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Re: UK going to the dogs
People want to save the planet but not if they can’t eat tomatoes? (Personally I prefer turnips on 25th January.)
Re: UK going to the dogs
Do you guys have tomatoes there in the UK? They need sunshine to grow.
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Re: UK going to the dogs
During WWII people were told to eat carrots .. can see in the dark.
But last year he stopped farming the vegetable as costs grew greater than potential earnings. He also said he’d seen a decline in demand: “Turnips don’t have the greatest reputation, they’re not a sexy vegetable. Most people don’t know what to do with a turnip or even how to cook one.
“I understand the point Ms Coffey was trying to make about using British veg, but a carrot would have been a far better example,” he added.
Richard said the number of turnips produced on his 120-hectare farm had dropped by two-thirds in the past 15 years.
They sought it with thimbles, they sought it with care; They pursued it with forks and hope; They threatened its life with a railway-share; They charmed it with smiles and soap.