Pickles

[hlg]

Co-op Gold pickles come from India. Has it got to the point we can`t compete with a producer half way around the world? It just seems wrong for "OUR" co-op to import pickles.

[Hopperbin]

And no one has time to make their own???

[Hopperbin]

Parsley you should be selling pickles. Nothing like mom's pickles. And parsley I am not calling you mom.

[dalek]

Wife's pickling asparagus this weekend. Dill yesterday, sweet today.

[ProFarmer]

Federated co-op is one of the worst importer around they hid behind the label <prepared for federated co-op ltd.> then they don't tell you where it was made.

[ProFarmer]

federated co-op label says . Prepared for federated co-op but not in which country it was produced

[parsley]

hopper, do I somehow remind you of your mother? LOL

(Lots of neighbors used to can fulltime for my market barn.)

Labelling becomes important.

How do you know what food standards are exacted in India? Perhaps India had the pickles grown in another country and imported them, and then pickled them in barrels and then exported them to Canada to be be put in jars.

Your food and it's preparation is IMPORTANT.

[Hopperbin]

I have seen what the water looks like that goes onto some of these crops first hand. You may not want to eat foods that come from those countries. The food may taste good and at the same time loaded with toxic chemicals.

[wmoebis]

The problem is. Families today on the most part don't have time to preserve food. Hell most hardly have time to go shopping or cook properly. Listen to the complaining at line ups at the till.

If one spouse stays at home the tax implications to the family force her back to work. Where as if she could claim it as a job and an expense to the family, it might work.

If I am going to bake or prosess meat or food at home, for sale to help recover costs. My facilities have to be gov't inspected. My costs go up and stores import cheaper than I can sell for. Unless I can supply a full line up of food, people don't have time to come to me for a couple jars of pickles and to you for a pound af hamburger and to someone else for a bun just so they can have a fresh burger for lunch.

Yes farmers markets and such are great but the majority of producers can't be involved and they would have to run 365 days to compete with super markets and they would under cut you any how. Remember our cheap food policy.

I'm not saying it does't work all the time but for the most producers and comsumers it is not an option. We shop farmers markets when ever we can but that seems like we have time about once or twice a year. Maybe I'm not an average shopper but I think I am.

I think we should get flour mills and pasta mills going localy and become a flour and semolina exporting nation instead of a wheat exporter. Every elevator should have a mill attached to it and we get paid for flour not wheat.

[Fransisco]

I don't see a problem with pickles from India. We sell them all sorts of food as well. Why is it so many people have this ridiculous idea that trade should just be a one way street.