Purple Sprouting Question
 

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale marked
"Local". How do they do that?

(I had a few miserable spears on my PS a few months back)

Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com

Purple Sprouting Question
 

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale marked
"Local". How do they do that?

Grown by local farmer? Picked off local allotment? Maybe brought on
in poly-tunnel. Mine not sprouting yet.

Pam in Bristol

Purple Sprouting Question
 

"Pam Moore" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale marked
"Local". How do they do that?

Grown by local farmer? Picked off local allotment? Maybe brought on
in poly-tunnel. Mine not sprouting yet.

Oh dear, I am disappointed. I thought the thread would be about a question
which had sprouted so much that it turned purple.

Franz

Purple Sprouting Question
 

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:07:06 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"Pam Moore" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale marked
"Local". How do they do that?

Grown by local farmer? Picked off local allotment? Maybe brought on
in poly-tunnel. Mine not sprouting yet.

Oh dear, I am disappointed. I thought the thread would be about a question
which had sprouted so much that it turned purple.

Concentrate on correcting Harry's Laudable's mispelt sick (sic)
--
Martin

Purple Sprouting Question
 

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:07:06 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"Pam Moore" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale marked
"Local". How do they do that?

Grown by local farmer? Picked off local allotment? Maybe brought on
in poly-tunnel. Mine not sprouting yet.

Oh dear, I am disappointed. I thought the thread would be about a question
which had sprouted so much that it turned purple.

Concentrate on correcting Harry's Laudable's mispelt sick (sic)
--
Martin

Purple Sprouting Question
 

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale marked
"Local". How do they do that?

(I had a few miserable spears on my PS a few months back)

It's possible, but for US supermarkets at least "local" often means
"grown in the same hemisphere." I've gotten tired of being a
curmudgeon questioning produce managers. I *did* have an acquaintance
who used to flog semi-local apples to large grocery stores, but these
days it seems everything comes on the Big Truck. Ask the manager and
try not to look too unbelieving.

Purple Sprouting Question
 

On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale marked
"Local". How do they do that?

(I had a few miserable spears on my PS a few months back)

It's possible, but for US supermarkets at least "local" often means
"grown in the same hemisphere." I've gotten tired of being a
curmudgeon questioning produce managers. I *did* have an acquaintance
who used to flog semi-local apples to large grocery stores, but these
days it seems everything comes on the Big Truck. Ask the manager and
try not to look too unbelieving.

Purple Sprouting Question
 

"martin" wrote in message
...
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 16:07:06 +0000 (UTC), "Franz Heymann"
wrote:


"Pam Moore" wrote in message
.. .
On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale
marked
"Local". How do they do that?

Grown by local farmer? Picked off local allotment? Maybe brought on
in poly-tunnel. Mine not sprouting yet.

Oh dear, I am disappointed. I thought the thread would be about a
question
which had sprouted so much that it turned purple.

Concentrate on correcting Harry's Laudable's mispelt sick (sic)

I've given up getting that one right. It has a will of its own. {:-((

Franz

Purple Sprouting Question
 

"Frogleg" wrote in message
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On Thu, 18 Dec 2003 01:03 +0000 (GMT), (Steve
Harris) wrote:

In a greengrocer today, I say Purple Sprouting Broccoli for sale marked
"Local". How do they do that?

(I had a few miserable spears on my PS a few months back)

It's possible, but for US supermarkets at least "local" often means
"grown in the same hemisphere." I've gotten tired of being a
curmudgeon questioning produce managers. I *did* have an acquaintance
who used to flog semi-local apples to large grocery stores, but these
days it seems everything comes on the Big Truck. Ask the manager and
try not to look too unbelieving.
We've had a very mild autumn in Devon-some apple trees still have leaves.
Our brocolli is very large and lush -has been since October, but no sign of
sprouts.
Over the years in Cheshire and now in Devon I had gained the impression that
the flowering was light rather than temperature related.
David T.