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kazalala;1329485 wrote: you are going to be on telly tonight!:guitarist:wah:

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Many thanks - I'll try to catch it and see if I can see my old home

ok,,great! i had forgotten its a place although you ahve probably said quite a few times:rolleyes:

btw,, did you see that programme last night where chefs cooked a banquet from food they got for nothing,, out of supermarket bins, from farms etc that was going to be thrown away cos it wasnt the right size or shape or had a dint in it.. trying to bring awareness to how much food is wasted.:-5

kazalala;1329490 wrote: ok,,great! i had forgotten its a place although you ahve probably said quite a few times:rolleyes:

btw,, did you see that programme last night where chefs cooked a banquet from food they got for nothing,, out of supermarket bins, from farms etc that was going to be thrown away cos it wasnt the right size or shape or had a dint in it.. trying to bring awareness to how much food is wasted.:-5


I saw that they were producing such a program but wasn't sure when it would be on. Something I try very hard to avoid, wasting food - ingrained from childhood.

Bryn Mawr;1329494 wrote: I saw that they were producing such a program but wasn't sure when it would be on. Something I try very hard to avoid, wasting food - ingrained from childhood.
It was very interesting, and you couldnt blame the supermarkets really as its us that wont buy the dinted or the mishaped etc.. i mean if you were picking some loose tomato's from the veg section, would you pick one that was all mishaped or had a mark on it? mad innit and yet theres nothing wrong with it.

The only thing i could say against the supermarkets is,, why does their waste go in to a bin,, some of its is still in packaging and in fact is only in there cos the packaging is damaged,, i mean really surely someone could benefit from it?

Food producers pulling their hair out as they plough 20,000 lettuces into the ground in a single day because they are slightly too small or slightly too large. Outrageous. Tons of tomatoes fed to the pigs cos they dont quite conform to the exact size the Supermarkets demand

I have made a decision to buy my fresh produce from the farm shop and not the supermarket. (I should do anyway)

kazalala;1329500 wrote: It was very interesting, and you couldnt blame the supermarkets really as its us that wont buy the dinted or the mishaped etc.. i mean if you were picking some loose tomato's from the veg section, would you pick one that was all mishaped or had a mark on it? mad innit and yet theres nothing wrong with it.

The only thing i could say against the supermarkets is,, why does their waste go in to a bin,, some of its is still in packaging and in fact is only in there cos the packaging is damaged,, i mean really surely someone could benefit from it?


Certainly if they sold it cheaper

Snowfire;1329502 wrote: Certainly if they sold it cheaper


ahhh yes,, well if they weren't a Profit making business:wah: Plus you still proved my point, why should it be cheaper if its just as fresh?:sneaky:

Its quite logical to pick the best ones out of the box if they are the same price but having different grades at different prices makes sense to me.

The farm shop sells all sorts of shapes of tomatoes. I know they are fresh, they grow near to my house. I also dont care that the lettuces outside leaves are a little longer or that a courgette hppens to be 22 cms long and not the rejected 21 cms. Supermarkets are putting a huge and unnecessary strain on the producers

Snowfire;1329507 wrote: Its quite logical to pick the best ones out of the box if they are the same price but having different grades at different prices makes sense to me.

The farm shop sells all sorts of shapes of tomatoes. I know they are fresh, they grow near to my house. I also dont care that the lettuces outside leaves are a little longer or that a courgette hppens to be 22 cms long and not the rejected 21 cms. Supermarkets are putting a huge and unnecessary strain on the producers
yes but if you are buying your stuff from the farm shop would you ask for it cheaper cos its marked or a funny shape?

I agree its logical, thats what i was trying to say, we cant help but pick the ones we like the look of best. A supermarket isnt a charity they are there to make money we all know that. I'm not sticking up for them dont get me wrong, but they aint there to do favours are they. What i dont get though, is when they are throwing stuff out cos its dented or been dropped and damaged or has todays date and they are closing,,, why cant they donate it somewhere why just bin it? I b et even the workers there are not allowed to have it

in the programme all the supermarkets were invited to take part in the banquet, only Morrisons and co-op went

kazalala;1329485 wrote: you are going to be on telly tonight!:guitarist:wah:

TV Guide UK TV Listings - UK's No 1 TV Listing site for Freeview, Sky, Virgin Media, Freesat & Tiscali TVOchty, I missed it. I came back in here again too late to notice your post kazalala. I'd even left myself signed in. Tsk. :-5



whisper..was it good? :sneaky:

binbag;1329545 wrote: Ochty, I missed it. I came back in here again too late to notice your post kazalala. I'd even left myself signed in. Tsk. :-5



whisper..was it good? :sneaky:




I forgot to watch it:wah: i watched the programme about Hurricane Katrina which was good

Yeah I watched it. They did the whole house. Beautiful result and a tearful family.

Snowfire;1329592 wrote: Yeah I watched it. They did the whole house. Beautiful result and a tearful family.
oh good! I think i might watch it on catch up then:)

Dont cry will you. I didnt

Snowfire;1329606 wrote: Dont cry will you. I didnt


oh you didnt did you not:sneaky: no i wont cry as im a hard northern lass:p

I've just been to the farm shop to by our fruit and veg. The carrots were enormous, except the baby ones which were ridiculously small. The mushrooms ranged from normal to umbrella size. The tomatoes were graded for quality. The apples werent a perfect shape and goodness me the bananas werent green, they were yellow.

It was all sold by weight so the difference in size didnt matter at all. Quality was superb despite the range in size and the home made jams and relishes were the cherry on the top (well actually they didnt have any cherries)

Supermarkets are the ones who think we demand this perfection but we dont. Its them who are laying down the law and demanding to the growers what prices they will pay. Farmers ploughing lettuces in to the ground, feeding tomatoes to pigs and pouring down the drain are doing so because of pressures and demands from the huge multi national supermarkets, not because we are making the demands. Its supermarkets that set the prices for milk not the dairy farmer.

The customer really couldnt (or at least shouldnt) give a tinkers cuss that their courgette should be in a specific size range. I'm happy to eat one that's 2 cms smaller than some supermarket regulation

Snowfire;1329619 wrote: I've just been to the farm shop to by our fruit and veg. The carrots were enormous, except the baby ones which were ridiculously small. The mushrooms ranged from normal to umbrella size. The tomatoes were graded for quality. The apples werent a perfect shape and goodness me the bananas werent green, they were yellow.

It was all sold by weight so the difference in size didnt matter at all. Quality was superb despite the range in size and the home made jams and relishes were the cherry on the top (well actually they didnt have any cherries)

Supermarkets are the ones who think we demand this perfection but we dont. Its them who are laying down the law and demanding to the growers what prices they will pay. Farmers ploughing lettuces in to the ground, feeding tomatoes to pigs and pouring down the drain are doing so because of pressures and demands from the huge multi national supermarkets, not because we are making the demands. Its supermarkets that set the prices for milk not the dairy farmer.

The customer really couldnt (or at least shouldnt) give a tinkers cuss that their courgette should be in a specific size range. I'm happy to eat one that's 2 cms smaller than some supermarket regulation
you are right there,, and i wish i had a farm shop near me :-6. years ago when there were fruit and veg shops at all local shops we all used to get our fruit and veg that way,, all shapes and sizes.

What about the stuff supermarkets are throwing away as well because the packaging is damaged? or cuts of meat that are not used such as pigs heads and trotters etc, Tongue? Tongue used to be eaten a lot years ago.

I dont use the farm shop as much as I would like and to be honest some things aren't cheaper but at least I know its local and fresh.

I still eat tongue. Its a beautiful cut of meat. I grew up with things like brawn and chittlings. It was something my dad would eat a lot of. I love liver, kidneys and stuffed hearts.

Pigs cheeks I would love to try I understand it's delicious

Snowfire;1329629 wrote: I dont use the farm shop as much as I would like and to be honest some things aren't cheaper but at least I know its local and fresh.

I still eat tongue. Its a beautiful cut of meat. I grew up with things like brawn and chittlings. It was something my dad would eat a lot of. I love liver, kidneys and stuffed hearts.

Pigs cheeks I would love to try I understand it's delicious
well at least they do use the cuts of meat we dont eat,, they use it for dog food,, and why shouldnt our dogs eat well:):wah: I like liver too lambs is my fave:D