Does anyone know where I can find fresh, ripe grapes and stone fruits in southern California?  They taste so much better than what is picked before ripeness and sold in stores.  I am surprised to not be able to find any you-pick operations in this…

"I cannot access your website.  I am hip, but only for a community in southern California, where I and my family live."

"There are many paying jobs that protect those without much influence (people, animals, and environment).  Be a college professor and gain tenure, then teach as you wish.  Most of the above jobs require lots of higher education.  Or be a farmer-…"

"An idea I first heard from DR- buy a foldable hand truck.  Easy to find from online retailers.  Here is one from Amazon.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B001HBH1BM/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_1?..."

"My partner was a meat eater when we met, now is ovo-lacto vegetarian working on vegan.  Veganism will come, in time, to those who are open minded, compassionate, and exposed to it."

"My bananas do this on occasion, whether conventional or organic, whether shipped from the DR or grown in my back yard.  No worries.  But they will get dry and corky at the seam if you wait several days to eat them."

"My wife picked them up today.  Great value.  Thank you."

"Is there a way to track our orders?  I purchased 40 lbs from you online on October 21, but have not received yet.  I'm in the Virgin Islands, so I understand if ordering takes longer.  But it would be good to know when to pick up at the post office."

"I would look into what they are injecting into fruits to speed ripening.  Sometimes ethylene gas is added or removed to speed or delay fruit ripening.  Ethylene is produced naturally by the plants to allow ripening.  Adding the gas from a tank is…"

"I have an idea what you are going through, as I have lived in India, Kenya, and the Virgin Islands.  I think the worst problem is crops grown with sewage and uptake of heavy metals in toxic soils.  I would try to buy greens and berries from farmers…"