their veggies. We started buying all our stuff from them even though they were just a bit higher because of the great veggies.
It wasn't long before the big chains got the idea that they were loosing a lot of customers and they also went to buying local.
My daughter was out from Nebraska and she went crazy in the produce section of our local big chain market . she said: "you don't get fresh veggies like this in Chadron, NE"

Walt

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sammy the RED

08-03-2007 09:10:46




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to mark, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  

RustyFarmall said: (quoted from post at 21:15:57 08/03/07) ..... ..... .. I have NEVER had a tomato from a grocery store or restaurant that even tasted like a tomato.


Ai'nt that the truth !



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Kajun

08-03-2007 08:29:25




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
Reminds me of a story a friend of mine told me a few weeks back. Here in Louisiana Washington Parish(county) is known for its wonderful watermelons. Friend said his mother was at store and heard another woman ask "are those Washinton Parish melons?" Owner replied "yes they certainly are!" Lady selected melon and walked off and owner turns to friend's mom and says "ma'am , where would you like your melon to be from?"

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Coloken

08-03-2007 08:16:53




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
The local farmers market here...a lot of the stuff comes from the Denver ware house same as the stores--at a larger price. Road side stands all so have things like peaches and oranges that came from out of state.



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RustyFarmall

08-03-2007 08:15:57




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
"Locally grown and picked fresh" I laugh everytime I see those words in Grocery store ads.

Those of us who do grow our own do know the difference, and for what it is worth, I have NEVER had a tomato from a grocery store or restaurant that even tasted like a tomato.



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Joe in CA

08-03-2007 12:34:59




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to RustyFarmall, 08-03-2007 08:15:57  
Rusty is sure right about the tomatoes. I look forward to a visit to the Midwest each summer to get garden fresh tomatoes. Those hardballs they grow and ship here in CA are only good for bottled ketchup.

Same with the strawberries. They are big and red alright, here in CA but the flavor doesn't compare to the Robinsons and Pocahontas berries we used to pick in southern Indiana.

Joe



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georgeky

08-03-2007 08:36:59




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to RustyFarmall, 08-03-2007 08:15:57  
Rusty, you are right about those tomato's. They are picked green and then turned red(orange really) with chemicals. They have to stay on the vine and soak up the sun to have any flavor to them. I suppose lots of folks have never had a good tomato. I have canned 46 quarts of them so far and eating them daily. Finally been getting cucumbers the last 3 or 4 days. Fresh is definetly much better.



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Mathias NY

08-03-2007 07:41:46




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
"Picked Fresh" implies that it was picked recently. However all it really means is that it was fresh when it was picked. Similarly "Hand Selected" really only indicates that hands were used, not that there was any discrimination on quality. These are just games people use to fool people who haven't really thought about it.



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Louis Kocon Jr

08-03-2007 06:50:50




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 Re: locally grown fresh picked ads, a crock in reply to Dave from MN, 08-03-2007 06:34:28  
The fellow who runs cattle on our place started a local fresh produce stand. He had to charge a little more than the local Wally-World and the first year didn't do too well. I guess the word spread about the quality of his FRESH, LOCAL produce because this year, he can't keep the bins and shelves full. You get what you pay for!



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