In France there are many shops who deliver periodically or on request fresh bio vegetable to your home, often organized purely locally.
I'm surprised this doesn't exist where you live.
http://www.doortodoororganics.com/delivery/westvirginiaorganic.htm
Re: Kids. My experience is that you can get four shopping bags to dangle from a pram. Depends on the pram, and maybe a bit of finesse involved, but certainly feasible.
The larger issue of not living anywhere close to shops. That's a zoning law issue, right? Maybe I got that all wrong, but if it is, then if you allow certain properties to change from residential to commercial, maybe only for organic food retail! Heh, that would be a law-- So maybe there's a local-politics element for those who want to take that route.
And then I suppose the sensible thing is for people to work close to where they live, privilege jobs that are close to sources of organic food, etc....
I had a quick look-see at organic fast food places in Washington DC; there seem to be some. But you know alla dat!
So anyways, kudos for the no-car experience. I always thought not having a car meant I would have cash for taxis, hire-cars etc. (where I live there are car pools you can join) if I needed to make a journey off the public transport grid. Having your veggies delivered to your house--or your work! Heh heh!--seems the best solution to your food situation.
Now, 'ave a banana!
Hold on. No bananas. 'Ave an apple!
And 'ave a great weekend. Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.
I'll Zip occasionally. Drive from $9/hr and $65/day. No monthly commitment $50 annual fee $25 one-time application fee No application fee Gas, parking & insurance included
We have a similar thing in Geneva (Mobility® CarSharing) , and I used Zipcar while I lived in Boston. It can really come in handy on those occasions when you really cannot manage without a car. I use it for larger shopping trips mostly. Could become pricey for a weekly use if you are on a fixed budget.
