Thursday, August 12, 2010

A Chile Update and Clarification

Although the Whole Foods flyer says they have both organic or conventional Hatch chile peppers at $1/lb, that isn't exactly the case. At the Pearl Street store, there's one type, and according to the produce guy, Hatch chiles, while not certified organic, grow easily without pesticides because bugs hate the peppers anyway. In fact, he said, the peppers are ground up and spread on other veggies as a natural insecticide. The Pearl Street store just got their first shipment yesterday and has not yet set a schedule for roasting. I may be jumping the gun, but I'm thinking a chile-centric menu for the coming week.

BTW, while there, I noticed they have organic green grapes for $1.99/lb, a good price. (Since it's not in the regional flyer, you can't tell what you'll find from store to store on things like that.) But the $3.99/lb they're charging for organic roma tomatoes is highway robbery. If you have to spend that much, better to pick up the heirlooms they have on sale this week for the same price.

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