Fresh food is as fresh as it is possible to get at this time of year. Air miles have been part of feeding people in the UK, think NZ lamb
. Now foods are flown in from Kenya which gives people work. I was surprised to see the strawberries from Mexico on behalf of a Company in California. I don't like strawberries (having been raised in prime UK growing country) but these are quite tasty with a bit of sugar added
. Haven't yet reached for the Commiommy yet …….. we were in a large Catering Warehouse so food stuffs turn round really fast.
Himself was pulling parsnips until a few weeks ago. Under glass/plastic the UK is growing lettuces (yuk) and could be growing tomatoes (again yuk, tasteless what ever time of year) if heat was used (not green). Radishes, are coming in fresh from the Fens so must be grown under glass/plastic? but get woody within a few days. Leeks, onions, celery are harvested now. This is of course where storing of stuff comes in: bottling, canning, freezing …… I loves a red beet sandwich I does
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I haven't felt guilty in recent years about anything: my guilt stems from 1999-2004