On Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at 6:27:55 PM UTC-4, wrote:
> On 3/23/2021 3:17 PM, Sheldon Martin wrote:
> > On 23 Mar 2021 15:02:52 GMT, notbob > wrote:
> >>
> >>> When I went to the produce department at WalMart the last time it was
> >>> nice. They had some really nice fresh artichokes.
> >> nb
> >
> There's some poor trimming of the post since I'm the one who actually
> wrote about finding nice artichokes at Walmart, not nb. Yes, the
> WalMart near me happened to have some nice produce and yes, artichokes.
> It's all trucked in.
>
> > Most produce is seasonal
>
> Of course it is.
> > and some also very localized, especially
> > artichokes. Artichokes are a thistle and in the US are grown
> > primarily in coastal California... not a crop for the home gardener or
> > grown in a greenhouse... why they're kind of pricey for what they are.
> >
> Yes, artichokes are very localized to California and areas with a
> totally different climate and soil. What we eat are thistle blooms.
>
> Finding some nice artichokes at the nearby Walmart once is not enough to
> make me change where I shop for food or buy produce. I simply do not
> like shopping at Walmart.
>
> Oh, look! This is an old article from the RFC website I wrote about
> artichokes:

Gee, i've never tried fried artichokes (artichauts frits).