> I suspect most people in my circle would prefer tasty, nutritious, local, and seasonal over the current situation. Your local monopsony grocery chain, howeve

> I suspect most people in my circle would prefer tasty, nutritious, local, and seasonal over the current situation. Your local monopsony grocery chain, however, does not. And they, not you, are the volume buyer who matters. In addition, most consumers, very specifically, will buy uniformly colorful, firm, tasteless fruit over anything even slightly bruised. About the best you can do as a consumer is try to find actual farmer's markets and spend your money locally.