Well I was worried there for a second, I thought that this topic was going to turn into a how to use my computer debate. but I'm glad to see the discussion went back on topic. Now I've worked at Area, and yes they would have 2 bins seperating the local products and the imports. Ian was, in the time that I worked for him, very careful to buy from local farmers, and he even had a farmer bringing fresh root vegetables and many herbs that we had no idea of how to go about using them, but we did, we read up on them, learnt about them, and used them, of course it takes time to understand many things that are new to us, but unfortunately that's what it takes to make them the "norm". Quebec has many products to offer that most people won't think twice about buying. but the fact is that it is more expensive, we don't have a long growing season, animals need to feed in the winter, they don't have the luxury of eating grass all year round. So it's understandable that alot of the population will go to loblaws, or IGA. But in the end it's about informing the customers that pesticides, and other chemicals will go into our bodies. yes it looks like a tomato, but don't you think it looks a little too much like a tomato. Anyone who has grown vegetables will know that they all don't look the same, but they taste like what it's supposed to be, and I'd love to see the stats on their nutritional value. British Columbia has EAT magazine, which is a free journal on local restaurants, markets, food, farms, and everything related. I remember montreal had one that didn't last very long(I wonder why). We're still behind, but at least we're talking about it, and before you know it we will catch up.