James is an artist who works in San Francisco as the produce manager of a health-food store.

At 4 one morning, he recalled, a produce manager told him, "You're the first suit I've seen in four years."

"People have been buying them like crazy," the store's produce manager said.

She went to the local supermarket and said, "I'd like to talk to the produce manager."

Ask for the produce manager, who may have a better answer.

And I felt great talking to this produce manager about jicama.

"Season's just starting," the produce manager said, as if the apricots were fresh from spring training and not at the top of their game.

And how many complain to the produce manager or the store manager when they are dissatisfied?

Make a phone call to the produce manager of the market to point out the problem and ask if it can be corrected.

One of the home-schoolers has a father who is a produce manager.