things seem to be improving wrt product availability--at least a little bit. I am in Dartmouth NS as well and my husband & I have been at this since March of last year. Big thing for us is variety. We both like to cook (so I seldom get the chance lol) and are into gourmet food. The biggest challenge I have (other than cost) is to come up with interesting, new ideas. Summer is easier without question but winter is proving to be harder.