Is our food too cheap?

shillelagh · 05-08-2009, 17:51

Thats the title of a radio programme tonight on bbc 4 at 8pm .. and its being debated also on the bbc forum ...

BBC NEWS | Have Your Say | Is our food too cheap?

What do you think .. do you think it is too cheap or is it expensive or just right?

flashy · 05-08-2009, 17:54

it all depends if you like shopping around, i do so i get mine cheap anyway, i think its just right

MargaretR · 05-08-2009, 17:57

Some of it is poisonous - they should be paying you to eat it.

***Mr D*** · 05-08-2009, 18:17

I was thinking this my self when the advert comes on (Not sure who it is) but offers loads of food for £4.00.

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Some of it is poisonous - they should be paying you to eat it.

I would totally agree with this.

Its to easy to make horrible food taste really nice.

Retlaw · 05-08-2009, 18:24

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

Some of it is poisonous - they should be paying you to eat it.

Good one Margaret.
Just finished my tea, every thing dug up this afternoon. spuds, carrots, swede, and beans, can't get any cheaper
Not sprayed with any thing.
We are paying to much for food, when you consider that some goods in Asda and Tesco are marked up 200%, and when you see Roll Back and 2 for one bargains you are paying nearer a proper price, but they don't last long enough for any real savings

Retlaw.

Eric · 05-08-2009, 19:03

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Originally Posted by Retlaw

Good one Margaret.
Just finished my tea, every thing dug up this afternoon. spuds, carrots, swede, and beans, can't get any cheaper
Not sprayed with any thing.
We are paying to much for food, when you consider that some goods in Asda and Tesco are marked up 200%, and when you see Roll Back and 2 for one bargains you are paying nearer a proper price, but they don't last long enough for any real savings

Retlaw.

Grow most of my own stuff too .... and I fish .... and for meat, I go out and shoot some poor creature minding its own business in its natural habitat

... well, not usually, ... I get my meat from the Pig and Olive, a real butcher, selling locally raised beef, pork, and lamb .... But I do think that it is worthwhile to preserve the family farm; it is not only a business, but a way of life ... one well worth preserving. However, I don't think the consumer, faced with higher prices will see it this way. The only answer I can see is govt. subsidies. It's either that or let big Agribusiness take over. And if you don't know what that will mean .....

entwisi · 05-08-2009, 20:14

I watched a program teh other night about prawn farms in Indonisia. they worked for pennies and lived in squalor as a result of our incessant demand for cheaper prawns . now I am in favour of intensive rearing as per teh chicken thread but this was real people living in crap as a direct result of our demands so was not teh same thing IMHO.

Eric · 05-08-2009, 20:19

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Originally Posted by entwisi

I watched a program teh other night about prawn farms in Indonisia. they worked for pennies and lived in squalor as a result of our incessant demand for cheaper prawns . now I am in favour of intensive rearing as per teh chicken thread but this was real people living in crap as a direct result of our demands so was not teh same thing IMHO.

Works the same for manufactured goods too .... Corporations don't move their operations overseas to benefit the indigenous populations .... but we want cheap Nikes etc.

flashy · 05-08-2009, 20:41

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Originally Posted by ***Mr D***

I was thinking this my self when the advert comes on (Not sure who it is) but offers loads of food for £4.00.

Morrisons

Eric · 05-08-2009, 20:54

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Originally Posted by flashy

Morrisons

The restaurant on King St.??? Oops, sorry wrong city, wrong country .... time for another brewskie.

cashman · 05-08-2009, 23:57

it can be very expensive if ya get caught nicking it.

shillelagh · 06-08-2009, 00:29

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Originally Posted by cashman

it can be very expensive if ya get caught nicking it.

have a read of this ... its about halfway down The edible town

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/home/you/...-grow-own.html

theyre growing veg all over todmorden ..

jaysay · 06-08-2009, 08:52

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

have a read of this ... its about halfway down The edible town

Roll out the barrows: You don't need an allotment to grow your own! | Mail Online

theyre growing veg all over todmorden ..

Is that the Yorkshire side or the Lancashire side Jen

shillelagh · 08-08-2009, 13:18

I didnt think this would be allowed ...

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol | 'Grow veg on dead' plan touted

When my dad died 23 years ago we wanted to put a surround around the grave and put a couple of rose bushes in it and bulbs ... but the church wouldnt let us .. said it was easier to cut the grass without a surround being there and also wouldnt let us put a rose bush there either .. my sister planted daffodil bulbs because at least they will have died off by when they come to cut the grass.

Do you think its taking it too far .. planting carrots above your loved one .. or is it a good idea?

jaysay · 08-08-2009, 13:39

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Originally Posted by shillelagh

I didnt think this would be allowed ...

BBC NEWS | UK | England | Bristol | 'Grow veg on dead' plan touted

When my dad died 23 years ago we wanted to put a surround around the grave and put a couple of rose bushes in it and bulbs ... but the church wouldnt let us .. said it was easier to cut the grass without a surround being there and also wouldnt let us put a rose bush there either .. my sister planted daffodil bulbs because at least they will have died off by when they come to cut the grass.

Do you think its taking it too far .. planting carrots above your loved one .. or is it a good idea?

You wouldn't get away with it up Dill Hall cemetery where my parents are buried that's for sure.