| Milk 20:05 - Nov 9 with 794 views | britferry |
Good on the farmer, its a shame other dairy farmers can't open more shops, its well known the big supermarkets rip them off
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| Milk on 20:12 - Nov 9 with 778 views | Boundy |
Great news , more of our food products should be sourced locally so good on him taking the plunge | |
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| Milk on 20:12 - Nov 9 with 778 views | felixstowe_jack |
Always amazed me why shoppers won't pay more than 25p for a pint of milk in a supermarket but are happy to buy a pint of bottled water for 75p when tap water is virtually free. | |
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| Milk on 20:28 - Nov 9 with 773 views | Catullus |
Supermarkets have caused a load of our problems. First they killed offlocal butchers, fruiterers and greengrocers. Then they introduced all these heavily processed foods that are so bad for us...and plastic bags that are so bad for the environment.
We'd be much better off supporting local farm markets, getting proper butchers etc open again.
When I was young we didn't have a fridge, we had a pantry. Most of our food was bought fresh the same day and there was very little waste. In fact I used to look forward to leftovers days, fry ups and brown sauce 
I hope this farmer puts a real dent in supermarket business and others follow his lead. | |
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| Milk on 20:33 - Nov 9 with 768 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Milk on 20:28 - Nov 9 by Catullus |
Supermarkets have caused a load of our problems. First they killed offlocal butchers, fruiterers and greengrocers. Then they introduced all these heavily processed foods that are so bad for us...and plastic bags that are so bad for the environment.
We'd be much better off supporting local farm markets, getting proper butchers etc open again.
When I was young we didn't have a fridge, we had a pantry. Most of our food was bought fresh the same day and there was very little waste. In fact I used to look forward to leftovers days, fry ups and brown sauce
I hope this farmer puts a real dent in supermarket business and others follow his lead. |
Quite agree , fortunately still have a local butcher, bakery, two greengocers, fishmonger and a good old fashioned ironmonger who sells everything including glass, timber, garden supplies. Just hope our high street survives the latest lockdown. | |
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| Milk on 20:38 - Nov 9 with 766 views | FieryJack |
| Milk on 20:12 - Nov 9 by felixstowe_jack |
Always amazed me why shoppers won't pay more than 25p for a pint of milk in a supermarket but are happy to buy a pint of bottled water for 75p when tap water is virtually free. |
Amazing.
This is the first time you've made a comment that I actually agree with.
It will probably be the last, as well, but never mind 😊 |  | | |
| Milk on 20:43 - Nov 9 with 759 views | FieryJack |
| Milk on 20:33 - Nov 9 by felixstowe_jack |
Quite agree , fortunately still have a local butcher, bakery, two greengocers, fishmonger and a good old fashioned ironmonger who sells everything including glass, timber, garden supplies. Just hope our high street survives the latest lockdown. |
You're very fortunate to have all that on your doorstep, I have to say.
In my experience, the only places where such shops thrive are affluent areas where the local residents are wealthy enough to pay the extra costs required. | | | |
| Milk on 21:00 - Nov 9 with 740 views | builthjack |
Winn Holland, dairy farms have been doing this for years. They mostly all have them at the end of their drives.
However, the majority of dairy farms there are still reasonably small, with 100-300 milking cows. So each farm is a family business.
Dairy farming in Britain, especially Wales, has gone too big. A lot have 1000-2000 milking cows, they have gone huge. They have driven the price of milk down. So the smaller farmer has no chance, and end up selling their cows. Greed by the big boys. |  |
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| Milk on 06:26 - Nov 10 with 679 views | 1983 |
We came across one of these machines in Somerset in the summer
freezing cold fresh milk in a glass bottle with the dairy cows about 100yds away in the field proper old school what's not to love  |  |
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| Milk on 07:31 - Nov 10 with 667 views | felixstowe_jack |
| Milk on 20:43 - Nov 9 by FieryJack |
You're very fortunate to have all that on your doorstep, I have to say.
In my experience, the only places where such shops thrive are affluent areas where the local residents are wealthy enough to pay the extra costs required. |
We are fortunate in that we do not have a mega supermarket within 10 miles as we are on the end of a peninsula. TESCO did try to build one but so many residents protested about the scheme to build one on the edge of the town they could never get planning permission.
We do have a small tesco and coop on our high street. | |
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| Milk on 10:23 - Nov 10 with 632 views | onehunglow |
| Milk on 20:33 - Nov 9 by felixstowe_jack |
Quite agree , fortunately still have a local butcher, bakery, two greengocers, fishmonger and a good old fashioned ironmonger who sells everything including glass, timber, garden supplies. Just hope our high street survives the latest lockdown. |
Yes but you're virtually sitting on top of a mountain of cod over there.  | |
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| Milk on 11:04 - Nov 10 with 629 views | Vincent_Vega |
| Milk on 20:28 - Nov 9 by Catullus |
Supermarkets have caused a load of our problems. First they killed offlocal butchers, fruiterers and greengrocers. Then they introduced all these heavily processed foods that are so bad for us...and plastic bags that are so bad for the environment.
We'd be much better off supporting local farm markets, getting proper butchers etc open again.
When I was young we didn't have a fridge, we had a pantry. Most of our food was bought fresh the same day and there was very little waste. In fact I used to look forward to leftovers days, fry ups and brown sauce
I hope this farmer puts a real dent in supermarket business and others follow his lead. |
Whilst I agree with that sentiment supermarkets are also responsible for employment and the cheapest food prices in our history which has helped millions to eat. Remember before the 2008 credit crunch nobody would've been seen dead in an Aldi or Lidl but those supermarkets are keeping prices historically low for consumers.
Eating habits and a work life balance ensures the future of supermarkets and the days of independent bakers, green grocers etc. will never make a come back. Unfortunately. |  |
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| Milk on 11:32 - Nov 10 with 619 views | felixstowe_jack |
Food prices have been driven down mainly by the vast increae in productivity of the farming industry due to mechanisation, better fertilizers, also do to the food manufacturers who economies of scale have resulted in cheaper prices. Many food produced on farms is less than 50% of its 1960s prices allowing for inflation
Supermarket prices reflect competitive, but in many areas the supermarkets have driven competition out of business and those products, bread, fruit and vegetables actually cost more than in local shops. The cheaper no frills new supermarkets such as aldi and lidl.
The one area where supermarkets do well is that they can offer one stop shopping. | |
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