Of course youâre right Hosta, they canât stop it all, Â butchers meat has to be in plastic.
Tesco used to bring my veg in paper bags, strong like the old carriers we used to use, they would go in my compost after but theyâve stopped those as well due to the manufacturing of them. I had nothing in bags at all this week.  Of course thereâs still bags of potatoes I donât know what they are putting loose potatoes or other veg in. At least they are making the effort,  now all we got to do is cut down on fossil fuels, dirty fuel and unnecessary trips out in car.   Then hope all the rest of the world will follow! Cynical old trout I am.đ±
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.Â
Of course youâre right Hosta, they canât stop it all, Â butchers meat has to be in plastic.
Not tempted by vegetarianism?
I'm watching a squirrel stripping my cobnut tree of its copious bounty. I've only seen squirrels in the garden once or twice in 10 years but somehow it's managed to find it. This is the first year I've had a decent crop on that tree too.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
Of course youâre right Hosta, they canât stop it all, Â butchers meat has to be in plastic.
Not tempted by vegetarianism?
 No! Thereâs nothing I like more than to look out at the fields and see animals grazing.  Or sheep and cattle free to roam the Moor. Thereâs enough species extinct already.Â
Gardening on the wild, windy west side of Dartmoor.Â
I don't think we'd ever get rid of livestock. No leather, wool or bacon? Not to mention I'd have nothing to feed the dog, apart from the nut stealing squirrel of course...
2 vine weevils tonight. One was so keen to line up for voluntary euthinasia it was patiently waiting on the kitchen window sill admiring the cuttings I still haven't got around to planting yet. Tomorrow I promise.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
While a ban is possibly an extreme point of view the debate is important and heavier regulation is sorely needed on grouse moors. Personally I don't appreciate my taxes being spent on culling mountain hares and making flooding and climate change worse just for the sporting fun of the wealthy so I've signed. There is a wider economic picture though so a proper debate is needed even if the end result is as disappointing and meaningless as the ban on fox hunting. It's ticking up to 60,000 signatures with 100,000 required.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
BBC Wildlife Magazine: Delivered in paper envelope, 2 bits of relevant junk mail, a smattering of adverts included inside.
BBC Gardeners' World Magazine: Still comes wrapped in plastic despite assurances that alternatives are 'being explored', stuffed full of junk mail including those annoying ones that are printed on thick paper and are fixed to the inside making it hard to browse the magazine, 50% adverts inside at a guess not including the sponsored articles.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
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Tesco used to bring my veg in paper bags, strong like the old carriers we used to use, they would go in my compost after but theyâve stopped those as well due to the manufacturing of them.Â
I had nothing in bags at all this week. Â Of course thereâs still bags of potatoes I donât know what they are putting loose potatoes or other veg in.Â
At least they are making the effort, Â now all we got to do is cut down on fossil fuels, dirty fuel and unnecessary trips out in car. Â Â Then hope all the rest of the world will follow!
Cynical old trout I am.đ±