We chatted with Jimmy and Logan while we bought some eggplant plants for our vegetable garden. (I did not have good germination with my seeds this year, but fortunately Logan did.)
And Larry talked to a fruit-grower about how the crackdown on illegal immigrants has affected his orchards. He currently doesn't have enough labor to pick all his trees.
It always goes back to money, doesn't it? Fair wages for backbreaking seasonal work means the price of food rises, yet in this country we expect food to be inexpensive — or at least a minimal part of the weekly budget. It's a knotty problem. In the meantime, I gratefully put cash in the hands of small organic farmers.
Here's a list of the organic produce we brought home with us:
oranges, strawberries, beets, onions, carrots, sweet potatoes, shallots, broccoli, red butter lettuce, eggs, pink lady apples, avocados, nectarines, peaches, mushrooms
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