the picture on the left is how i like it, & that site also conveys this information:

Maturing cauliflower curds must be protected from direct sunlight by covering with broken-off leaves to prevent them from turning yellow and/or pink. Many modern cultivars are self-protecting, i.e. inner leaves wrap tightly around the curd.

http://database.prota.org/dbtw-wpd/exec/dbtwpub.dll?AC=QBE_QUERY&BU=ht tp%3A%2F%2Fdatabase.prota.org%2Fsearch.htm&TN=PROTAB~1&QB0=AND&QF0=Spe cies+Code&QI0=Brassica+oleracea+cauliflower+and+broccoli&RF=Webdisplay

certain supermarkets have stated that Thursdays are ideal for singles – singles are given a purple basket with a cartoon of a kissing couple, and offered a glass of champagne and a free photograph if they succeed in hooking up with a potential mate.

worst idea ever! how can they not realize people try to hook up in supermarkets rather than the traditional bars etc. precisely because it is a non-overt singles market - they want to get away from the pressure & hussle that surrounds the formal “singles scene”. they want to be able to spot people whose consumption indicates similar lifestyles or aspirations & then to slip easily into conversation using product-based chit chat as ice breakers.
now all of this is to be taken away from them as underlying every ice-breaking comment there will now be the ulterior dialogue “can we shag? can we shag? can we shag?” as plain as if spoken out loud - and all the pressure to establish sexual viability within a fleeting time span.
i predict the sort of people who regarded supermarkets as a place to score will stay away from the “singles nights” - as will most respectable people.

As afr as I am aware, a farmer is a business person and must abide by all the relevant tax laws, certainly gst, income tax, lawful wage rates, OSH requirements, rates on their land.

Of course, I may be completely wrong, but without a meaningful comprehensive numerical analysis (which would be a massive undertaking) I believe that the question is a long way from being answered.

I do like the pancakes I can get on a Sunday morning from the local farmers market, other than that, I can’t recall buying anything…

I am worried too, but there is not much I can do about it. There really aren’t any other places for a committed green.

Just have to keep plugging away at it.

respectfully
BJ

I would be willing to wager that most do none of the above, this MUST be difficult for left wing supporters to deal with….or does your dislike of big business mean that you can live with the double standard?

Farmers markets should have to abide by exactly the same rules as the rest who set up in business otherwise they are nothing more than parasites or scabs.

phil(whoar.co.nz)