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Post by Moogie on Mar 4, 2015 8:56:51 GMT
love the fluffy bums and have missed seeing them...the first pic is fab yaay so happy you will be getting more
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 4, 2015 9:05:13 GMT
What lovely pictures! I love your chickens!!!
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Post by skysmum on Mar 4, 2015 9:49:51 GMT
It's probably against EU rules to sell coloured eggs in Supermarkets. r That sounds about right OP, i saw a programme a few weeks back and they were disclosing the waste with eggs, if they don't meet size standard they are dumped such a waste. A bit like all the fruit that isn't perfect. They have started selling UGLY and imperfect apples in my supermarket now, a fraction of the price and perfectly ok just funny shapes. I can still eat a funny shaped apple . The world has gone mad .
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Post by Hezz on Mar 5, 2015 0:35:57 GMT
Good for your supermarket, then, skysmum. Nothing wrong with funny shaped fruit. What would the world be like if we culled all the funny shaped people!!!!! I am very lucky in that we have a weekly fruit and veggie market where approx 70% of the produce sold is local, and most of the time sold by the growers themselves. Friday and Saturday are the F&V days with Sunday more of an allsorts, secondhand, anything goes almost. And if Friday is a holiday they all come in on Thursday. It is great, and usually about half the price of the supermarket. Plus you can do a bit of people watching if you wanted; the execs doing their shopping before work, the hippies out of the bush(I was going to say fresh, but most aren't, terribly) , the hard-working asian market gardeners from many different countries with their children working the stalls before school ......... I could go on, but I have digressed away from eggs - eggs aplenty, though, although I have only seen brown eggs, but certified organic.
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Post by Shirls on Mar 7, 2015 9:06:42 GMT
There was a programme on the T.V. recently where Jamie Oliver was talking to supermarkets to ask them to set up a stall for and accept mis-shapen fruit and veggies from local farmers. He did a quick survey asking people if they would purchase these if they were cheaper, and everyone agreed of course. He organised it all. Only time will tell whether other supermarkets will catch on, or even continue to supply 'ugly' veg. I can't remember what part of the country he was in.
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Post by suesbird on Mar 7, 2015 9:43:19 GMT
Probably London, they usually have everything!
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Post by OP on Mar 7, 2015 9:50:19 GMT
There was a programme on the T.V. recently where Jamie Oliver was talking to supermarkets to ask them to set up a stall for and accept mis-shapen fruit and veggies from local farmers. He did a quick survey asking people if they would purchase these if they were cheaper, and everyone agreed of course. He organised it all. Only time will tell whether other supermarkets will catch on, or even continue to supply 'ugly' veg. I can't remember what part of the country he was in. Maybe he should have left that out of the question.
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Post by milliej on Mar 7, 2015 11:54:46 GMT
We are told it's a global village and 'the world' needs to know never thinking of all the starving multitudes that just cope trying to keep alive. The waste in this country (England) is a disgrace and yet so much is tasteless. Fresh....no such thing any more unless we buy direct from local growers/farmers. Ok this really annoys me so I'll get off my soap box before I get really angry some very good points raised here though....remember this when we vote hey?
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Post by jellybean on Mar 7, 2015 16:30:24 GMT
They're absolutely gorgeous Shirls. Two moulting chickens Imagine the feathers from that lot It's bad enough with two moulting budgies
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Post by milliej on Mar 7, 2015 21:50:00 GMT
Shirl, we went to pick up our two new budgies this afternoon and it was down country roads, we got lost once! I went into one property to ask if they knew of a budgie seller (the answer was no) but......a hen spotted me get out of the car and she proceeded to follow me up to the doorway and then on to her owners when they came out....she looked very like your chooks and it was so cute her following me up the drive
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Post by Shirls on Mar 8, 2015 9:23:51 GMT
Fantastic milliej! They ARE cute!!!
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Post by milliej on Mar 8, 2015 17:39:48 GMT
Fantastic milliej! They ARE cute!!! they (well she) certainly was but I must apologise because on reflection....her bustle wasn't nearly as good as Bea and Georgie's
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Post by skysmum on Mar 8, 2015 21:00:38 GMT
Good for your supermarket, then, skysmum. Nothing wrong with funny shaped fruit. What would the world be like if we culled all the funny shaped people!!!!! I am very lucky in that we have a weekly fruit and veggie market where approx 70% of the produce sold is local, and most of the time sold by the growers themselves. Friday and Saturday are the F&V days with Sunday more of an allsorts, secondhand, anything goes almost. And if Friday is a holiday they all come in on Thursday. It is great, and usually about half the price of the supermarket. Plus you can do a bit of people watching if you wanted; the execs doing their shopping before work, the hippies out of the bush(I was going to say fresh, but most aren't, terribly) , the hard-working asian market gardeners from many different countries with their children working the stalls before school ......... I could go on, but I have digressed away from eggs - eggs aplenty, though, although I have only seen brown eggs, but certified organic. That market sounds like my idea of heaven Hezz. We don't have any near me . I love a mooch in a market but have to wait until we go to France, plenty there and i have them mapped out depending on which towns we are going to before we even leave England .
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Post by skysmum on Mar 8, 2015 21:09:29 GMT
There was a programme on the T.V. recently where Jamie Oliver was talking to supermarkets to ask them to set up a stall for and accept mis-shapen fruit and veggies from local farmers. He did a quick survey asking people if they would purchase these if they were cheaper, and everyone agreed of course. He organised it all. Only time will tell whether other supermarkets will catch on, or even continue to supply 'ugly' veg. I can't remember what part of the country he was in. That was it shirls, the programme i watched. I think Jimmy was in it too and im pretty sure it was down Essex way. My daughter lives up the road from Jimmy's Farm, they are very big on local produce around that way, loads of farm shops. I like staying with her, its another world .
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Post by samwiseg on Mar 9, 2015 8:08:11 GMT
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