Comments on: The great British food debate http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/ hopping along the corridors of power Sat, 20 Mar 2010 09:05:23 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: andrew http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-49049 andrew Wed, 09 Jul 2008 04:27:41 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-49049 corn stuffed with caviar?! do they mean a teeny bit of caviar inside a kernel of corn or what? anyway this doesn't bother me, a certain amount of ceremony & class is expected at the state level. corn stuffed with caviar?! do they mean a teeny bit of caviar inside a kernel of corn or what?

anyway this doesn’t bother me, a certain amount of ceremony & class is expected at the state level.

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]]> By: Sam Buchanan http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-49019 Sam Buchanan Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:02:58 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-49019 "there is no real point worrying about what 13 people have for dinner at a conference one night. " What is worrying is that these 13 people, and their friends, colleagues and other members of the ruling class, see what they are doing as normal, acceptable behaviour, and more, that this is behaviour to be emulated and aspired to by the rest of us. “there is no real point worrying about what 13 people have for dinner at a conference one night. ”

What is worrying is that these 13 people, and their friends, colleagues and other members of the ruling class, see what they are doing as normal, acceptable behaviour, and more, that this is behaviour to be emulated and aspired to by the rest of us.

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]]> By: bigblukiwi http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-49002 bigblukiwi Wed, 09 Jul 2008 01:16:21 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-49002 Add up the time, the fuel, the hassle, the un-necessary items bought, and it may be far better to support your local dairy, corner shop, or market. Re-localise is one answer. Bulk buying of non-perishable items, and growing whatever veg we can, is paying handsome dividends for us too. Add up the time, the fuel, the hassle, the un-necessary items bought, and it may be far better to support your local dairy, corner shop, or market. Re-localise is one answer. Bulk buying of non-perishable items, and growing whatever veg we can, is paying handsome dividends for us too.

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]]> By: StephenR http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48959 StephenR Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:57:30 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48959 >>Another tip is to shop on a full stomach. So so true. >>Another tip is to shop on a full stomach.

So so true.

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]]> By: frog http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48957 frog Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:51:40 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48957 Sam Buchanan, what I meant was that, in the greater scheme of things, there is no real point worrying about what 13 people have for dinner at a conference one night. Them not ordering or eating that dinner will do nothing for global food shortages. That said though it does send the wrong, and yes, very hypocritical, signal to the rest of the world. Sam Buchanan, what I meant was that, in the greater scheme of things, there is no real point worrying about what 13 people have for dinner at a conference one night. Them not ordering or eating that dinner will do nothing for global food shortages. That said though it does send the wrong, and yes, very hypocritical, signal to the rest of the world.

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]]> By: Owen McShane http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48954 Owen McShane Tue, 08 Jul 2008 22:39:11 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48954 Another tip is to shop on a full stomach. But I do not advise this if you are going to the liquor store. Another tip is to shop on a full stomach.

But I do not advise this if you are going to the liquor store.

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]]> By: Sam Buchanan http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48945 Sam Buchanan Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:46:06 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48945 "I’m not a big fan of the politics of envy" What has this got to do with envy? Isn't it about hypocrisy? “I’m not a big fan of the politics of envy”

What has this got to do with envy? Isn’t it about hypocrisy?

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]]> By: Gerrit http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48936 Gerrit Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:31:32 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48936 "Number 1 - Avoid the supermarket" Been saying that for a while. The power lies in our feet! “Number 1 – Avoid the supermarket”

Been saying that for a while. The power lies in our feet!

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]]> By: icehawk http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48921 icehawk Tue, 08 Jul 2008 09:37:18 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2008/07/08/the-great-british-food-debate/#comment-48921 Internet shopping from a supermakert can avoid many of these supermarket pitfalls. You can pick just what you want, compare prices easily with a calculator on hand and most importantly you've got your list on hand and you avoid running into all that stuff you don't really want. The severe downside is that it can be impossible to get details on products. Checking if a product is, for example, certified GE free, or if eggs have SPCA approvals, or reading the ingredients list on a packet becomes impossible. Better scanning of packages, instead of their crappy photos, would really help there. None of which changes the fact that when the wife and kids are sick and it's really hard to get out of the house, a one-stop shop that delivers to the door is fantastic. Internet shopping from a supermakert can avoid many of these supermarket pitfalls. You can pick just what you want, compare prices easily with a calculator on hand and most importantly you’ve got your list on hand and you avoid running into all that stuff you don’t really want.

The severe downside is that it can be impossible to get details on products. Checking if a product is, for example, certified GE free, or if eggs have SPCA approvals, or reading the ingredients list on a packet becomes impossible. Better scanning of packages, instead of their crappy photos, would really help there.

None of which changes the fact that when the wife and kids are sick and it’s really hard to get out of the house, a one-stop shop that delivers to the door is fantastic.

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