tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post1627089712697217631..comments2024-03-13T08:18:08.922+10:30Comments on Catdownunder: One of the big supermarketcatdownunderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08189081688973141295noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-55826371499980253582012-06-19T07:37:32.502+09:302012-06-19T07:37:32.502+09:30I hate what they do to the cows here too...and the...I hate what they do to the cows here too...and the hens etc. We can't get milk like that but I do buy free range eggs from the greengrocer because he buys them from a source he has personally checked. (Our greengrocer amazing - very strong on supporting locals.)<br />Our food producers should be given support - much more important than the bottom line for shareholders in supermarkets!catdownunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06959328192182156574noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1663680578112260744.post-15197094816009504142012-06-18T16:29:18.966+09:302012-06-18T16:29:18.966+09:30It is no better up here. At the moment, at a time ...It is no better up here. At the moment, at a time when dairy farmers are struggling to stay afloat, the wholesalers have cut the price paid to the farmers. This will drive even more of them out of the business, and increase the number of the so-called mega-dairies with all the animal welfare issues associated.<br /> <br />This kind of thing is happening all through the food industries.<br /><br />I buy my milk from a farmer, in the monthly Farmers' Market - completely untreated. It keeps fine in the freezer.jeanfromcornwallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10062674591619616456noreply@blogger.com