...is in NYC: California red peppers 99¢ lb., California broccoli 99¢ bunch
Winter prices at 'Gourmet Boutique'.
Produce can be much cheaper in Brooklyn than in California, even in winter. But most Californians assume the opposite.
Photos are two years later... "Food paradox at Gourmet Boutique: "buying local" and "carbon footprint" had nothing to do with why these
ripe cherries were selling for $1.59 lb. midwinter on Feb. 1 in
Brooklyn.
"Garlic 69¢ each" was a sock of five heads of garlic.
"Garlic 69¢ each" was a sock of five heads of garlic.

Produce can be much cheaper in Brooklyn than in California, even in winter. But most Californians assume the opposite.
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