In message , Stuart
Noble writes
June Hughes wrote:
In message , Stuart
Noble writes
Broadback wrote:
Dave Liquorice wrote:
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 08:54:57 +0000, Broadback wrote:

First I used to go to a local farmers shop, thinking that it was all
local grown fresh produce. One morning I had to go to work very early,
passing the farm shop I saw a local merchant delivering produce.

The produce may well still have been local, FSVO local. Had you been
expecting all the stuff sold by the farm shop to be grown on that
farm?

Local to me would mean grown within 50 miles and the merchants depot
being within that radius as well.

That could be true, but doubtful, as the delivery van was from
Manchester 30+ miles away.



My farm shop gets spuds from 60 miles away, apples from Austria, and
pineapples from Dominican Republic. More to do with producers finding
the right size outlet for their goods than distance.
I don't particularly like Asda - mainly because it is always so busy
- but went there on Sunday because my husband was going to buy some
CD's, so I tagged along. I noticed a van in the car park delivering
chicken and was surprised to see it was quite local (the store was
Southgate and the van's logo gave an address in Enfield). I don't
know about the veg but shall look into it after the end of January.

Has to be good news that ASDA Southgate can do better locally than
buying from Bernard Matthews, and that their system is sophisticated
enough to incorporate local suppliers.

I don't know how far it extends. They don't stock a lot of unusual
stuff (eg truffles in jars or good quality chocolate) but they do have a
large variety of Asian and Italian ingredients.
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June Hughes