Ed, I went to buy garlic powder from a local supermarket, and I found both name brands and the store brand contained garlic coming from China. You‘re telling me there‘s no place else in the entire world that we can buy garlic powder from than China? It‘s ridiculous. We let China send such massive amounts of imports into the U.S., and darn little is going out. Is there nowhere else in the world where we can buy garlic? Do we have to go to China for garlic?

Stinky breath

When the garlic we need for all those tasty Italian dishes comes from China something really does stink to high heaven. But do people really care? I don't worry, because I get my garlic at local farmers markets, and it appears California is the source for the garlic I buy. So buy local.

— Ed. Note