I am having trouble finding good, fresh produce for a good price. The celery
seems to be good now but very expensive. That's being blamed for the very
reason I want it. To juice it. Juicing has become so trendy that stores are
sometimes selling out and having trouble keeping up with demand.

Winco told me they are having difficulty getting strawberries. They didn't
tell me why. They've been out the last few times I was in there. Their large
lemons were actually mushy and visibly rotting. The small ones and the limes
were fine. I have passed up buying summer squash, cucumbers and peppers
there because they were mushy. But this problem is not limited to Winco.
I've seen the same with all of these items at several other stores.

I gave up on going to the produce markets because there is so little local
stuff available. I blame our weather for that. We had a few hot days early
on then weather so chilly that I renamed this month Junuary. We've been
wearing winter clothes and coats. Today is supposed to reach 80 or so. Will
believe it when I see it. We've also had very little rain but a little ways
South of here, there was so much rain two days ago that there was flooding.
So far I only got one edible strawberry and it was tiny. I bought a mature
tomato plant with tomatoes on it but I doubt they will ripen. If they do, it
might not be until Sept.

Sometimes I do find good looking stuff but it's tiny and expensive. There's
a new bell pepper that is yellow and red but they are no bigger than a
baseball if that and $2.99 each. Winco has good prices on cilantro, parsley
and green onions but sometimes the cilantro isn't very fresh.

I feel like I'm starved for fresh produce. I did get some really good, tiny,
blue potatoes at Sprouts. The carrots have been good most everywhere. The
broccoli seems fine but we don't eat a lot of that. Apples? No problem. I am
Jonesing for more variety!

Are things this bad in your area? Or is it just here? I've been resorting to
buying frozen stuff, especially for stir fries.