Tonifrax
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Hi
So I was wondering what everyone does for their fruit and veg for their birds. Do you buy at your local supermarket? Green grocer? Do you go organic? Non organic? Do you wash with water? Do you add anything to the water like apple cider vinegar? Fresh? Frozen? Bit of both?
I always try to buy organic produce. I wash all of it regardless. I never buy frozen vegetables for my birds but have heard some people do. I wash just with plain water. I usually peel all the veg that id peel for myself. Most of mine I buy from the local supermarkets but the variation isnt always the best especially in regard to organic fruit and veg. We grow some in our polytunnel and greenhouse too which is all organic and im hoping to start growing more this way. I ask because I contacted my local green grocers yesterday. They sell veg boxes that you can order. I was hoping that they would have a selection of organic veg and that id be able to get stuff like carrots, beetroot etc with the tops still on. I was surprised that none of their fruit and veg is organic. Apparently this is because they researched and found that even organic veg has fertilisers and pesticides but they are of an organic nature rather than synthetic that is used on the non organic veg. They also said the final straw was that most of it was imported rather than being sourced locally. I wanted to support a local business but I was hoping to find local organic produce. I continued my search and found an organic farm nearby that not only grows its own organic seasonal produce but also employs a lot of local people to work on the farm. Everything is kept local. They have quite an extensive list of produce that changes depending on availability. I actually found quite a few local places, one of which I had come across before as a place I worked at ordered their edible flowers and micro herbs from them but I did not realise that they also sold fruit and veg aswell.
Was just interested in what everyone else does for theirs? Because Im nosey
So I was wondering what everyone does for their fruit and veg for their birds. Do you buy at your local supermarket? Green grocer? Do you go organic? Non organic? Do you wash with water? Do you add anything to the water like apple cider vinegar? Fresh? Frozen? Bit of both?
I always try to buy organic produce. I wash all of it regardless. I never buy frozen vegetables for my birds but have heard some people do. I wash just with plain water. I usually peel all the veg that id peel for myself. Most of mine I buy from the local supermarkets but the variation isnt always the best especially in regard to organic fruit and veg. We grow some in our polytunnel and greenhouse too which is all organic and im hoping to start growing more this way. I ask because I contacted my local green grocers yesterday. They sell veg boxes that you can order. I was hoping that they would have a selection of organic veg and that id be able to get stuff like carrots, beetroot etc with the tops still on. I was surprised that none of their fruit and veg is organic. Apparently this is because they researched and found that even organic veg has fertilisers and pesticides but they are of an organic nature rather than synthetic that is used on the non organic veg. They also said the final straw was that most of it was imported rather than being sourced locally. I wanted to support a local business but I was hoping to find local organic produce. I continued my search and found an organic farm nearby that not only grows its own organic seasonal produce but also employs a lot of local people to work on the farm. Everything is kept local. They have quite an extensive list of produce that changes depending on availability. I actually found quite a few local places, one of which I had come across before as a place I worked at ordered their edible flowers and micro herbs from them but I did not realise that they also sold fruit and veg aswell.
Was just interested in what everyone else does for theirs? Because Im nosey