Maybe not everything they carry is local and/or organic. But as someone who actually cooks for their family, and not who goes out to eat every day and/or gets their food from the Whole Foods hot bar, you’ve got to have something to cook. I don’t think I could subsist on what the DFM carries, particularly this time of year.

Mealor Family Farms was new to the market this year and had a lot of variety. I think they will only grow with their offerings in 2011. They seemed quite receptive to suggestions. Maybe drop them a line and suggest that you are looking for corn & field peas and I bet you might see them on their table next year. FYI – I am a member of their CSA (I am a double CSA family, use Mealor & Love is Love) and did receive both field & pink eye peas in 2010. Also, if you are looking for corn at a local market in Sept/Oct you will not find it as it is out of season.

I have expressed my dislike for YDFM on here several times. I have shopped their since the very early 90s and instead of improving as competion came along they actually decreased in both quality and customer service. I went in in November looking for some berries and a few other things. The berries I bought were worthless within 24 hours, no joke. I am sure part of this is because they were shipped from Mexico and on their last leg when they were packed. The other thing I noticed, the cashiers who were stuck near the opening doors with cold blast of air coming in were more than plesant as they always are. The people that work at custoemr service & on the floor were as rude as ever. You can’t even get them to move one of the carts they are stocking from in order to get what you need.