I've lost okra; what have you lost?

[superrific]

The Kroger near me, which had inconsistently supplied okra, no longer does. Well, that's not quite true: they are just charging about $9/lb for it. Which obviously I am not going to pay.

Will this show up in inflation? It will not. Because instead of buying okra, I will buy something else. My total grocery bill might even decrease with substitution. But the fact is that I can't get what I want. This is going to be the hidden costs of Trump's insane policies.

Will people in the south be able to get okra? Probably. I'm guessing that there's been a decline in okra production in the US, perhaps because of absence of farm labor. And it only makes sense to send it where people are guaranteed to buy it, rather than in the Midwest, where it's more of a specialty product.

There's one green grocer about 30 minutes away that might have some okra. I can also get it at the Indian store . . . if I get there at the right time on Thursdays because they sell out almost as soon as they get it.

We should keep track of products that people used to be able to get, but cannot really get any more. I fear they will be coming for my tomatillos next.

 

[farce©]

I lost my glasses. They are reading glasses and I suspect they were pushed up on top of my head and fell off while I was stooped over picking up my dog's business. I remember having them before we went out but when we came back I was looking for them and couldn't find them. They are probably in Old Settler's Cemetery somewhere, but damned if I can find them!

 

[lawtig02]

The Kroger near me, which had inconsistently supplied okra, no longer does. Well, that's not quite true: they are just charging about $9/lb for it. Which obviously I am not going to pay.

Will this show up in inflation? It will not. Because instead of buying okra, I will buy something else. My total grocery bill might even decrease with substitution. But the fact is that I can't get what I want. This is going to be the hidden costs of Trump's insane policies.

Will people in the south be able to get okra? Probably. I'm guessing that there's been a decline in okra production in the US, perhaps because of absence of farm labor. And it only makes sense to send it where people are guaranteed to buy it, rather than in the Midwest, where it's more of a specialty product.

There's one green grocer about 30 minutes away that might have some okra. I can also get it at the Indian store . . . if I get there at the right time on Thursdays because they sell out almost as soon as they get it.

We should keep track of products that people used to be able to get, but cannot really get any more. I fear they will be coming for my tomatillos next.

If you live below the Mason Dixon Line and have a farmer's market near you, they'll likely have okra coming out their ears right now. Grocery stores suck for it. Asian markets are ok. Farmer's markets between mid-June and early August are swimming in it.

I consider myself an okra aficionado and the BEST okra is always what you grow in your backyard, but southern farmer's markets this time of year are the next best thing.

 

[donbosco]

I lost my glasses. They are reading glasses and I suspect they were pushed up on top of my head and fell off while I was stooped over picking up my dog's business. I remember having them before we went out but when we came back I was looking for them and couldn't find them. They are probably in Old Settler's Cemetery somewhere, but damned if I can find them!

Where will you look first?

 

[Ramrouser]

Publix stores in the South (based upon my experience) always have lots of fresh okra. Others stores, like Harris Teeter and Kroger, it can be hit or miss.

Agree that obtaining okra at farmer's markets in the summer is the best. Tomatoes and cucumbers, etc. as well.

 

[superrific]

If you live below the Mason Dixon Line and have a farmer's market near you, they'll likely have okra coming out their ears right now. Grocery stores suck for it. Asian markets are ok. Farmer's markets between mid-June and early August are swimming in it.

I consider myself an okra aficionado and the BEST okra is always what you grow in your backyard, but southern farmer's markets this time of year are the next best thing.

I do not live below the Mason Dixon line. I've not had trouble getting okra until now. I mean, it's never plentiful and sometimes out of season it's a bit hit or miss, but they've never tried to charge $9/lb.

 

[Molotov Mocktail]

I was back at my folks last month. They’re in the middle of nowhere farm country. The Kroger there apparently got rid of their organic produce. I asked someone stocking the area where it was moved to, and after telling me they’d rearranged the store recently he leaned in and whispered he was pretty sure the organic stuff wasn’t coming back.

After living in areas with a very active population for so long now the rate of obesity and overall poor health I see out in public there really stands out like it didn’t before. I mention this because I doubt fresh produce sells well there let alone the organic variety. Trump country is pretty gross.

 

[lawtig02]

I was back at my folks last month. They’re in the middle of nowhere farm country. The Kroger there apparently got rid of their organic produce. I asked someone stocking the area where it was moved to, and after telling me they’d rearranged the store recently he leaned in and whispered he was pretty sure the organic stuff wasn’t coming back.

After living in areas with a very active population for so long now the rate of obesity and overall poor health I see out in public there really stands out like it didn’t before. I mention this because I doubt fresh produce sells well there let alone the organic variety. Trump country is pretty gross.

Yep. People who shop at the big supermarkets will be shocked when they realize how much of the veggies they eat are grown in the shithole countries that Trump is now subjecting to massive tariffs. The agricultural world has become global, and there's no going back unless most Americans are willing to either (a) pay 20-30% more for produce, or (b) move to a carnivore diet.

The worst impact will be on poor and rural Americans who overwhelmingly supported Trump, so FAFO, I guess.

 

[stankeylegjones]

Yep. People who shop at the big supermarkets will be shocked when they realize how much of the veggies they eat are grown in the shithole countries that Trump is now subjecting to massive tariffs. The agricultural world has become global, and there's no going back unless most Americans are willing to either (a) pay 20-30% more for produce, or (b) move to a carnivore diet.

The worst impact will be on poor and rural Americans who overwhelmingly supported Trump, so FAFO, I guess.

"Shithole countries?" The fuck?

 

[heelinhell]

I am getting an education when it comes to buying okra. I have always waited until we get past the dog days before buying my okra.

My favorite recipe is Justin Wilsons's shrimp Maurice which has shrimp and okra as the essential ingredients...good to know I may not have to wait until September to get my fresh okra

 

[mpaer]

"Shithole countries?" The fuck?

Trumps words
Law is mocking the orangeturd descriptions

 

[Huh?]

I lost the hard-won integrity of my hometown daily newspaper. I did save money, however, when I canceled my Prime subscription in response.

 

[lawtig02]

Trumps words
Law is mocking the orangeturd descriptions

Yes, sorry if that was unclear. I have a pretty good sense of how vital the countries to our south are to our economic and cultural wellbeing. When Trump thinks about the south, he has Hoboken in mind.

 

[ChapelHillSooner]

The Pig has some good fried okra.

 

[hedge]

You can't hardly keep a row of okra picked this time of year it grows so fast, you don't pick a medium size one one day it's too damn woody to eat the next...

 

[lawtig02]

You can't hardly keep a row of okra picked this time of year it grows so fast, you don't pick a medium size one one day it's too damn woody to eat the next...

Yep. Okra is the best crop imaginable from early June to mid July. It's still great from mid July to late August if you get it when it's young. But it's useless after that. I've had plants that have reached my second story windows, but the pods aren't edible at that point.

 

[dukeman92]

I lost family & friends. The cost was just too high for me.

 

[BillOfRights]

"Shithole countries?" The fuck?

Trump referred to Haiti and African nations as 'shithole' countries

President Donald Trump referred to African countries, Haiti and El Salvador as "shithole" nations during a meeting Thursday and asked why the U.S. can't have more immigrants from Norway.

www.nbcnews.com

Trump: Why allow immigrants from 'shithole countries'?

WASHINGTON (AP) — In bluntly vulgar language, President Donald Trump questioned Thursday why the U.S. would accept more immigrants from Haiti and "shithole countries" in Africa rather than places like Norway, as he rejected a bipartisan immigration deal, according to people briefed on the extraordin

apnews.com

 

[Patb78]

If you live below the Mason Dixon Line and have a farmer's market near you, they'll likely have okra coming out their ears right now. Grocery stores suck for it. Asian markets are ok. Farmer's markets between mid-June and early August are swimming in it.

I consider myself an okra aficionado and the BEST okra is always what you grow in your backyard, but southern farmer's markets this time of year are the next best thing.

My granddaughter loves okra (or okro as she called it when she was young. The only kind she liked wax what my father grew and my wife cooked.

 

[farce©]

Where will you look first?

The one I can walk to!