Best places to get quality produce in San Diego? (Mesa: coupons, 2013)

[moved]

The new Gonzalez market is at 54th & University, right next to Kmart. It looks to be pretty busy, too.

[Clevelandgal]

Originally Posted by moved

The new Gonzalez market is at 54th & University, right next to Kmart. It looks to be pretty busy, too.

Produce is good, but overall this store is not as good as the one on 43rd st (?) The meat dept and hot deli is smaller. And I am pretty ticked off that I got some insanely spoiled meat from the meat counter. I don't know how they bagged it up with a strait face. My entire condo stunk the next day. It was the Tues before thanksgiving and I was going out of town so could not follow up....plus I am not over that way much so I just took the loss. The same thing happened to a coworker of mine. I am hoping they have it together now, and that was a one time thing b/c I have otherwise been very satisfied with NGG markets.

[moved]

I think the Southcrest (43rd St) store is the largest of all of them. I go there once in a while if they're having something on sale that I want, but otherwise, I'm rarely in that area. I haven't been in the new store, yet, but just going past it, Isee that there are a lot of cars in the parking lot now.

[tstieber]

Sprouts is awesome, but the best place for produce is the People's Organic Food Coop in OB: OB People's Food Store. I'm no crunchy hippie, but I love quality, and this place is like a slice of Berkeley Bowl Marketplace (just a slice) in San Diego. Worth going to.

[shmoov_groovzsd]

Originally Posted by moved

The new Gonzalez market is at 54th & University, right next to Kmart. It looks to be pretty busy, too.

Yes it is busy. I went there last weekend, grabbed some goods and was in heaven. Love that place and am glad its closer to where I live.

That parking lot however is another question. You better have your wits and spidey senses about you as there are cars buzzing from all directions.

[1AngryTaxPayer]

I like our Carnival market for produce.

[Clevelandgal]

spaghetti squash .69 a lb @ north park produce today

[tonyinsd]

There's one surefire way to get fresh produce, and something that we are truly blessed to be able to do year round.

Grow it yourself.

You could plant warm weather plants like tomatoes, harvest and can those, and then in the winter when it gets chilly, plant lettuce and other cool weather plants.

You don't need a tremendous amount of space to do this. I have a small balcony that's about 4x10 and I have enough room to have spring onions, oregano, basil, tomatoes, and a dwarf avocado tree.

Growing stuff by yourself is a lot of fun and it's truly locally sourced food!

[tickyul]

The outrageous prices have to be affecting sales of many items. These stores are just insane, stuff will just rot on the shelves at the prices they ask.

I will not pay 10 dollars for 6.5 ounces of Macadamia nuts. I will not pay $3.49 a pound for FRICKEN CHICKEN WINGS.

Ten bucks a pound for farm raised Salmon from China at Walmart.....HAHA.

Let it rot, I am not buy stuff at the insane prices they ask.

Produce, where to buy it cheap...good question.

[Clevelandgal]

Originally Posted by tonyinsd

There's one surefire way to get fresh produce, and something that we are truly blessed to be able to do year round.

Grow it yourself.

You could plant warm weather plants like tomatoes, harvest and can those, and then in the winter when it gets chilly, plant lettuce and other cool weather plants.

You don't need a tremendous amount of space to do this. I have a small balcony that's about 4x10 and I have enough room to have spring onions, oregano, basil, tomatoes, and a dwarf avocado tree.

Growing stuff by yourself is a lot of fun and it's truly locally sourced food!

its good if you have a green thumb. I do NOT. In cleveland I had an urban garden plot, that was besieged by gophers, and my harvest ended up being enough for dinner one night. The mint did well so I was happy. Here in SD we have a very large patio but it is mostly shade. I started with herbs, and did fine for a while and then on couple days something ate them all (it had to be bugs since nothing could get in over the walls). The mint made a come back so I have enough for mojitos. I need to quit while I am ahead.