The Rising Cost of Food

mardatha

Going4TheDream wrote: »

Even the better off are starting to find it tough and even though people are doing what they can to cut back surely there comes a point where you cant do any more, I just wonder where it will all end?

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Then you start seeing children with rickets and malnutrition and impetigo. Been there and never thought we'd be going back again !!

ALIBOBSY

Butterfly_Brain wrote: »

I think that it will get much much worse
Gas and Electric up by 18% so the supermarkups have to pay these bills as well us we do, so who is going to bear the brunt of that ..........the consumer of course :mad: So watch out for more big price rises girls :eek:

I shop at Aldi and get some things in Asda - the best basics lines are actually from Sainsbury and there is a lot more of them - I have noticed in Asda that a lot of the smart price lines have disappeared.
I go foraging every year and grow a lot of my own veg but I have lost tomatoes to blight again this year my courgettes have flowered but show no sins of fruiting and caterpillars, slugs and snails have dessimated my cabbages, lettuce, etc so I won't be growing next year because the price of seeds have shot through the roof as well

The Aldi and lidl seeds seemed to be about the same price as last year,plus netto are also cheap-don't think I paid more than 50p for any seeds-look out soon as shops start selling off seeds that you can save for next year
ali x

ceridwen

Gigervamp wrote: »

It's the council that's selling them. Article here.

I admit to being surprised/shocked when I googled away and found that it was a Council themselves doing this - ie auctioning allotments to the highest bidder. I DO hope they are taking precautions to ensure that whoever-gets-an-allotment IS a genuine allotmenteer and not some developer making a bid for loads and then planning to sit on them until "the time is ripe":eek:. That is certainly my fear with a scheme like this.

Uniscots97

I harvested my first tomato. This plant (although I have a garden) was grown indoors on a sunny window-sill as an experiment. The plant is huge and has about 12 tomatoes. So for those who are in flats or have only a little garden then why not give it a go.

mumof2luvvlies

I'm definitely going to start growing some veggies next year - we have done strawberries this year and they are amazing, so tasty and rewarding to know that you grew it, not to mention saving small fortune as they are v expensive in shops

Gigervamp

ceridwen wrote: »

I admit to being surprised/shocked when I googled away and found that it was a Council themselves doing this - ie auctioning allotments to the highest bidder. I DO hope they are taking precautions to ensure that whoever-gets-an-allotment IS a genuine allotmenteer and not some developer making a bid for loads and then planning to sit on them until "the time is ripe":eek:. That is certainly my fear with a scheme like this.

Well, it says:

All the allotments will be auctioned to the highest bidders - 50% on a priority basis to residents on the waiting list and the other 50% to any other residents

So I don't think that property developers will get a look in.

Interesting though that these are *luxury* allotments and bigger than normal allotments.

It sounds like a money making scheme by the council. Why give a lot of people space to grow their own when you can sell the same amount of space to fewer people for loads more money?

Gigervamp

unixgirluk wrote: »

I harvested my first tomato. This plant (although I have a garden) was grown indoors on a sunny window-sill as an experiment. The plant is huge and has about 12 tomatoes. So for those who are in flats or have only a little garden then why not give it a go.

And avoid blight! Really, a sunny windowsill is just like a greenhouse.

Enjoy your tomato!

bluebag

LJM wrote: »

it is terrible and there isnt much difference really between stores anymore i tend to shop between 2-3 shops now just to get the better prices

Yes this is what I do too now, I used to do a large online order but now I find I have to shop around more to make the pennies stretch.

Still, it keeps me fit as I can't afford a car! Wally Trolley to the rescue.

The_Thrilla

Gigervamp wrote: »

It's the council that's selling them. Article here.

This sounds like insanity to me. The idea from the LA's point of view is to get income from these allotments. So far as I can see, if they are selling these, then they are depriving themselves of the rent. They must be charging Council Tax on these.

Gigervamp

The reserve price is £300 a year, so they'll be getting a yearly income from them.