Best place to buy produce

1. Meijer, Lima

Location: 3298 Elida Road, Lima

Hours: 24 hours/7 days a week

Phone: 419-331-6400

Highlights: Meryl Streep once said it was bizarre the produce manager was more important to her child's health than the pediatrician. Which is exactly why Mom always told you to make sure you ate your fruits and vegetables everyday. You'll have no problem selecting the very best produce at Meijer.

2. Rays, Lima

Location: 890 S. Cable Road, 927 N. Cable Road, 2100 Harding Highway, 120 W. Northern Ave., Lima

Hours: All locations open 24 hours/7 days a week

Phone: S. Cable: 419-224-0600. N. Cable: 419-222-4831. Harding Hwy: 419-222-6427. Northern Ave: 419-222-9841.

Highlights: Many of us don't have the time or the talents to grow our own vegetables but there's no need to worry about finding a wide variety of fresh produce at Rays Marketplace because the managers are always up to the task. You'll find organic vegetables galore at Rays Marketplace.

3. Suter's, Pandora

Location: Red barn stands located at Kewpee East, Cable Road near Brookside Drive Thru and North West Street near Fat Jack's Pizza

Farm Hours: 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday to Saturday, closed Sunday

Phone: 419-384-3331

Highlights: Suter's means sweet corn and strawberries and best of all they are picked in the early morning and delivered the same day to a local red barn on a corner near you. That's why it tastes so wonderful. For three generations, the Suter family has been serving the Lima area with the great taste of summer.

SPECIAL MENTION:

Farmer's Market, Lima; Kroger, St. Marys.