If it isn't local

Victoria

Victoria

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or at least North American it's not going to find it's way to my kitchen.

V

You can buy this fish at WalMart or your favorite seafood restaurant..
Just look for the Made in Vietnam label & it will change your mind...

http://vimeo.com/11817894
 
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I try really really hard to buy all the products I can that are made in USA.
I quit buying "bounce" cause it's made in Canada (just a co-winky-dink)
lucky for me I don't eat fish at all-yuck-ola.

oh and BTW- thanks for the tip.
 
I've read that ANY "farm raised" fish is not safe to eat, no matter where it's produced.
 
That's just scary.....

And Linda.... there's some really good farm raised varieties here in Michigan.... I'm just say'n.........
 
Glad you quit buying Bounce Shannon. ;)

I don't mind farm raised varieties from Canada or the U.S. However, I do think it's best to use sustainable products as much as possible.

V
 
Eric, my concerns rest more on foodstuffs, not foot stuffs. ;)

I do think many are becoming more aware of buying food that is both local and seasonal. I love shrimp... however, I will never again by shrimp unless they are from Canada or the U.S. And I do enjoy catfish... again, never again, unless it is proven to be from here.

That's why I love this time of year so much... fresh local produce and fruit abounds. :)

V
 
I too, try to buy local when ever possible. I must admit it is hard to wait for seasonal produce...but I really do try my best.
I remember fondly when we would wait with great anticipation for the first strawbwerries of the year, followed by the raspberries, the peaches, the plums, the tomatoes, the new potatoes, the melons, the parsnips....
It's not unlike the flower biz...now, everything is available all year long...heck if I want Lily of the Valley in August, all I have to do is call Aalsmeer....
More and more I am trying to grow my own veg....purchase Canadian fish and beef and pork and lamb, veal and duck and rabbit......
But sometimes we are tricked by the packaging regualtions. I learned the other day that sometimes food that has been imported from another country can be labeled "Canada" is not from Canada at all, but enough of the processing or packaging has been done here to allow a "Made in Canada" label.
Sometimes I wish we could travel back to the days when we picked it from our own garden, or from my grampas garden, then we would know that it's all good.
But even the fish we used to catch in the river in my own back yard probably shouldn't be eaten for dinner anymore, yet grampa and I fished and picked the mushrooms for breakfast just about every day.
Oh well, everything changes........
Rats.
JP
 
Joanne you're right. Part of the fun is the anticipation. I too remember waiting for the ripeness of the peach from the farm just outside the city, or picking blueberries (one for the pot and more than one for me). I think in a way, that's what has pushed me back in time as far as buying food is concerned. While the strawberries in February fed my eyes, they didn't find their way to my cart... it was worth the wait to buy local. :)

I'm hoping the "made in Canada" or "produced in Canada" will be more clear.

On CTV news this morning they were focussing on community gardens with Mark Cullen. What a great idea.

V
 
The house I rented in Durango had tons of plum trees, choke cherry bushes and a bunch of apple trees. And all my neighbors had gardens and one neighbor had crab apple trees. We all shared.
I'm almost down to the last of all the apple sauce and jellies my mom made out of it- I will so miss it when it's all gone. We always buy our green chili from local farms but that's almost impossible NOT to do. New Mexico is famous for 2 things- Green aliens and green Chili....3 if you count me! hahahahaha!
 
something like 80% of frozen veggies even though packaged and processed by an american company such as green giant are actually more or less from other places, just packaged enough here to put that american lable on it...You wouldn't be paying .99 bag if it wasn't that way you'd be paying more like 4.00 a bag...we would definately have to go up on our prices just to afford food..
 
Lori they're working on changing that here I believe. I don't buy much in the way of frozen anymore for that reason. So much of the frozen product comes from China... I won't be supporting them anytime soon for my food.

I do understand the cost issues, but at least with the money I spend I know what I'm buying.

V
 
Yep, grow your own is the way to go - I planted 4 fruit trees this winter and I'm getting the garden ready for my vegies. All this in small garden in a semi-detached unit.

It's not that I'm opposed to people in other countries earning a living, it's just the only way to know exactly what has been used to grow them and its a heck of a lot cheaper.
 
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