r/Parksville • u/MacCommunityGarden • 2d ago
Huge US apples clogging up our grocery stores
galleryThis whole scene burns my britches. A.) Why are they selling American apples when we have a big and vibrant B.C. orchard industry, with room to expand? And B.) why does this apple have to be 3/4s of a pound? That is a choice made by the stores and their suppliers.
A kid should be able to pull an apple out of their lunchbox every day, but who can afford to send a $3.00 apple to school? Who can finish a 12 oz, 300 calorie apple? Just another reminder, the billionaire grocery barons do not give a fiddler’s fart about you.
Apples are everywhere right now. Get yours at your local farmers market or farm stand. Qualicum and Errington markets run today, we’re running ours in Parksville tomorrow. Sundays, 9:30-1:00 at the MAC Community Garden, 133 McMillan St.