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After a long scan of the organic-vegetable cooler, Penelope Wall added several items to her cart.

"Oh my gosh!" Wall said. "I'm about to spend $5 on a bag of baby cucumbers."

She pinched one of the bright green gherkins and added, "But they look really crunchy and I'm excited to eat one."

Wall picked her way through City Market's eclectic-but-lightly-stocked produce section on a Sunday afternoon in May. The Burlington mother of two toddlers, who were napping at home, said she tries to shop organic and local. Her reasons include the desire to get the freshest food possible, to support community agriculture and to avoid genetically modified organisms.