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| Urban Gardening; restaurant suppliers | |
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| Topic Started: Aug 1 2015, 03:40 AM (220 Views) | |
| Olive Oil | Aug 1 2015, 03:40 AM Post #1 |
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There was an article in our local newspaper about people all over the city that grow certain items in their backyards for restaurants all over the city. They supply the gourmet little potatoes, button squash, heirloom tomatoes, fresh herbs, etc. that fine restaurants like to serve. I wonder how profitable it is to the backyard gardener but it must be worth their while as the number of these gardens has grown every year. Sounds like a win/win situation for all. They also mentioned a few restaurants are putting in a few rows behind their premises. ' |
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| Darcie | Aug 1 2015, 03:44 AM Post #2 |
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I know a senior residence in the area that grow their own vegetables (organic) in the back yard. They have the best chef going, if I ever have to go to one this is the one, the food is magnificent. |
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| imjene | Aug 1 2015, 03:45 AM Post #3 |
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Sounds like an excellent idea. What I miss the most in restaurants is fresh produce, or actually, any decent produce at all. |
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| Trotsky | Aug 1 2015, 07:41 AM Post #4 |
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Me too. . |
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| Durgan | Aug 1 2015, 11:34 AM Post #5 |
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From reading the postings on What's for Dinner, people tend to eat a lot of crap. A backyard garden requires a lot to effort to utilize the produce grown. In fact it is impossible to utilize on a regular basis. A storage, preserving method is absolutely mandatory if utilization is desired. Eating habits are almost like attempting to quit smoking.Difficult to change. It takes a major effort to make changes even if desired. The attitude exists it was OK for my grandpa so it must be OK for me. Most of those touted urban gardens produce a lot of useless greenery and babble and little produce. My experience is that restaurants must be avoided, and one must have a feeling of slight hunger most of the time. Took my Japan family to pick blueberry today. We went to Boston Pizza for lunch and spent $75.00. Good to eat, you bet, but totally useless and unnecessary. |
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| FuzzyO | Aug 1 2015, 12:35 PM Post #6 |
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Boston Pizza would be fun for the kids, but it is a chain restaurant, not the sort that specializes in locally grown fresh food. I have no idea why you presume that what other gardeners produce is useless greenery and babble. |
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| Durgan | Aug 1 2015, 01:28 PM Post #7 |
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Because, old toothless one, I had one of those urban gardens in North York in Toronto several years. Production except for a few old country Italians was practically zero, zilch. Eventually most of the plots were abandoned. I saw another in Brantford which was supplied for the old folks and there one one weed infested plot growing about three tomato plants. It was abandoned and is now grass. The old There was a pot smoker(?) who was growing vegetables on the roofs of buildings written up by another freak in the G and M about two years ago. A few picture of zucchini growing, which nobody eats. Pictures showed him on his bike probably going green cycling to building to building. A true freak show for the sheeple. Need I say more. The old folks get their fresh food from MacDonald's and Tim Horton's. Reality Check |
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| FuzzyO | Aug 1 2015, 02:24 PM Post #8 |
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You are so far off the mark and a couple of decades out of date. |
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| blizzard | Aug 2 2015, 04:23 AM Post #9 |
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Oh dear, I expect this tirade will get me into lots of trouble. However, upon reflection I de idea to post it anyway. I do not see much indication of 'crap' being the choice for dinners on 'What's for Dinner'. Eating out has become less of an option considering the fact we can make much better, healthier, less expensive meals at home - including salads from the garden. Yes, we have s lot of greens, green, leafy vegetables are a healthy choice. As are the purples, reds, yellow and white ones. Even zucchini. Seriously, Greens from McDonald's and Tim Horton's? Surely you jest. Many, many elderly (I assume that is what you meant) cannot afford to even go to those places on a regular basis. Nor would they want to! So, do you need to say more? Probably not. |
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| Trotsky | Aug 2 2015, 10:26 AM Post #10 |
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I love zucchini, wok sautéed in olive oil and garlic. Just to the point of a couple black spots on the zucchini. So easy to prepare. Back in Jersey I bought it for $.25 a piece, now 2 or 3 times that. |
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| FuzzyO | Aug 2 2015, 11:21 AM Post #11 |
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I have a spiralizer and so I make zucchini noodles. Lightly sautéed in olive oil with some chopped garlic, add fresh tomatoes and basil, a little parmesan grated on top, better than pasta! |
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