In reply to Martin ) who wrote this in
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 10:38:49 +0100, "Uncle Marvo"
wrote:

In reply to Martin ) who wrote this in
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On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 09:46:08 +0100, "Uncle Marvo"
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In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :

On 12/9/06 15:49, in article , "Uncle
Marvo" wrote:

In reply to Sacha ) who wrote this in
, I, Marvo, say :
snip Try the Chilean Montes Alpha range one day.

I can't. I have a policy to only buy stuff which has done no
significant damage to the environment. Chilean is far too far
away in terms of burning carbon.

And I won't shop in TESCO because they are scumbags (JMHO of
which I have evidence should anyone want it).


I'm with you on the air miles but I do like the wine.... OTOH, I
don't find it necessary to buy asparagus from Peru. We get our
wine from Majestic, among others.

The wine is good, but it's cheap, I'm sure that's the
planet-destroying reason for the imports. There is almost certainly
a more local market for it. And I am led to believe that the
destruction of the tropical rain forests is in no small part due to
the demand for grape. One day, and very soon I think with the
climate we're experiencing, English wine will be more than adeqate
...

TESCO sell baby corn and mange tout imported from somewhere in
Africa, Tanzania, I think. I had one once and was very, very ill
with staphyllococcal poisoning, really thought i was going to die.

If you really must buy it, wash it. In bleach. Or safer, boil it.
Best not to buy anything from them, actually, as they "pass on all
the benefits to their customers". That's why they made £2B profit
last year, I expect. And why all the local shops are now TESCO
express and have pantechnicons permanently parked outside them,
mainly on zebra crossings and traffic lights, and are otherwise
roaring round housing estates looking for the shop. Grrrrrrr.

Did you mention that 40% of the goods traffic on UK roads is
supplying supermarkets?

No, but only because I didn't know :-)

You haven't read "Not on the Label".
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Not-Label-Wh.../dp/0141015667

Read that and you will never eat anything you haven't grown yourself
again, including "organic food".

You don't know where I work, do you :-)