Kitchen Garden Forum

I agree OH, we should support them, what I can't grow, i buy local in an independent supermarket, that supports our local growers, and producers, and that includes veg, fruit, local lamb pork, beef, game, dairy, local fish, and pickles wines and jams. I know some that work in the big supermarkets choose to come here simply for the quality of the local produce. Our local producers are billed as local heroes, on banners outside the supermarket, sometimes they do promotions, and we can get to know them too Johnboy, a lot of them like you, with a lot of experience. They give us variety, and in season I can buy local Melrose apples for cooking, not just Bramleys, they are sweeter needing no added sugar, yet still cook and bake well.

Baz wrote:

ken wrote:There's been a lot of criticism on the Forum over the years regarding the superficial, entrtainment-focused standard of gardening programmes on TV. I'd just like to say three cheers for an intelligent programme on the British apple by Chris Beardshaw on Wednesday. Tucked away on BBC4, of course, but I don't mind that if we could have more in similar vein.

Cheers for flagging this up. Can't believe I missed it. To the iPlayer I go...

BBC id famous for its quality and informative programs, so I am not surprised that it is there where a good program appeared.