tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post1880634866466060643..comments2024-02-07T09:39:13.250-10:00Comments on Over the Hill: the Books and Stuff: The farmer wants a ...JOhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-78195411022223875122013-03-21T02:41:01.099-10:002013-03-21T02:41:01.099-10:00Yes you are! We have farmer's market day at ou...Yes you are! We have farmer's market day at our shopping centre but it's so busy there is never anywhere to park.I also think it's become a bit too commercialised.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-76291777730525748702013-03-19T07:58:09.166-10:002013-03-19T07:58:09.166-10:00I have a local market, Anne - so don't have to...I have a local market, Anne - so don't have to resort to uniform veg. Aren't I lucky!!!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-77650039054818860012013-03-19T07:54:47.889-10:002013-03-19T07:54:47.889-10:00Farming Today - no, it's not uplifting, but I ...Farming Today - no, it's not uplifting, but I find it very 'grounding' (for want of a better word) - reminds me of the earthy things, which is wonderful when I spend so much time in my head!JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-73294704173157112862013-03-19T07:53:37.481-10:002013-03-19T07:53:37.481-10:00The Archers have much to answer for - I know they ...The Archers have much to answer for - I know they work in 'real time' but seem to have lost any idea of showing 'townies' what it is really like to live in the countryside.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-85773926445689783112013-03-19T07:52:26.878-10:002013-03-19T07:52:26.878-10:00Welcome to the blog, Hilary.Welcome to the blog, Hilary.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-73232663388563703312013-03-19T02:12:07.388-10:002013-03-19T02:12:07.388-10:00Yes we should think more about where our food come...Yes we should think more about where our food comes from and who grows it. I watched a programme about how many vegetables were being disgarded becuse supermarkets only want nicely shaped vegs.The had to conform to a certain size as well.Piles and piles of carrots,cucumbers etc lefet to rot.I don't understand why they could not even be given away free to people who need it.Senseless waste but I suppose it's our fault for fogetting that not everything is perfect.Anne Macklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04635857544175826537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-43052556813791704372013-03-18T12:06:22.386-10:002013-03-18T12:06:22.386-10:00I go through phases of listening to Farming Today....I go through phases of listening to Farming Today. It's never an uplifting experience for me at the best of times and I know that this is a bad time also for dairy farmers whose fields have been under water for almost a year now!Rosalind Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05363027308436257933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-67144555090179576722013-03-18T07:37:59.230-10:002013-03-18T07:37:59.230-10:00Thank you all. My brother recently retired from fa...Thank you all. My brother recently retired from farming, and so I'm used to hearing him standing in the corner of his field (or with piles of paperwork) - he's just one of millions. And if we don't look after our farmers we starve - so it seems crazy to me that we don't pay more attention to their struggles.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-90920453134543495592013-03-18T07:18:27.012-10:002013-03-18T07:18:27.012-10:00Ah, Jo, I used to listen to Farming today regularl...Ah, Jo, I used to listen to Farming today regularly, mainly because my father was an early bird and had the radio on at sparrow's whotsit every day, but I grew to love it and it's one of those programmes (like the shipping forecast) that will always evoke comfort and safety for me - home, I suppose. <br /><br />However, I am very sympathetic to farmers, having tried to be one myself for a while (book coming soon), and having lived on farms for quite a substantial part of my life. Farmers live with the curse and vagaries of our weather systems, and every year could be make or break. It doesn't help when the bureaucrats in Brussels dictate what they should be doing too. I saw many a West Country farmer go out of business because EU directives had nothing to do with what the farmers and their farms were suited to. I see it today too, especially with the small farms in Belgium and France.Vallypeehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08309284606572565277noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-3800410047639741542013-03-17T23:21:42.837-10:002013-03-17T23:21:42.837-10:00Hi Jo .. and also the flood defences put up to pro...Hi Jo .. and also the flood defences put up to protect the low-lying houses ... just direct the water off into the fields ... people v food .... and as Jacqueline says so much paperwork ... <br /><br />We need to think and understand more ... good post - thanks - HilaryHilary Melton-Butcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17596532480645510678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6251035797708672975.post-64895098666419602172013-03-17T22:16:47.232-10:002013-03-17T22:16:47.232-10:00Agree with all of this, Jo. Meanwhile, the Archers...Agree with all of this, Jo. Meanwhile, the Archers potters on with apparently no rain damage, plenty of time to pop back for a cup of tea and a chat, and selling everything they produce. We have a farmer in the family and he's having to diversify to survive, and struggles with a mountain of paperwork too. Still, chips for tea, hopefully ...Jacqueline Pyehttp://www.jacpye.comnoreply@blogger.com