tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post3375383468437167801..comments2023-07-17T23:10:02.228+10:00Comments on Discombobula: The Chinks in the Food ChainSuehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01122659239039900398noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-26527274185053209952012-03-06T00:58:51.237+11:002012-03-06T00:58:51.237+11:00He could be just the inspiration for other folks t...He could be just the inspiration for other folks to do likewise, Sue, and maybe councils might just start seeing the benefit of such enterprise and grant them reduced rates to encourage them... maybe:)<br /><br />The market's mainly on a Friday, with a smaller one on Saturday and one or two fruit & veg stalls during the week. It's not all organic, free range, grass fed etc, but there's a good amount that is. There's a superb farmers' market every fortnight in the High St. I can stock up for the week for £15-20, and eat well and healthily.<br /><br />It's certainly permanent, in the sense that it's been around in some form or other for about 1000 years;) It's a great community thing too, as it brings folks in from all the villages around. I love the atmosphere in town on a Friday - it buzzes!Harry Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-276840045211952932012-03-05T13:59:37.601+11:002012-03-05T13:59:37.601+11:00That is really bizarre, isn't it, that there i...That is really bizarre, isn't it, that there isn't a whole lot of farm direct or co-op action round where you live. Do you have any idea why that could be, Kel? It seems nuts, doesn't it.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-92102878859912632292012-03-05T13:58:44.908+11:002012-03-05T13:58:44.908+11:00Hey Harry, I think at this stage The People's...Hey Harry, I think at this stage The People's Supermarket IS still around, but they are having problems with debtors and creditors. It's a fraught situation, as the documentary showed, starting up something like this, but I love that the guy who did ... did! :)<br /><br />Yay, I'm happy to hear you buy all your produce from the local street market. So do you mean the street market is shops, or is it a permanent market? Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-66824405714348912312012-03-02T20:48:07.164+11:002012-03-02T20:48:07.164+11:00i used to use some of those greengrocer and market...i used to use some of those greengrocer and market direct deliveries when I lived in the city<br />oh how i miss them, and any delivery to the door...living on an island does have disadvantages that way<br /><br />the stupid thing is, now i live out in the country [a mere 20km from a very large market garden valley which grows all sorts of veggies which get packed up and shipped off to the major supermarkets around the country...including off to central warehouses...before being shipped back to Coles and Woolies in this town ] there are LESS options to buy farm direct or through co-opsKelhttp://www.facebook.com/xfacta.kelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-64856042560352728442012-03-02T19:24:29.556+11:002012-03-02T19:24:29.556+11:00You're ahead of me with that People's Mark...You're ahead of me with that People's Market, Sue - you keep your finger on the pulse, or the capsicum:) It's not clear whether they're still around, looking at the website. I buy just about all my produce off the local street market, which has probably been going since before Bill the Conk happened along. There are moves afoot now to cut the insane food waste in stores by revising the 'eat by' dates and other things, but then I don't take any notice of them anyway;)Harry Rileynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-54928265985743011182012-03-02T16:33:27.135+11:002012-03-02T16:33:27.135+11:00Yes, that is definitely something I would like abo...Yes, that is definitely something I would like about Portland. Fantastic. Maybe I'll see it one day :)Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4879615387850345622.post-21272417489296672502012-03-02T14:37:20.789+11:002012-03-02T14:37:20.789+11:00See that's something you'd like about Port...See that's something you'd like about Portland. Commitment to organic farm-to-table fruit and vegetables. We have that happen in a variety of ways, including widespread farmer's markets, grower's outlets, and farm co-ops (where you buy into part of a farm and get a box every week through the season. We also have a huge back (and front) yard gardening and container gardening culture. Erin Wordnoreply@blogger.com