Fresh and local produce

Here is a quick report of headliner produce ad items this week in suburban Kansas City:

Hen House August 8-14
Sweet to eat peaches: 99 cents/lb Grown in Fresno, Calif. by Wiwona Growers
Meal Deal for 2: Buy two Hillshire Farm Salad Mixes and get these free: Dole Romaine 15 ounce salad, a crusty baguette and an Athena melon
Sweet dark cherries: $3.99 pound (Did you know you can freeze fresh cherries?)
South African clementine tangerines: $6.99/5 pound box
Seedless watermelon: $2.99 each

Hy Vee Weekend Ad: August 10 to Aug. 12
Britts Farm homegrown cantaloupe 2 for $4
Britts Farm cucumbers or peppers: 2 for $1


Price Chopper: Aug. 9-11
Olathe sweet corn 19 cents each

Price Chopper Aug. 8-14
Red seedless grapes: 99 cents/lb
Whole seedless watermelon: $3.99/each
Washington Granny Smith apples: 99 cents/lb
Dole celery: 79 cents/each


Dillons Aug. 8-14
Tomatoes on the vine: 10 lbs for $10
Colorado peaches or Bartlett pears: 2 lbs for $3
Ripe avocados or red bell peppers: 4 for $5
Ripe cantaloupe: 2 for $4
Whole seedless watermelon: $3.99 each
Red or green seedless grapes: $1.79/lb


TK: Local produce, including Colorado sweet corn and peaches, makes a strong push this week. Strawberries have mostly fallen out of promotion and the heavy emphasis on stone fruit seems to be over in food section ads. Interesting to see Hen House meal deal promotion with Hillshire Farms salad.