Friday, August 5, 2011

Harris Teeters Toward Local Foods

The Harris Teeter in Ballston has recently started highlighting "Fresh off the Farm" fruits & vegetables. Each item is identified with its local farm and the prices are no higher than usual:

So far, so good. But I noticed the blueberries also got a "from your regional neighbor" tag, which is supposed to be for produce shipped six hours or less. They're from "California Giant Berry Farms," which, call me cynical, but sounds suspiciously non-local. On top of that, the blueberries are marked "Product of Canada," so who knows how many passport stamps they've earned:

So while on the whole this is progress, as always, shop smart ... shop S-Mart.
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1 comment:

  1. KAugust 7, 2011 at 9:20 AM

    I bought some nuts at the Harris Teeter in NE DC recently; their brand was called something like "Farmer's Market", which may cause one to think they were of local origin.

    Then I noticed on the back it said "Product of India."

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