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[momtochloe]

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@Spurt wrote:

@Marp

Gee where do you live........I checked my grocery store's (HEB's) website---

Regular celery bunch .94 each

Celery sticks washed, cut, and packaged $2.24 each

Fresh organic celery $1.87

Organic celery hearts packaged and washed $2.57

The most expensive is Ready Fresh Go! Celery Sticks Packed In Water 14 oz $3.98 and Chopped Celery Packed In Water 7 oz $3.48............

Maybe you should move to Texas  

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Well my friend @Spurt if you folks could guarantee me fresh asparagus I would consider it! .  . .

[Spurt]

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@Cakers3 wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@chrystaltree wrote:

The alternative is not eating celery.  If you can afford it, go for it.  I read that the prices for all our CA grown produce are going to shoot through the roof, prices will be riculously high because the farmers don't have the Mexican labor that they depend on, much of their crops will rot on th vines this year because there's no one to pick it.  $3 for celery might just be a dream price in few months.

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I drove past multiple fields yesterday being picked. I don't know where the "farmers don't have the (Mexican) labor" comes from, but it isn't true. If anything raises the price of Western produce this year it will be the February floods and storms. I live virtually in the middle of "America's Salad Bowl/The Salad Bowl of the World" and there ain't no pickin' problems that I've seen - or heard in any local media. There is definitely NO food "rotting in the fields because there's no one to pick it." Completely false. I live smack dab in the middle of it. There is no issue.

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@Moonchilde  CNN reported that there is "food rotting in the fields".    The LA TImes has also commented on the shortage of labor being reported by farmers in CA.

You could not possibly have seen every farm field in the state.

Unless the media is not telling the truth your post is only valid in terms of the floods and storms.   And drought.

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@Cakers3

Some of that sounds a bit how should I say it and be within Q's guidelines, lets just say some have a certain "agenda" that they like to push..................

These folks think everything is hunky dorey in California.....

http://www.westernfarmpress.com/management/times-are-good-california-agriculture

[Spurt]

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@Cakers3 wrote:

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@Moonchilde wrote:

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@chrystaltree wrote:

The alternative is not eating celery.  If you can afford it, go for it.  I read that the prices for all our CA grown produce are going to shoot through the roof, prices will be riculously high because the farmers don't have the Mexican labor that they depend on, much of their crops will rot on th vines this year because there's no one to pick it.  $3 for celery might just be a dream price in few months.

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I drove past multiple fields yesterday being picked. I don't know where the "farmers don't have the (Mexican) labor" comes from, but it isn't true. If anything raises the price of Western produce this year it will be the February floods and storms. I live virtually in the middle of "America's Salad Bowl/The Salad Bowl of the World" and there ain't no pickin' problems that I've seen - or heard in any local media. There is definitely NO food "rotting in the fields because there's no one to pick it." Completely false. I live smack dab in the middle of it. There is no issue.

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@Moonchilde  CNN reported that there is "food rotting in the fields".    The LA TImes has also commented on the shortage of labor being reported by farmers in CA.

You could not possibly have seen every farm field in the state.

Unless the media is not telling the truth your post is only valid in terms of the floods and storms.   And drought.

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LOL. I live in the largest produce area in the nation. Could there be a field rotting in a part of the state? Sure. Is it significant? I highly doubt it. Do you live in CA? Have you seen/heard it on your local media?

I suspect the stories are politically motivated. There hasn't been large amounts of labor direct from Mexico for years. It's illegal, in case no one's noticed. Whether a field worker is "legal" or not, they live here.

Political scare tactics. What "might" happen IF ....

So - go ahead and have my post removed for being "political" and "controversial" and it will look like I don't know what I'm talking about :-)

I have ZERO agenda in this thread. None whatsoever, except the actual truth. But clearly, some do.

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@Moonchilde

Concur....and especially considering the "source" didnt they just get in trouble the other day for "fake news" and reporters were fired.....so I'd take everything they said with a grain of salt!!! .......

[Spurt]

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@momtochloe wrote:

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@Spurt wrote:

@Marp

Gee where do you live........I checked my grocery store's (HEB's) website---

Regular celery bunch .94 each

Celery sticks washed, cut, and packaged $2.24 each

Fresh organic celery $1.87

Organic celery hearts packaged and washed $2.57

The most expensive is Ready Fresh Go! Celery Sticks Packed In Water 14 oz $3.98 and Chopped Celery Packed In Water 7 oz $3.48............

Maybe you should move to Texas  

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Well my friend @Spurt if you folks could guarantee me fresh asparagus I would consider it! .  . .

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@momtochloe

We do have nice fresh aspargus $2.47lb  I like mine grilled.....

[Twins Mom]

Prices do seem to get out of line. I have to admit in trying to grow my own produce, I tend to think I don't come out ahead financially but I do know how it's grown. So many variables: deer, hail, disease, etc. it takes time. I have a garden because I don't really trust growers and how they treat produce. Organic or not. I also realize how much is thrown out or given away daily just so the best are presented. If we didn't have so much competition between grocers or had specialty stores again, maybe there would be less waste and prices could be kept under control. Just a thought. Being a farmer is not easy.

[Daisy Sunflower]

Since I'm the only one who likes celery, I'll sometimes buy the prepackaged, snack-sized bags at Walmart. With a little Philadelphia Cream Cheese, it makes a nice snack or when I want a little something extra to go with a sandwich.

For a little variety, I'll sometimes buy a few packs of Dippin' Stix celery with peanut butter.

[J Town Girl]

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@SilleeMee wrote:

I will not buy non-organic carrots. My dog won't even eat them either. Worst tasting things ever. I don't eat celery.

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I usually just buy regular carrots but have been slowly going the organic route.   I purchased a bunch of organic carrots a few months ago and couldn't believe the difference in taste.    They were fresher and sweeter and just all around so much better than regular carrots.

The price was a little higher but not enough to worry about.    We eat a lot of carrots and I have guinea pigs who get a small piece each night.    Even the guinea pigs seemed to notice how much better organic carrots taste.   They were trying to grab them away from each other.  They've never done that before with the regular carrots. Lol!    

[sidsmom]

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@Daisy wrote:

Since I'm the only one who likes celery, I'll sometimes buy the prepackaged, snack-sized bags at Walmart. With a little Philadelphia Cream Cheese, it makes a nice snack or when I want a little something extra to go with a sandwich.

For a little variety, I'll sometimes buy a few packs of Dippin' Stix celery with peanut butter.

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@Daisy Sunflower

I dig celery, as well! 

Fav ways:

- mush dates instead a crisp stalk

- cut up celery/apple w/ almonds

When celery is really looking peaked, I'll throw in a blender &

add a handful of grapes w/ a bunch of water. Very refreshing. 

Many times I'll blend a stalk/2 inside my workout water bottle.

All these are a sweet/salty mix.

Love celery.

Nature's Broom.