22-09-2019, 05:48 AM
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Re: Would You Use Garlic Grown In China?
Originally Posted by Silver Tabby
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Exactly, Foxy. If it is something that can be produced in the UK or - even better, Yorkshire - then I will not buy imported versions. Time there was another 'I'm backing Britain' campaign!
22-09-2019, 08:37 AM
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Re: Would You Use Garlic Grown In China?
Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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You've got to ask yourself Why are we shipping foodstuffs half way around the world when we can grow our own.....Madness....You did right not to buy it Arty, but maybe for the wrong reasons...
22-09-2019, 08:56 AM
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I don't care where garlic comes from, I won't eat it.I can't stand talking to someone who has had garlic for their evening meal. Why don't they use mouthwash or eat mints afterwards? I don't want to smell their bad breath! It's as bad as standing next to someone who has b.o. Disgusting.
22-09-2019, 10:58 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce
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I'd like to know how you work that one out. There is no way in the world Britain could feed itself, it hasn't been able to since before WWII when the population was much smaller.
We can't feed ourselves because we have opted to pay cheaper prices for foreign stuff, food included, to the demise of agriculture and industry. We can't feed ourselves now because we are no longer equipped to do so.
23-09-2019, 05:40 AM
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Originally Posted by Bratti
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Exactly. It’s best to choose local produce. It’s fresher, it’s better quality and it supports the area where you live. Agree with that comment wherever you happen to be in the world.
Food regulations should be considered and respected.
Bleached garlic is NOT a healthy substitute. Bleach makes the garlic appear healthier while killing fungus and bacteria so the garlic stays fresher, longer. It may very well preserve the garlic but is definitely NOT healthy for human consumption.
The garlic is not bleached any more than water supplies are bleached. Chlorine just happens to be very lethal to a range of bugs and bacteria and leaves very little residue. Better that lettuce etc is rinsed in chlorinated water than carries the potentially lethal bacteria derived from bird droppings.
https://waterandhealth.org/disinfect...food-products/
23-09-2019, 08:04 AM
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Originally Posted by OldGreyFox
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That's balls Bruce!We can't feed ourselves because we have opted to pay cheaper prices for foreign stuff, food included, to the demise of agriculture and industry. We can't feed ourselves now because we are no longer equipped to do so.
It takes about 1.2 acres (0.5 hectare) to feed a person for a year using modern farming methods, Britain has about 40 million acres of productive farm land and a population of 65 million.
Do the maths! Anything else is wishful thinking.
23-09-2019, 08:59 AM
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Originally Posted by Bruce
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Absolute crap. It takes about 1.2 acres (0.5 hectare) to feed a person for a year using modern farming methods, Britain has about 40 million acres of productive farm land and a population of 65 million.
Do the maths! Anything else is wishful thinking.
Alternatively, and this was found while searching for information on how much land needed to feed a person, is the information on the link below, it is food for thought (excuse the pun, it's deliberate):
https://www.thesurvivalistblog.net/h...-self-reliant/
23-09-2019, 11:51 AM
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Originally Posted by Baz46
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There's the answer then – 25 million (or more) of us should move to Australia, that would solve both the practical and the maths problems!
23-09-2019, 12:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Floydy
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Doesn't matter how much farmland we've got I still won't eat garlic, Chinese or UK-grown.
Eat some garlic Floydy it’s good for you
Keeps the vampires away too!
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