If it's any consolation, meat prices here have gone bonkers! Especially at the supermarket. Indy butchers, with locally sourced produce, aren't too bad.
We have made a decision, for the foreseeable future, to eat local and seasonal produce. Just like we did in the "olden days".
No big deal if I didn't lay eyes on another kumquat ever again.
I'm very lucky to have three indy butchers, numerous fishmongers and two vegetable grocers within a 20 minute walking distance of my house. Lots more within a 30 minute drive. Eggs, spuds, gus, etc etc are available at farmshops all over the place. I have a fishmonger that parks at the end of my street every Friday for an hour where I can buy fresh, wet fish landed that morning.
I don't care if I can't get imported fruit, there is more than enough local fruit and veg to eat. Supermarkets have decimated our traditional High Street indy's. I remember as a nipper that my Mum had to go to about four or five different shops to get the groceries needed to feed a family of seven. I'm really making a concerted effort to support local growers and breeders.
Apols for the drift.
