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Offline bethypoos

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« on: April 25, 2007, 04:35:06 pm »
Ok - so here's my scenario. In my quest to be healthy i'm thinking about buying more organic foods and cooking more instead of ready meals. Then i'm also interested in local/seasonal produce. Anyway...this was my dilemma in sainsburys.
 

They had vine ripened (non-organic) tomatoes half price that looked nice for 89p. There were also some teeny organic cherry tomatoes at 99p. But when i read the label the non-organic were from worcestershire (a few miles down the road) and the organic were from the canary islands. So, i bought the local ones. What would you have done?

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By the way - they were lovely!!!

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« Reply #1 on: April 25, 2007, 04:48:54 pm »
What would I have done?
 

Probably just called the police.

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« Reply #2 on: April 25, 2007, 05:18:14 pm »
I would have bought the local ones.
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« Reply #3 on: April 25, 2007, 05:50:13 pm »
Definitely the local ones.  I am a big fan of buying local produce and I love our new 'Sainsbury's Local' for that reason.
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« Reply #4 on: April 25, 2007, 07:35:10 pm »
You should grow your own.  But remember horse's doodoos are the best fertilizer.

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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2007, 07:39:59 pm »
Not everyone has that option.
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2007, 07:55:43 pm »

True, my Grandad used to wait for the Dreyman's horses and scoop it up. 


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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2007, 08:34:46 pm »

I meant the growing your own option, but I suppose horse sh*t isn't as common as it was!

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« Reply #8 on: April 26, 2007, 02:52:18 am »
I would have gone for the local ones, especially if they looked the nicest.
 

And half price too? Definitely the local ones .Smile

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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2007, 09:12:21 am »
I would have gone for the local non-organic ones too. Organic is not always everything it's cracked up to be. Plus I definitely prefer to eat food with less air miles than I have!

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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2007, 11:12:26 am »
Quote from: smurfboy

I meant the growing your own option, but I suppose horse sh*t isn't as common as it was!


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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2007, 03:21:06 pm »
That's more than I needed to know.
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« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2007, 03:21:55 pm »

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Definitely the local ones.  I am a big fan of buying local produce and I love our new 'Sainsbury's Local' for that reason.


LOL That's a good one Clap
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« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2007, 08:03:30 am »
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I meant the growing your own option, but I suppose horse sh*t isn't as common as it was!


This inspires me for a new thread.LOL
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