Where do your veggies come from?

my veggies come from where i work, but the original location is from local farms. all our suppliers are local. they must meet strict requirements to have a contract. they must be fully organic, pass fda inspections , as well as the company's own inspections. getting it locally helps suport the community, by creating jobs, increasing local income, it saves customers from higher shipping costs, and extra labor. it gives farmers exposure to more buyers, and takes pressure off of them to find places to sell their product.

Normally we get the veggies in the supermarket which is 10 minutes drive away from our apartment. There is a local veggie shop near us, but they don't have most of the veggies I'd like to get, which is ginger and Chinese cabbage and they don't speak English, so it is hard for me to explain them what I want. I'm in Egypt and there's a lot of shops around our apartment, but I find it hard to communicate with them because I can't speak Arabic and most of them can't speak English. So for me to get everything in the supermarket is a lot easier.

I go to walmart, hop in a riding cart and tool around the store, stopping to get cauliflower and the like along with cat food and everything else I might need now, sometimes I will go to HEB which is a local Texas chain and get a wider variety of veggies, there I also use a riding cart and can get things like spaghetti squash and more than 4 kinds of apples Now, just because HEB is a local supermarket, doesn't mean I can't get a lot of stuff there too, tho I can't get my oil changed...

Some of my veggues were came from my graden. I grew my own potatoes, tomatoes, corn, pepper, leeks, spring onions, spices and herbs. I have carrots too. And the other veggies were came from supermarket, like cauliflower, brocolli, beans and eggplants and etc. Happy posting.

My vegetables all come from the supermarket. When I was little I remember my grandad always bringing us veggies he had grown himself, everything from onions to cabbages to runner beans and cauliflowers. Now I have a garden I might try to grow some of my own. I have grown tomatoes before.

We buy our vegetables from super markets. Not that we don't want to buy it from the farmers market but staying in a metro comes with its own disadvantages. One of it is to buy food from supermarkets. The farmers markets are usually held in the suburbs or appreciatively far off places in my region. I just don't feel travelling all the way on a weekend to buy veggies. This is the only free time I get so I rather spend it with my family and take my children to a park and play with them and help my wife in the kitchen and a little bit of shopping. Buying veggies becomes part of the shopping spree. But if given a choice between farmers market and super market, at the same distance, I would prefer a farmers market for sure. Who wouldn't want their family to eat fresh vegetables straight from the farm :)

they way you described the market in your place is really beautiful. it gives a beautiful picture in my mind. and i will like to buy on market like that. we don't have such a lively and beautiful market day like you have around there. though we have market on designated place for it, it is not really a lovely sight. it is not a pleasure to go in a market here. though it is not that bad to go market here. but we don't have that interesting things you get to see in your place. the people don't seem to be in good dress and mood when they go market. people treat market like a place for some heavy work and only in big groceries which are inside the malls mostly that we can get to see people well dress up to buy their groceries and their foods and meats and fishes. you don't get see our culture in our market. and we are so far away from farms as i live in capital city of my country, the philippines. we don't have the beautiful and interesting market like we see in thailand like they can ride in a small boat to buy their vegetables and fishes and those cute ways to buy things on market. and the vegetables here are not that good as compared to other countries. i mean there are some vegetables we get to see in some asian countries but not available here in my country. and the market here are quite expensive compared to other asian markets.

Well i buy veggies very rare, because as i stay in hostel i dont need to buy vegies i dont do that but my tiffin maid cooks for us so i hardly worry for buying veggies, but when i am cooking at home then i buy it from my local vendors who sell them below my building.

Hello...what a lovely site market day must be where you live. In the summers months, our town has a farmer's market where flowers, fruits, and all kinds of fresh veggies are sold. Some are displayed on tables, some on crates placed on the ground. Sometimes, one can haggle the price. The rest of the year, we purchase produce at the local supermarkets, where rack after rack of lovely produce is displayed. It is my favorite department in the grocery stores! Take care and healthy eating to you. Karen

It's not really a choice here. Whether you grow your own veggie or get them from the markets. I don't know how the ones in the market were grown but I know most are not organic. We have a small garden at home but it is not enough and some veggies still need to be buy from the market.

most are from the market but some are from our own farm. my brother loves gardening and he is growing some beans and cabbages in the garden.

We generally get veggies from the local market but at times visit the main market to get the veggies for a cheaper price. And there is also variety of veggies and fruits available when we get it from the wholesale market. Though the scene is very colorful the market is typically a dirty and a messy place because the vendors throw away the yucky leftovers on the spot itself instead of dumping them in a bin!

We used to plant veggies in our backyard. It is nice that you can immediately get it and it is even fresh. But now we do not have enough space to let it grow on our yard. I was suggesting even to my mother that we could plant in on pots . But now what we do is buy them from vendors that we see selling inside our village. It is a lot cheaper from supermarket.

Mine come from the supermarket,I'm afraid..lol...but I hope to change that. I would really like to support local farms, etc, and buy at markets, and am also trying to learn about eating more naturally and more in line with seasonal produce, etc. I was recently in Boston (I live fairly close) and I didn't know about it previously, but we came across a great market that day where they were selling great looking produce for way cheaper prices than anything I get at the store, so we have said next time we go up we will take some bags and get us some fruit and veg! great topic!

We grow our own vegetables. There are almost two months out of the year that our garden isnt producing something. I still try not to but but if I have to, I go to the grocery store. It just hurts to buy something I usually have free.

It come fresh pick from vegetables farm..I frequently buy in the open farmer market..all the things which are being sold are exclusively organic food and free from pesticides. definitely they taste good and safe to eat..

Hi sritrniity, well my first choice for vegetables and fruit are fishermens gardens as firstly they are free and secondly it would be impossible for them to be fresher as plucked from the tree or the ground. I assure you i don't ask they are offered, come along for a coffee and there's some figs on the tree kind of invite which usually leaves me reeling with 2 huge bags of garden goodies, and probably a fish or lobster for good measure. We don't have a local market but there is a fruit and veg one an hour away twice a week with very fresh stuff, and usually old people selling from little stalls as they bring their own produce down to town to sell, so it's always seasonal and fresh. Third choice is the supermarket in town for a good fresh selection but never the local shop where the veg is outrageously over priced and definitely not fresh.

Hi There, Most of our veggies comes from Super Market or any small store. As we live in city we cannot afford to go to farmers and get veggies from them. It is costly if we buy it from super store rather than getting it from farmers.

we buy veggies at the market or grocery... but we have some leafy vegetables in our backyard...

My vegetables come from the supermarket. I rarely buy fresh vegetables as I do not have time to cook them. I normally buy frozen vegetables which I then microwave as it is a quick method to cook them. I will have to try cooking fresh vegetables some time soon.