Byline: Keith Naughton; With Hilary Shenfeld, Joan Raymond And Mary Chapman
As prices of organic foods rise, plain old fruits and vegetables suddenly look better.
Twice a month, Chris McCullough would drive to the Whole Foods market near Cleveland to stock up on organic groceries like haricots verts (French green beans), artisanal cheeses and fresh fish. Among her friends, the 67-year-old gourmet is renowned for her sumptuous ginger salmon. But with the price of groceries soaring, McCullough has had to take Whole Foods off her shopping list. "I miss it terribly," says the Aurora, Ohio, administrative assistant, who now shops at her local market. "But let's face it, I ...