tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post6445227054040901310..comments2024-03-29T09:20:33.277+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Year-round 'seasonal' growing.Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-84296652695834003592016-03-20T08:04:09.485+00:002016-03-20T08:04:09.485+00:00Having lived in New Zealand where most foods are s...Having lived in New Zealand where most foods are seasonal (although Iexpect Auckland and Wellington have a greater imported choice) I agree with you. However the reality of feeding the expectations of so many (in Britain anyway) will always make Almeria 'necessary'. I try now to eat as seasonally as possible but it isn't that easy. Graham Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11196744947133121475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64808543526564246702016-03-19T04:42:27.926+00:002016-03-19T04:42:27.926+00:00When grown outdoors in natural sunshine, fruit and...When grown outdoors in natural sunshine, fruit and vegetables develop their proper flavours; when grown artificially, they don't.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-18959169049821596242016-03-18T19:40:07.369+00:002016-03-18T19:40:07.369+00:00Horrible. I imagine they have pans for the surface...Horrible. I imagine they have pans for the surface of Mars which are similar.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3204517874293939302016-03-18T17:56:40.143+00:002016-03-18T17:56:40.143+00:00Geez! I thought it was solar panels at first. Of c...Geez! I thought it was solar panels at first. Of course the produce has no taste; it has no soil or air.Shawnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02865639536906898385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69241382974027275962016-03-18T16:51:24.574+00:002016-03-18T16:51:24.574+00:00Wissington beet factory in Norfolk has it. It uses...Wissington beet factory in Norfolk has it. It uses the steam redirected from the sugar processing to heat the greenhouses for the tomatoes.Rachel Phillipshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16053924416805878169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-38008115104356623682016-03-18T16:36:59.196+00:002016-03-18T16:36:59.196+00:00I shall now bear that in mind after reading this C...I shall now bear that in mind after reading this Cro. I did buy some stringless beans from Morocco the other day, just to vary the vegetables a bit. Not only were they stringless but they were also completely tasteless.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-27134986138144187052016-03-18T14:50:02.155+00:002016-03-18T14:50:02.155+00:00Food air-miles are a disgrace. But I suppose every...Food air-miles are a disgrace. But I suppose everyone needs an income.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3863671067294330302016-03-18T14:49:01.381+00:002016-03-18T14:49:01.381+00:00I was quite shocked when I saw the photo; it's...I was quite shocked when I saw the photo; it's just so different to how I go about growing!!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74661710925721452962016-03-18T14:36:42.148+00:002016-03-18T14:36:42.148+00:00Unbelievable. We get much produce from Mexico and...Unbelievable. We get much produce from Mexico and central and south America. Flowers too. It's a global economy.donna bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13507579686738843451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-79538183857720784582016-03-18T14:32:07.563+00:002016-03-18T14:32:07.563+00:00When I first saw the photograph, I thought I was s...When I first saw the photograph, I thought I was seeing some huge expanse of paving stones, some sort of conceptual art installation.<br /><br />Almeria is a name to remember.<br /><br />For totally different reasons, so is Amy. Thank you for posting the video and lyrics.<br /><br />Best wishes.Franceshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08352407314710067616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-60930109886832584592016-03-18T12:59:21.532+00:002016-03-18T12:59:21.532+00:00I wonder why, when grown on such scale, fruit and ...I wonder why, when grown on such scale, fruit and veg inevitably lose all their flavour?<br />Years ago, in most Med countries, you could buy the most wonderful, but oddly shaped fruit and veg - it had such flavour. Is loss of flavour yet another EU ruling, along with regulation shapes?Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49727137286515933562016-03-18T12:35:39.991+00:002016-03-18T12:35:39.991+00:00There certainly is, although I do think there'...There certainly is, although I do think there's an awful lot of rubbish talked about 'home grown'.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-82126972402729144082016-03-18T12:34:37.312+00:002016-03-18T12:34:37.312+00:00I'm not criticising them for growing this way,...I'm not criticising them for growing this way, I'm just criticising the eventual poor taste. Otherwise I'm sure they serve an important purpose.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13335734328860958392016-03-18T12:32:26.581+00:002016-03-18T12:32:26.581+00:00One of my neighbours used to grow Asparagus, and I...One of my neighbours used to grow Asparagus, and I used to be given all the wonky ones. Unfortunately he no longer grows it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-48424437810182565112016-03-18T12:28:55.558+00:002016-03-18T12:28:55.558+00:00Huge, isn't it.Huge, isn't it.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-39198085901866287972016-03-18T12:25:34.811+00:002016-03-18T12:25:34.811+00:00I believe Essex has the world's biggest greenh...I believe Essex has the world's biggest greenhouse system devoted to tomatoes. All tasteless, of course.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-71382595672839479422016-03-18T10:52:11.523+00:002016-03-18T10:52:11.523+00:00Thanks for the warning, and will avoid veg grown i...Thanks for the warning, and will avoid veg grown in that area, although I tend not to buy out of season now we have a larder full of our own produce, so there is something to be said for growing your own!Verahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13235143664894609891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-3387049110637353132016-03-18T09:06:45.378+00:002016-03-18T09:06:45.378+00:00Much of it is down to the economy of the countries...Much of it is down to the economy of the countries concerned - and there must be a ready market for all this fruit and veg out of season. Perhaps we are wrong to criticise, and deny people the right to a living? Don't forget, too, that the medical profession insist that we have five or seven fruit, or veg, or whatever, every day. Most northern climates wouldn't be able to grow enough to cater for the demand - if they grow anything at all. Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-90887543834431754792016-03-18T08:30:27.855+00:002016-03-18T08:30:27.855+00:00Those greenhouses are scary and a blot on the land...Those greenhouses are scary and a blot on the landscape. I try to grow as many of my own veggies as I can but I do have to supplement from the supermarket at times. <br /><br />I'm excited that I will be able to harvest my own asparagus crop next season (you have to let them grow for a couple of years, first). Gippsland (where I live) supplies 90% of Australia's asparagus so we are a bit spoiled with freshness and taste. BUT I have seen asparagus from Peru (out of season) in the supermarkets. Dreadful!Ninaschenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15163770016423292034noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-85507841095027310302016-03-18T08:18:49.451+00:002016-03-18T08:18:49.451+00:00Blimey - I didn't realise how intensive it was...Blimey - I didn't realise how intensive it was. Now I know why Spanish greens are stocked all year-round in Waitrose.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17593911963270324932016-03-18T08:01:21.729+00:002016-03-18T08:01:21.729+00:00Those greenhouses have started to appear on the De...Those greenhouses have started to appear on the Devon landscape to extend the season. There's not that many of them but they're ugly nonetheless. I'm guilty of buying out of season stuff so admit to being part of the problem. Another thing to think of in a very complex world. The ethical/environmental decisions that we have to make seem endless.<br />lovelygreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03864666054403517265noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-7405215780044277852016-03-18T07:33:06.939+00:002016-03-18T07:33:06.939+00:00Unfortunately a harassed housewife shopping in a h...Unfortunately a harassed housewife shopping in a hurry, may not have time to read the country of origin on everything she buys.<br />You are fortunate Cro, that you have the time, and the land, to grow what you like. Not many people have the same advantages - or the same interest. I doubt most people even bother where their food comes from, as long as it's there, ready packed, on the supermarket shelves. Recently I bought asparagus from Egypt and that too was tasteless, so I think it's the method of growing, rather than the country of origin, which is at fault.Coppa's girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16459503600694841117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-17766629796041371682016-03-18T07:22:39.926+00:002016-03-18T07:22:39.926+00:00Both a tiny bit better today, thanks Maria. In fac...Both a tiny bit better today, thanks Maria. In fact I'm just off to do some essential shopping; I haven't been away from home for almost 2 weeks.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57310357497668702872016-03-18T07:21:30.273+00:002016-03-18T07:21:30.273+00:00I think everyone is to blame, even the people who ...I think everyone is to blame, even the people who buy such stuff. The Asparagus I mentioned above was so tasteless that on a blind tasting I could almost have said anything!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-49982208142859122112016-03-18T07:02:38.233+00:002016-03-18T07:02:38.233+00:00We also buy seasonal and as near to home as possib...We also buy seasonal and as near to home as possible, if not available then we do without. I will certainly remembers the name Almeria. Beautiful sun shinning here today. I hope you and Lady M are both back in good health again. Greetings Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01525028325800849416noreply@blogger.com