Deimos Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Through the summer nice cucumbers available in the shops. Then they started to go uneven shapes and price bounced around (normal to expensive). More recently they have gone back to being cheap, very even shape and wrapped in plastic.I prefer buying local fresh produce that has a minimal "carbon footprint" (i.e. not raised in heated greenhouses, etc.). Does anybody know if these plastic wrapped ones OK or are then greenhouse raised or shipped in from miles away ?Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 10, 2007 Share Posted December 10, 2007 Costa del Plastic (Almeria, Spain) produce tons of them for the european market. Grown under plastic (hence the nickname) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks Gary. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 No problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deimos Posted December 11, 2007 Author Share Posted December 11, 2007 Does the same happen with tomatoes asthey seem to get more expensive as the local crops start be becomeavailable, then go cheaper when produce needs to be imported fromfurther away.Ian Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 No idea.............................................................[:(] Yes, they do.....................................[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nelson Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 Thanks Gary Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 [IMG]http://smileys.on-my-web.com/repository/Signs/thanx.gif[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 11, 2007 Share Posted December 11, 2007 [:D][:D][:D]My christmas day parsnips are looking good. I dug one up yesterday to check.Mmmmmmmm............................[:)] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJT Posted December 15, 2007 Share Posted December 15, 2007 Duh. [:$] Thanks Gary. Now hopefully I can have one of those kisses.[:D] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eos Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 [quote user="Bugbear"][:D][:D][:D]My christmas day parsnips are looking good. I dug one up yesterday to check.Mmmmmmmm............................[:)][/quote]I always thought parsnips were the most objectionable of vegetables until I ate some slow roasted in olive oil. We had some yesterday with dinner and will again tomorrow at lunch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bugsy Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 [quote user="WJT"]Duh. [:$] Thanks Gary. Now hopefully I can have one of those kisses.[:D][/quote] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Roy Posted December 16, 2007 Share Posted December 16, 2007 [quote user="Eos"][quote user="Bugbear"] [:D][:D][:D]My christmas day parsnips are looking good. I dug one up yesterday to check.Mmmmmmmm............................[:)][/quote]I always thought parsnips were the most objectionable of vegetables until I ate some slow roasted in olive oil. We had some yesterday with dinner and will again tomorrow at lunch.[/quote]I used to agree with you about parsnips, but try coating them in oil then honey (get your hands nice and messy), salt and pepper and roast - yummy! I do carrots this way too sometimes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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