Used to have a decent butcher near us but that closed. We have a lovely independent fish monger in town and a decentt market where we can purchase fruit and vegetables but with my wife's limited mobility we usually use online supermarket...
Used to have a decent butcher near us but that closed. We have a lovely independent fish monger in town and a decentt market where we can purchase fruit and vegetables but with my wife's limited mobility we usually use online supermarket delivery services most of the time. However I would far prefer to use independent food stores but they are priced out of our town centres
Thanks everyone for sharing your views. Some of you have mentioned you try to avoid plastics bags and packaging.
Do you ever base your decisions on what to eat on ethical reasons?
Are you any more likely to buy food from shops or restaurants that use sustainable sources, or have other hallmarks like FairTrade or Living Wage accreditation? Why or why not?
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Sparkycv
Community Member
7 years ago
I shop in my local supermarket which is within walking distance. There are no greengrocers nearby and the only butchers are Halal, and I don't buy meat from them.
I shop in my local supermarket which is within walking distance. There are no greengrocers nearby and the only butchers are Halal, and I don't buy meat from them.
I love Chapel Market and the Farmers market in Chapel market on Sundays, the food is always very fresh. a lot of the veggie has just come out of the ground, they have a fantastic beef stall there called Woodsland Jersey Beef, the best...
I love Chapel Market and the Farmers market in Chapel market on Sundays, the food is always very fresh. a lot of the veggie has just come out of the ground, they have a fantastic beef stall there called Woodsland Jersey Beef, the best joints of beef, mince, steaks and beef bones for the dogs, they have a pasta stall, plant stalls, eggs and poultry everything for a weeks cooking.
Veg box and extras like eggs, yoghurt, etc delivered once a week, sourced from places that treat their animals well, grown naturally, with minimal packaging and transport. Supplemented by trips to local market and farmers’ markets and...
Veg box and extras like eggs, yoghurt, etc delivered once a week, sourced from places that treat their animals well, grown naturally, with minimal packaging and transport. Supplemented by trips to local market and farmers’ markets and the supermarket where necessary. Don’t have a car so this makes it possible and pleasurable to get good food at reasonable cost as long as you can cook. We must cut packaging across the board though.
We have been using Growing Communities organic veg scheme for about six years which gives us all the vegetables we need each week. And I tend to use a greengrocer near my work for fruit during the week.
We have been using Growing Communities organic veg scheme for about six years which gives us all the vegetables we need each week. And I tend to use a greengrocer near my work for fruit during the week.
For cupboard staples like pasta, bread, etc. it tends to be from supermarkets near work or near home, or from online shops from Ocado.
I buy my food from supermarkets, as it is the closest option for me.
I would love if supermarkets allowed me to buy in bulk, so I could bring my own containers to buy any quantity I need of products such as sugar, pasta, milk, flour...
I buy my food from supermarkets, as it is the closest option for me.
I would love if supermarkets allowed me to buy in bulk, so I could bring my own containers to buy any quantity I need of products such as sugar, pasta, milk, flour, yoghurt, even shampoo, and washing liquids.
Unfortunately, a lot of veggies are unnecessarily wrapped in plastics, I avoid buying them, but that limits what I can take home.
A local market where I could buy in bulk near home would be excellent for me.
We do our basic household and grocery shopping at Tesco's, but prefer Whole Food for international products, prepared food, dips, etc. All the supermarkets use unnecessary amounts of packaging, but we are delighted that people are waking...
We do our basic household and grocery shopping at Tesco's, but prefer Whole Food for international products, prepared food, dips, etc. All the supermarkets use unnecessary amounts of packaging, but we are delighted that people are waking up and demanding that the packaging be reduced in volume and restricted to biodegadable materials. We are disturbed to see shops such as Boots and SuperDrug expand their food sections rapidly in recent years, focussing on lunch items for office and shop workers, much of which is excessively packaged. We would like to see Westminster launch education programmes for office and shop workers to encourage them to refill plastic bottles from the tap instead of buying more bottles, and to buy sandwiches and other items in a paper bag, not a plastic container. After all, we create the demand and the food companies respond to our preferences. We must change our behaviour first. Thanks!
Lewisham market where can as can avoid plastic. Percy ingle as can buy bread without plastic and my local italian deli where can buy coffee and meat without plastic. The supermarkets are awful plastic monsters.
Lewisham market where can as can avoid plastic. Percy ingle as can buy bread without plastic and my local italian deli where can buy coffee and meat without plastic. The supermarkets are awful plastic monsters.
Sadly, mostly from supermarkets - actual and online. I boycott Tesco (because so unsupportably unpleasant in every way) and now Sainsbury's (because of Asda merge). Shops selling fresh produce near where I live are few, dirty and stock poor...
Sadly, mostly from supermarkets - actual and online. I boycott Tesco (because so unsupportably unpleasant in every way) and now Sainsbury's (because of Asda merge). Shops selling fresh produce near where I live are few, dirty and stock poor quality produce. Really HATE all the plastic, film, unnecessary packaging used for food these days. Would love to get veg boxes delivered, but access in our block is too problematic.
Most of my food is delivered by supermarket chain. Lots of local restaurants and food shops where I live, but due to working, comuting and family life, thank goodness I can shop on line
Most of my food is delivered by supermarket chain. Lots of local restaurants and food shops where I live, but due to working, comuting and family life, thank goodness I can shop on line
We get most of our food from the local supermarkets, but sometimes order online with Sainsbury's home delivery. We get fruit and veg from the Riverford Box scheme.
We get most of our food from the local supermarkets, but sometimes order online with Sainsbury's home delivery. We get fruit and veg from the Riverford Box scheme.
I get almost all my vegetables from Sutton Community farm. You can’t beat their quality. Most other good shopping gets delivered by Tesco. And about once a week I go for dinner st a local restaurant in Morden or Wimbledon.
I get almost all my vegetables from Sutton Community farm. You can’t beat their quality. Most other good shopping gets delivered by Tesco. And about once a week I go for dinner st a local restaurant in Morden or Wimbledon.
Hi Guys, I've a question,
can you tell me where to buy best food items online?
I wanna create my own online store to share my tasty pizza in london..
any suggestions?
Hi Guys, I've a question,
can you tell me where to buy best food items online?
I wanna create my own online store to share my tasty pizza in london..
any suggestions?
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Community Member 7 years agoUsed to have a decent butcher near us but that closed. We have a lovely independent fish monger in town and a decentt market where we can purchase fruit and vegetables but with my wife's limited mobility we usually use online supermarket...
Show full commentUsed to have a decent butcher near us but that closed. We have a lovely independent fish monger in town and a decentt market where we can purchase fruit and vegetables but with my wife's limited mobility we usually use online supermarket delivery services most of the time. However I would far prefer to use independent food stores but they are priced out of our town centres
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Official Representative 7 years agoThanks everyone for sharing your views. Some of you have mentioned you try to avoid plastics bags and packaging.
Do you ever base your decisions on what to eat on ethical reasons?
Are you any more likely to buy food from shops or restaurants that use sustainable sources, or have other hallmarks like FairTrade or Living Wage accreditation? Why or why not?
Talk London
Sparkycv
Community Member 7 years agoI shop in my local supermarket which is within walking distance. There are no greengrocers nearby and the only butchers are Halal, and I don't buy meat from them.
Show full commentI shop in my local supermarket which is within walking distance. There are no greengrocers nearby and the only butchers are Halal, and I don't buy meat from them.
Show less of commentLady Anne
Community Member 7 years agoI love Chapel Market and the Farmers market in Chapel market on Sundays, the food is always very fresh. a lot of the veggie has just come out of the ground, they have a fantastic beef stall there called Woodsland Jersey Beef, the best...
Show full commentI love Chapel Market and the Farmers market in Chapel market on Sundays, the food is always very fresh. a lot of the veggie has just come out of the ground, they have a fantastic beef stall there called Woodsland Jersey Beef, the best joints of beef, mince, steaks and beef bones for the dogs, they have a pasta stall, plant stalls, eggs and poultry everything for a weeks cooking.
Show less of commentKarin49
Community Member 7 years agoVeg box and extras like eggs, yoghurt, etc delivered once a week, sourced from places that treat their animals well, grown naturally, with minimal packaging and transport. Supplemented by trips to local market and farmers’ markets and...
Show full commentVeg box and extras like eggs, yoghurt, etc delivered once a week, sourced from places that treat their animals well, grown naturally, with minimal packaging and transport. Supplemented by trips to local market and farmers’ markets and the supermarket where necessary. Don’t have a car so this makes it possible and pleasurable to get good food at reasonable cost as long as you can cook. We must cut packaging across the board though.
Show less of commentrosie thompson
Community Member 7 years agoMarket stall for veg and fruit. Paperbags and amazing bargains.
Lidl and Poundland for bits and pieces
Sainsburys once a month online for heavy things
Make own bread
Camden Town
Show full commentMarket stall for veg and fruit. Paperbags and amazing bargains.
Lidl and Poundland for bits and pieces
Sainsburys once a month online for heavy things
Make own bread
Camden Town
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Community Member 7 years agoWe have been using Growing Communities organic veg scheme for about six years which gives us all the vegetables we need each week. And I tend to use a greengrocer near my work for fruit during the week.
For cupboard staples like pasta...
Show full commentWe have been using Growing Communities organic veg scheme for about six years which gives us all the vegetables we need each week. And I tend to use a greengrocer near my work for fruit during the week.
For cupboard staples like pasta, bread, etc. it tends to be from supermarkets near work or near home, or from online shops from Ocado.
Show less of commentAnonymous - account deleted
Community Member 7 years agoI buy my food from supermarkets, as it is the closest option for me.
I would love if supermarkets allowed me to buy in bulk, so I could bring my own containers to buy any quantity I need of products such as sugar, pasta, milk, flour...
Show full commentI buy my food from supermarkets, as it is the closest option for me.
I would love if supermarkets allowed me to buy in bulk, so I could bring my own containers to buy any quantity I need of products such as sugar, pasta, milk, flour, yoghurt, even shampoo, and washing liquids.
Unfortunately, a lot of veggies are unnecessarily wrapped in plastics, I avoid buying them, but that limits what I can take home.
A local market where I could buy in bulk near home would be excellent for me.
Show less of commentrbiellik
Community Member 7 years agoWe do our basic household and grocery shopping at Tesco's, but prefer Whole Food for international products, prepared food, dips, etc. All the supermarkets use unnecessary amounts of packaging, but we are delighted that people are waking...
Show full commentWe do our basic household and grocery shopping at Tesco's, but prefer Whole Food for international products, prepared food, dips, etc. All the supermarkets use unnecessary amounts of packaging, but we are delighted that people are waking up and demanding that the packaging be reduced in volume and restricted to biodegadable materials. We are disturbed to see shops such as Boots and SuperDrug expand their food sections rapidly in recent years, focussing on lunch items for office and shop workers, much of which is excessively packaged. We would like to see Westminster launch education programmes for office and shop workers to encourage them to refill plastic bottles from the tap instead of buying more bottles, and to buy sandwiches and other items in a paper bag, not a plastic container. After all, we create the demand and the food companies respond to our preferences. We must change our behaviour first. Thanks!
Show less of commenthvb
Community Member 7 years agoSupermarket on my way home, a lot easier for me. Eat in local restuarant in a regular basis
Show full commentSupermarket on my way home, a lot easier for me. Eat in local restuarant in a regular basis
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Community Member 7 years agoLewisham market where can as can avoid plastic. Percy ingle as can buy bread without plastic and my local italian deli where can buy coffee and meat without plastic. The supermarkets are awful plastic monsters.
Show full commentLewisham market where can as can avoid plastic. Percy ingle as can buy bread without plastic and my local italian deli where can buy coffee and meat without plastic. The supermarkets are awful plastic monsters.
Show less of commentBigEliz
Community Member 7 years agoSadly, mostly from supermarkets - actual and online. I boycott Tesco (because so unsupportably unpleasant in every way) and now Sainsbury's (because of Asda merge). Shops selling fresh produce near where I live are few, dirty and stock poor...
Show full commentSadly, mostly from supermarkets - actual and online. I boycott Tesco (because so unsupportably unpleasant in every way) and now Sainsbury's (because of Asda merge). Shops selling fresh produce near where I live are few, dirty and stock poor quality produce. Really HATE all the plastic, film, unnecessary packaging used for food these days. Would love to get veg boxes delivered, but access in our block is too problematic.
Show less of commentdlarkins
Community Member 7 years agoMost of my food is delivered by supermarket chain. Lots of local restaurants and food shops where I live, but due to working, comuting and family life, thank goodness I can shop on line
Show full commentMost of my food is delivered by supermarket chain. Lots of local restaurants and food shops where I live, but due to working, comuting and family life, thank goodness I can shop on line
Show less of commentBigjohn2004
Community Member 7 years agoTESCO ONLINE AMD AMAZON FRESH
Show full commentTESCO ONLINE AMD AMAZON FRESH
Show less of commentGoffchris
Community Member 7 years agoWe get most of our food from the local supermarkets, but sometimes order online with Sainsbury's home delivery. We get fruit and veg from the Riverford Box scheme.
Show full commentWe get most of our food from the local supermarkets, but sometimes order online with Sainsbury's home delivery. We get fruit and veg from the Riverford Box scheme.
Show less of commentMaria Schiffner
Community Member 7 years agoI get almost all my vegetables from Sutton Community farm. You can’t beat their quality. Most other good shopping gets delivered by Tesco. And about once a week I go for dinner st a local restaurant in Morden or Wimbledon.
Show full commentI get almost all my vegetables from Sutton Community farm. You can’t beat their quality. Most other good shopping gets delivered by Tesco. And about once a week I go for dinner st a local restaurant in Morden or Wimbledon.
Show less of commentGreg Tingey
Community Member 7 years agoThe only vegetables I noprmally buy are Onions - all the rest I grow - I have an allotment ......
Meat: Usuall from my local butcher, whose meat is all known-sourced.
I eat very well, thank you - I will cut the last of this year's...
Show full commentThe only vegetables I noprmally buy are Onions - all the rest I grow - I have an allotment ......
Meat: Usuall from my local butcher, whose meat is all known-sourced.
I eat very well, thank you - I will cut the last of this year's Asparagus on Sunday .....
Show less of commentalggomas
Community Member 7 years agoOne of the questions on the food survey was something like:
Do or would you help at a food bank?
What does this tell you about the people in power and MP's?
They do not care.
Show full commentOne of the questions on the food survey was something like:
Do or would you help at a food bank?
What does this tell you about the people in power and MP's?
They do not care.
Show less of commentGoodman Auston
Community Member 7 years agoHi Guys, I've a question,
Show full commentcan you tell me where to buy best food items online?
I wanna create my own online store to share my tasty pizza in london..
any suggestions?
Hi Guys, I've a question,
Show less of commentcan you tell me where to buy best food items online?
I wanna create my own online store to share my tasty pizza in london..
any suggestions?
HenryG
Community Member 7 years agoI buy most of my fruit and vegetables from a local greengrocer; I grow as much food as I can on my allotment.
Show full commentI buy most of my fruit and vegetables from a local greengrocer; I grow as much food as I can on my allotment.
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