Our local health food store buys from Farmer's Markets, mostly what can be grown in greenhouses or winter vegetables. We grow lettuce on our sunny side porch as well. Otherwise we buy just a few organic fruits from Whole Foods for our smoothies.

I live in BC, Canada, not California. However I do try to eat what's in season. I was more strict before I had a kid though. We eat a lot more frozen veggies and root veggies in Winter. And luckily we all love apples a lot! No choice but the grocery store in this small town though, I try to stock up when we go somewhere with a good co-op or fruit stand.

I'm lucky enough to have a weekly farmer's market a few blocks from my apartment that's open year-round. Of course, there are very slim pickings there this time of year. I supplement by buying (usually seasonal) produce at the grocery store.

I live in Northern Canada and I still do most of my produce and fruit shopping at the Farmers market every weekend. I can get apples from BC during these cold months and I freeze a lot of fruit/berries when they are in season here. We are mighty sick of beets, potatoes and kale by the end of winter but it just makes the spring arrives that much more exciting! I have a small bag of frozen local strawberries in the back of my freezer - I'm waiting for a super cold day to bust them out and surprise the family with milkshakes or something.

I buy produce everywhere, all year round. I stick to mostly what's in season, though not so much on purpose as that I tend to only be inspired by foods that feel right for the time of year. So I haven't used a tomato since September or October, not because I'm avoiding them but because it just doesn't seem right. And to be clear, I do live in California, and we are not for want of local seasonal produce any time of year. We still get lettuce in our CSA boxes in the dead of winter.

I chose "Grocery store: I limit myself to what's (roughly speaking) in season." but a bit more accurately I shop in a neighbourhood fruit and vegetable shop up the street. They pick up everything from the Ontario Food Terminal located in Toronto (my location) and I pick out what's seasonal and as much as possible grown in Ontario. The fruit and veg shop has a better selection and better quality food than the much larger grocery store and it's much cheaper. In fact, it's nearly 50% cheaper -- bundle of kale 1.69 in the shop but $2.99 at the grocery store. I do buy imported fruit, at least two kinds per week, because I'm sick to death of apples and pears. Mostly I buy citrus and organic berries, maybe melon and mangoes.

I shop primarily at the local grocery store and limit myself to what's in season; there are year-round farmer's markets in Toronto and I do go to them when I have time, but they're all far enough away that it's a bit more difficult than it is in summer when I can easily cycle there.

Thank goodness I live in Sacramento where year round farmer's markets are the norm. I am never at a loss for seasonal produce, eggs, olive oil, meat, cheese and other offerings. Doesn't mean I don't get bored with whats offerred this time of year but I certainly can satisfy my needs without having to resort to a traditional grocer. If I start to crave anything specific like blueberries or red peppers-frozen or jarred are my default options.

We visit our local farmers market every weekend and I plan meals to feature items that are in season right now. However, I do get a few things like citrus -- which is in season in the winter but just isn't grown where I live -- at the market.

We also make good use of frozen veggies since these are picked when they are fresh and are a great option. My frozen veggie must-haves are corn, spinach, and peas. Corn and peas are great additions to soups, pasta, risotto, and salads and the spinach is versatile as well. It makes a great pesto to toss over some potatoes from the farmers market.

In Arlington, VA, there is a year-round farmer's market, but the pickings get a tad slim in winter. I try to buy seasonally at the grocery store, but that does not always equate to local--I indulge in avocados and certainly citrus and pomegranates!
My "somewhere else" is my backyard garden, where I am growing lots of greens under hoops of row cover and plastic greenhouses.

I'm in the PNW so this time of year fresh and local is limited to potatoes, winter squash, kale, apples and pears. I belong to an organic grocery delivery who has a farm and I try to stick to things mostly from the area, but since citrus doesn't grow up here they import but they label it.

I also supplement somewhat from our food co-op where I tend to buy frozen & local berries as well as the normal local stuff.

I live in Southern California and have exciting to an excellent farmer's market year round. We buy traditional winter crops for the most part but also benefit from the extended growing season. Because the climate is mild, farmer's can still bring excellent blueberries to market in January. Still, if I didn't have kids I wouldn't buy them. I will occasionally break down and buy something imported and out of season but rarely, again usually fruit for the kids.

But I draw the line at tomatoes.

This is my first winter using our CSA. I have bought the occassional avocado or tomato ( I know, way wrong season, but the mouth wants what the mouth wants!). I sort of figured I would end up wanting to cancel our CSA box after week after week of spinach and potatoes, but I've been pleasantly surprised thus far.

Milwaukee continues its Winter Farmer's Market each fall... indoors (thank you!). It's really nice to have so many delicious items available throughout the winter - it's easy to eat locally/in season when there's a variety of products (even in a cold climate like ours).

I get most of our family's winter produce from Bountiful Baskets. It's a coop and always fun to see what will be in my basket each week. If I want to fill in with anything specific I go the grocery store.

I love my co-op. Doesn't matter the time of year the fruits and veggies are always beautiful. Not much local this time of year, being it is currently 2 degrees, but we take what we can get.

I used to be local, and aligned with my values before I got pregnant. Then through pregnancy and now with a toddler I mix it up to offer as much produce so he develops a taste for this stuff. I did get some canning this year to alleviate how few things are in-season here in Colorado but I do bend the rules if my little guy shows an interest in fresh produce we pass when we go shopping. For example here we are in January and he is devouring grapes.

I live in Hawaii. What the hell is 'winter'?

Seriously though, we have the same thing at the Farmers Market all year around. It get a little boring some times. I miss the winter veggies.

We have a year-round farmer's market and a co-op nearby. However, they both have some produce that is not local. I try to stick to what I know is local and seasonal but I do indulge in some lovely citrus fruit. While I miss the variety of summer vegetables I find myself leaning towards dark greens, squash, and roots during the winter. This warm winter weather is really throwing me off!

I have used a service now for years called Boston Organics. They deliver a box of produce to your house every week. I did a general box for a long time but this year converted to the "dogma box" that is sourced within 200 miles of the city. For New England, that means a LOT of root vegetables, keeping squashes & apples, and a few bags of cranberries last fall (which I make into jam, divine!) I actually love this, although the volume of turnips is intimidating. I supplement this ONLY with winter citrus from Florida, and only in small amounts, as a special winter treat. I'm learning to pickle things in order to keep them, and also to cook things & freeze them in portion sizes. I'll do better next year.

We have started having winters farmers markets here but they aren't convenient for me (I don't own a car) and I can't imagine the selection would be terribly different from what I'm getting in the box.

Arizonan here, generally the weather doesn't affect the vegetable productions and when does get too cold we can easily get produce from Mexico and California. However, in trying to buy locally it's the summer, not the winter that presents the problems. When I was with a CSA I missed all the green leafy vegetables from the winter months when summer came around. Most of the produce was fruit during the summer. :(