tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post952376491725936618..comments2024-03-18T16:49:08.253+11:00Comments on All the Blue Day: Indignation At Breakfast TimeJohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-83909420424597499382013-04-08T08:57:59.709+10:002013-04-08T08:57:59.709+10:00There are 500 native varieties of apples in the UK...There are 500 native varieties of apples in the UK and the only one that makes it to my local supermarket are cox's, which actually the kids don't like because they are so hard. So when we have run out of foraged or gifted apples it has to be Jonagold from Holland or France as the closest, even though the kids want the rosy red ones from the USA or the sweet Royal Gala from New Zealand or somtimes China! I have been buying fruit from the local market, but that still doesn't mean it is local. Last summer I was checking out the early strawberries in the supermarket, and they said Shropshire (or some similar British place name) and I was almost fooled into buying them, until I realised that that was the name of the type of strawberry NOT the place of origin, which was Peru or somewhere equally far away! Angus beef is another area where we are conned into thinking it comes from Scotland, whereas it is a breed of cattle that is used all over the World.<br /><br />Our local farm lets you come and see the lambing, so you know where the meat has come from. It tastes so delicious, and knocks the socks off the supermarket equivalent. But the supermarket is cheap and convenient.......Judyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00371314706811756465noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-33246510641814434052013-02-25T16:42:22.756+11:002013-02-25T16:42:22.756+11:00So glad you all enjoy the real estate ads with me....So glad you all enjoy the real estate ads with me. I can say to my family now, 'See, see? It's not just me!' <br /><br />Hattie, lovely to see you here. I am loving your blog, such a great project, and reminding me of those (thankfully far away..) toddler days..Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-56713333994346787782013-02-25T12:44:47.510+11:002013-02-25T12:44:47.510+11:00love your rant Jo about real estate - i love it wh...love your rant Jo about real estate - i love it when they show pictures of the view. mum and i say, oh look, mount wellington's for sale here...<br />also totally agree with your thoughts - and your readers' thoughts - on fruit and veg at the supermarkets. everyone has said it so eloquently. it is craziness.e / dig in hobarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03448702578845994922noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-81782304116156580542013-02-22T07:22:33.302+11:002013-02-22T07:22:33.302+11:00Our local estate agent once described a property t...Our local estate agent once described a property thus: 'near the village with its array of restaurants and Dehlis...' Hattiehttp://www.freeourkids.co.uknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-9221271078901915022013-02-18T11:21:49.390+11:002013-02-18T11:21:49.390+11:00Yes, yes, yes, ladies, I am clearly preaching to t...Yes, yes, yes, ladies, I am clearly preaching to the chorus! I like your comment Mrs Frantic, that you are frugal but not cheap. That is my aim too. I see no need for waste, but I am never going to be buying the cheapest of anything unless it is cheap AND good, and then I will go for it. <br /><br />Lucinda, I love your rants, and I'm glad you relish real estate bloopers with me, so good to find a kindred spirit. Heather, I can't believe the US has only recently got its labelling laws together. The govt and big corporations think they can treat citizens and consumers like complete idiots. Even with our quite stringent labelling laws, companies like to hide product origin in obscure places so that it sometimes takes quite some time to work out where a product is from. So yes, that is exactly why I grow veg in my own backyard and go to the greengrocers, where there are actual people to answer my questions...<br />I'll stop now... :)Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17803297366197086152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-23803600082753206412013-02-16T06:09:09.198+11:002013-02-16T06:09:09.198+11:00Even in the UK I get really fed up of imported app...Even in the UK I get really fed up of imported apples being sold in the middle of the British apple season for much less than the cost of our lovely British apples! Don't get me started on conference pears from Italy. Although I am frugal, I am not cheap and I do realise there is more than saving a few quid at the check out when you have to think of our world, and our homegrown farmers! The recent scare here on horse meat contamination just shows the problem of having a long food chain! GRRRRR!!!!menopausalrunninggirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02494325526369092474noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-78080727034641348692013-02-16T04:08:02.369+11:002013-02-16T04:08:02.369+11:00Only recently there was a law passed in California...Only recently there was a law passed in California (or the whole U.S.?) that fruit and vegetables had to be labelled with its country of origin. It amazes me how far all this produce travels. It's no wonder it all tastes lifeless compared to what is grown in our own backyards. I'd rather eat the seasonal produce from the local farmer's markets or home grown. Variety is not always the spice of life.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14016303700981928418noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4838234360213313454.post-66680869203657729652013-02-15T16:28:59.123+11:002013-02-15T16:28:59.123+11:00You are a woman after my own heart! I love, love, ...You are a woman after my own heart! I love, love, love the real estate errors. The apartment might be a bit crowded if it comes with its own sheik? And I read the small print on the frozen vegies to get Australian grown. Coles and Woolies are just scrouging farmers. Then when the overseas cheap foodstuff have killed the Australian growers, producers and manufacturers, well, then what?<br /><br />Kill the competition and jack up prices. And keep selling the cheap overseas grown produce; grown perhaps with poor labour, environmental and health <br />laws!<br /><br />OK, rant over. Off for a virtuous walk and then less virtuous, but more gorgeous glass of bubbles with friends.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com