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Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Jul 2014 12:49
	yesterday I bought some common or garden onions in M & S - just used some of them and was aghast to discover they were grown in New Zealand!!! Surely M & S could source onions from home ground
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: August 2012 Posts: 7,081 Send Message	OneFootInTheGrave	Report	13 Jul 2014 12:53
	Nothing surprises me about M&S these days, lost their way some time back I think :-(
	Researching: I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"
Member Since: March 2007 Posts: 95,348 Send Message	Allan	Report	13 Jul 2014 13:04
	It's enough to make you want to cry :-D :-D :-D
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	LadyScozz	Report	13 Jul 2014 13:11
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 8,791 Send Message	Ann ~ Does the label say grown in NZ or packed in NZ?? I'll buy something that's grown across the ditch, but I avoid something marked as "packed" (especially frozen veg) because it probably was grown in China! Nothing against the Chinese, but they use fertilizers etc that are banned elsewhere. :-(
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 1,458 Send Message	Lyndi	Report	13 Jul 2014 13:49
	But surely they wouldn't grow them somewhere, ship them to NZ to pack them and then ship them over to uk ........................ would they??? :-0 :-0
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Jul 2014 13:57
	grown in New Zealand - Balle Brothers
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 6,802 Send Message	supercrutch	Report	13 Jul 2014 14:09
	Lyndi, have a look at the distance fish and seafood travels before it ends up back in the UK. Carbon footprint? what carbon footprint? Sue
	Researching: Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Member Since: August 2012 Posts: 7,081 Send Message	OneFootInTheGrave	Report	13 Jul 2014 14:11
	Never mind onions - they stopped selling my favourite Y-Fronts :-( :-D :-(
	Researching: I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	13 Jul 2014 14:25
	OFITG :-D :-D :-D
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Jul 2014 14:30
	string Y-fronts? that's the only connection I can see with onions ;-)
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: February 2009 Posts: 1,336 Send Message	Mayfield	Report	13 Jul 2014 14:46
	Ah! For the days you could browse all the jumpers shirts etc. folded on a counter and if your size wasn't there you could ask if they would check the stock room. Now there is a vast store with everything spaced out nothing in your size and as for checking the stock room forget it! "Na it's all on display" ;-)
	Researching: Moribus facit homo,
Member Since: August 2012 Posts: 7,081 Send Message	OneFootInTheGrave	Report	13 Jul 2014 14:49
	It is important to string your onions up the correct way ;-)
	Researching: I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"
Member Since: January 2003 Posts: 1,458 Send Message	Lyndi	Report	13 Jul 2014 14:57
	If I do that Sue I might never eat fish again! :-0
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 714 Send Message	Inky1	Report	13 Jul 2014 14:57
Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 714 Send Message	From the point of view of my own garden veggie patch. Isn't it a bit early for UK onions? Last Saturday I was in my local Sainsbury and the apples were from Chile, NZ and SA. Presently my two small apple trees have apples the size of plums. Maybe another two months before I pick. (If the wasps don't have them first, that is.)
Member Since: August 2006 Posts: 22,648 Send Message	Tecwyn	Report	13 Jul 2014 16:17
	A while back I picked up a packet of "Scottish King Prawns" in the supermarket. On closer examination it stated in small print, "Produced in Scotland - packed in Thailand" How does that make sense? Put me right off anyway :-0 Tec :-)
Member Since: January 2010 Posts: 6,802 Send Message	supercrutch	Report	13 Jul 2014 16:24
	Thanks Tec, that's exactly what I mean! Sue
	Researching: Jones!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 3,885 Send Message	PollyinBrum	Report	13 Jul 2014 18:45
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 3,885 Send Message	My friend brought a lettuce yesterday from Tesco......it had a sticker on it saying Onions ! :-S
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 31,288 Send Message	PricklyHolly	Report	13 Jul 2014 22:12
	At least it didn't say.........Y-Fronts! :-D :-D
	Researching: "If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))
Member Since: February 2007 Posts: 73,136 Send Message	AnnCardiff	Report	13 Jul 2014 22:48
	does any store still sell y-fronts? :-S
	Researching: Breakspears of Berkshire and Cardiff, Williams and Harman of Whitchurch, Melingriffith &Tongwynlais,Glamorgan WE HAVE NO CONNECTION Do not share your tree with me
Member Since: January 2004 Posts: 16,020 Send Message	Sharron	Report	14 Jul 2014 00:54
	Lidl veg appears to be British very often.

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