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Trumps war causing price gouging
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MAD87
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Trumps war causing price gouging
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Sparkle
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Trumps war causing price gouging
In our local village 3 km down the road we have a market on Wednesday morning and a bio market the first Friday in every month from 4pm - 8pm a butcher whose been up for sale for a couple of years, a cheese shop that also stocks pasta made a few miles further away two boulangeries and a mini market. The larger supermarket is a couple of km further on. Apart from that we have a brebis farm, two local farmers selling their meat, we have three local breweries on the doorstep (yipee) plus two cider/calva breweries. What we don't have is anyone selling fresh local veg except on the Wednesday morning market. So it's grow your own (which we don't - fortunately we have some friends that bring their overstock !) or buy from the local supermarket - which very often I'll look at and it's no thanks I wont bother.
With this hand, I will lift your sorrows. Your cup will never be empty, for I will be your wine. With this candle, I will light your way into darkness. With this ring, I ask you to be mine.........The Corpse Bride
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exile
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Trumps war causing price gouging
My sympathies @Sparkle .
Our local markets largely sell products that we ourselves produce with the only benefit being that they usually have fruit and veg available a couple of weeks before our first crops arrive. They have products produced 2-3000ft lower down so their seasons start earlier.
As for the supermarket, their quality has improved greatly over the mast couple of years but at times is still disappointing, so once a month or so we do a big shop in the Rhone valley and make a point of visiting Grand Frais whose products are usually at their very best. Not the cheapest but for example a large sack of spuds that lasts to the end is better than an equivalent sack at a couple of €uros cheaper where for the bottom half you are cutting out rotten bits. Ditto untreated* lemons - when you can get them at the local supermarket they are in packs of 4 and you can almost guarantee throwing the last one in the bin sometimes last two, whereas at GF you can buy individually.
* Most citrus fruit is treated with a fungicide and natural wax after harvest. It clearly works and such fruits last longer but I would prefer these materials did not dissolve in my G&T or end up with the zest in my cooking.
Our local markets largely sell products that we ourselves produce with the only benefit being that they usually have fruit and veg available a couple of weeks before our first crops arrive. They have products produced 2-3000ft lower down so their seasons start earlier.
As for the supermarket, their quality has improved greatly over the mast couple of years but at times is still disappointing, so once a month or so we do a big shop in the Rhone valley and make a point of visiting Grand Frais whose products are usually at their very best. Not the cheapest but for example a large sack of spuds that lasts to the end is better than an equivalent sack at a couple of €uros cheaper where for the bottom half you are cutting out rotten bits. Ditto untreated* lemons - when you can get them at the local supermarket they are in packs of 4 and you can almost guarantee throwing the last one in the bin sometimes last two, whereas at GF you can buy individually.
* Most citrus fruit is treated with a fungicide and natural wax after harvest. It clearly works and such fruits last longer but I would prefer these materials did not dissolve in my G&T or end up with the zest in my cooking.