We bypass all of this and purchase most of our food straight from the
farmers. We know our farmers and speak to them every week. When we aren't able to get there, we shop at Whole Foods.
And
why do we shop at the market and Whole Foods? I'm a vegetarian, and more importantly, Tom has PKU. When you aren't able to eat much more than veggies and fruit, you want your veggies and fruit to be the best possible quality. Produce quality at chain markets is poor and without taste.
It also allows us to bypass things like the recent
E. coli spinach scare.