The New York Times writes about Open Produce

Well, not quite, but two pages on the front page did catch my eye for being Open Produce-related.

One is that New York may start charging 6 cents for each plastic bag. As most of our customers know, we charge 5 cents per bag, both to encourage people to bring their own bag and to cover our own costs of providing bags. A few customers are a bit indignant at this practice, and I think a few feel like we are trying to cheat them out of some money, but most understand the idea and are happy to pony up a nickel, in most cases only a small percentage of their purchase price. A surprising number even remember to bring their own bag the next time, which is the ultimate goal of the fee. Fees like this are common in most European countries (except there the charge is more like 50 cents). The proposed New York plan would give 5 cents to the city and 1 cent to the store owner, so it’s a little bit different than our fee, but it’s nice to see other urban American markets considering similar plans to ones we’ve implemented.

The other New York Times article that caught my eye was that GM and Ford are running out of money. The analogy is more straight-forward than I’d like to admit, but it’s nice to know that big companies have the same problems as small companies sometimes.

On the shelf: crazy melons, pink lady apples, miniature lady apples, artichokes, collard greens, guava, multi-colored cherry tomatoes, pomelos, shitake mushrooms, oyster mushrooms, celery root, red pears, gold pears, Italian vinegars, sauces, and sweets, juices of all kinds (in big bottles), and much more. Stop by soon!