Comments on: Chatsworth Road: my part in its downfall

By: tanja

tanja — Mon, 07 Sep 2009 10:11:52 +0000

Thanks Marta, I’ve joined the brilliant Growing Communities scheme – plenty of choice, veggie shopping taking care of for the week and a local, sustainable project. No need to buy much at the supermarket at all anymore. What’s not to like?

By: Marta

Marta — Mon, 08 Jun 2009 18:24:46 +0000

Buying organic local is possible – Growing Communities have a weekly organic box with a collection point at Chats Palace. They source as much as they can locally and from the wider London/Essex area…. http://www.growingcommunities.org/box-scheme/index.htm

By: tanja

tanja — Mon, 11 May 2009 10:23:10 +0000

Buying local is good, and friendly and fun and all that and I do try to spread my shopping around as much as I can. But what to do if organic is a priority, as well as local?

Would anyone else love to see even just small amounts of organic veg – maybe basics like potatoes, lettuce and carrots – on sale in Chatsworth road on a regular basis, market notwithstanding, I mean? I often find myself shopping for these at Tescos during the week, since that’s the nearest outlet.

By: sarah

sarah — Wed, 06 May 2009 23:07:34 +0000

Its nice to see someone aknowledging that its us the shoppers,
who can save local shops.
There’s no point moaning about how our shops are disapearing if we’re then going to order books and CDs off amazon, because the’re cheap, and get our groceries delivered by which ever supermarket chain.
I love hackneys local grocers, between them they give me much more choice than tesco or sainsburys.

By: lynda

lynda — Sun, 03 May 2009 07:58:34 +0000

And Tesco give nothing back to the local community: having tried to get raffle prizes for a local primary summer fair, Tesco on Morning Lane wouldn’t give anything because the school wasn’t in the same postcode despite the enormous amount of money E5 residents spend there.