Hot Chocolate Ranting

OK, first, I realize I already posted this evening, but this really got to me...and you'll have to forgive my ranting, but THINK about this!
At Sam's Club (Which is usually rip-off central, BUT, we did get a decent deal on our cell phones, so we renewed, next year, we won't have to renew to keep the phone, whew. Plus, we usually only visit for the samples--sometimes to buy a Godiva Cheesecake, but I digress.)...OK, starting over, At Sam's Club I was walking the aisles (good for winter exercise), and noticed that hot cocoa mix is considered a "Seasonal Item". Later, while walking around the produce, I noticed that there were tomatoes and bell peppers, and cucumbers...odd. Why is this odd? Well, coming from someone who attempts to frequent the farmer's market and WILL NOT buy those greenish-pink-looking, cardboard tasting tomatoes, it's odd to see a fruit (yes, tomato is a fruit) that is OUT OF SEASON be considered a staple, when hot cocoa mix, which usually is a pantry staple (as in shelf stable, doesn't need to grow--except for the cacao (yes, I spelled that right) beans which don't grow around here ANYWAY--is considered out of season now. I'm supposing they mean that the Christmas season is when hot cocoa powder is "IN". Arrrgh! I'm going to make one plea to all parents reading this blog:
If you have not already done so, will you please teach your children that fresh food has seasons and that it comes out of the ground, and that there has been DIRT on it, and that is OK? Also, please, even if you only do it ONCE, make bread with your children...heck, make it for yourself! It tastes better anyway. I just had a friend (and I'm NOT lying) on the phone yesterday who thought I was lying to her when I said that I made bread and I did not have a bread machine. She seriously thought you had to have a special oven, and superhuman abilities to make a loaf of bread. Now, I love her dearly, but then to hear her categorize zucchini bread and whole wheat bread in the same category--as in not much difference except the zucchini one has zucchini and a bit more sugar--I became a little exasperated, and then smiled at my kids who enjoy dipping their fingers (and licking them off) in freshly ground whole wheat flour. I'm sure I'll have many parental failings, but at least my children will know where their food comes from! That seems like a good survival skill to me.