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For people who buy local: shopping markets well, storing produce, understanding CSAs and SNAP, gifting, and what "local" really means.
Twelve bins, twelve names, and no stickers to help. Here is how to choose apples by what you plan to do with them, why the market's fruit looks different from the grocery store's, and what to ask the person who grew it.
· 9 min read
Regulars don't spend more; they know the rhythm. When to arrive, what to carry, what to ask the grower, how to read a producer-only sign, where SNAP is handled, and the manners that keep you welcome at the table.
· 10 min read
Market produce is usually fresher than what the supermarket sells, and it still turns to slime in the wrong drawer. This reference, built from university extension storage bulletins and FDA handling advice, says where each item lives, whether to wash it first, and how many days to plan on.
· 12 min read
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