Scarcities

Just eat it and recycle the tin!

Might the tinned asparagus be deleted from my record

I don't know, certainly most of their friends are the same.

I saw asparagus in Lidl yesterday but it was from Spain so I decided to look for the local asparagus
(and definitely not tinned )

Same here, Jalima.

Are our offspring typical of all UK workers? I doubt it.

Ditto Jalima

As for the unwillingness of people to do manual work it is amazing what people can do when necessary, they just need the motivation.
I must say that my DC were never too proud to do jobs that others may have turned their noses up at when they were students or if they needed money for something.

Whilst I don't think anyone is suggesting total self sufficiency on a window ledge or similar it would be a good idea Varian to check out verticalveg.org.UK and similar blogs. You would be absolutely amazed at what can be achieved as I said in an earlier post on this thread.

From all that is written it would appear to be more likely that the world debt culture and the subsequent world financial collapse will eventually be what has the negative impact on the ability of people to feed themselves rather than any of the spurious suggestions on here. We may not be able to eat as once we could but people will eat what is available - just like we used to do in times past and as they do in so many other countries in this world. Always a good idea to learn how to look after yourself anyway.

As for the unwillingness of people to do manual work it is amazing what people can do when necessary, they just need the motivation. "Needs must when the devil drives" OR "sometimes events compel you to do what you would rather not". Handwringers starve!

Are you seriously suggesting Belgravian that you could become self sufficient in fruit and veg by planting in window boxes or indoors? If so you must eat a lot less than we do!

and there are no snakes or venomous spiders lurking amongst the cauliflowers, which can be found when picking hands of bananas

It's possible to grow fruit and veg on windowsills and indoors.

Good point Jalima .
We were still 'digging for gold' last autumn, and hope to grow more veg. in the small garden of our new house. On a smaller scale.

GillT57 my post was tongue in cheek - however, it is amazing that students on gap years are prepared to pick and pack fruit and vegetables in Australia etc but it is seemingly beneath them to pick cauliflowers in this country!

In theory nothing is wrong except old frail people would be reliant on others and people in flats or with no gardens would be at an immediate disadvantage.

My student children are not prepared to pick cauliflowers, in Boston, in November just so that some people can have their Brexit triumph. We are not talking idling the afternoon away, picking a few apples a la Darling Buds of May, we are talking about back breaking work in muddy fields on wet November afternoons. I thought I had travelled back in time to the 1950s when I read this thread, Dig for Victory? Make do and Mend? there was even a spectacularly edifying remark from someone about making those 'on the dole' pick fruit and veg. Actually, I have got a better idea, all of you who voted for bloody Brexit shall be given a sharp knife and a hi-vis tabard, collected from a street corner at 5am and taken to the fields to harvest our crops. What about that for taking back control eh?

Synonymous:
"I don't see what is/was wrong with dig for victory? confused Nobody should be hungry or penniless if they can use their strength and muscles and work to eat/for a living surely. hmm".
I agree - and people were slim and healthy, no obesity crisis.

This is a balanced and less scare mongering article

albertgoodman.co.uk/brexits-impact-on-uk-farming/

I'm all for Brexit.

I agree that growing fruit and vegetables is a good thing to do but the very best thing you could possibly do is to campaign against the madness of brexit. Article 50 can be revoked. When we know the "deal" we should have the choice of rejecting it and staying in the EU.

www.facebook.com/campaigntoremain/

I don't see what is/was wrong with dig for victory? Nobody should be hungry or penniless if they can use their strength and muscles and work to eat/for a living surely.

Bloody hell. Dig for victory? Welcome to planet Brexit, where the citizens have their heads in the sand.

in not on!

and I don't think they would do it for pocket money either - they are far better paid on Australia!

Good idea, Jalima1108. The UK might not be exotic enough for them, though? ?
I remember my brother going pea-picking at weekends, for pocket money, picked up by a lorry. This was back in the 1960’s. Not sure if youngsters would want to do it today, though

I have had a Good Idea

Instead of young people going off on gap years to exciting places like Australia, New Zealand, South America etc, picking and packing fruit and vegetables over there, perhaps we should encourage them to backpack around the UK, picking and packing homegrown fruit and vegetables after Brexit.

Sorted!

PS MOnica, I am sure you are right about restaurant chicken. You are also right about your choice. Me, I seldom eat meat although I provide Co op chicken for guests, and my dog still eats Chum twice a day.

When I did eat pig products I was careful to choose British born and fattened pigs.