On 22/12/2020 14:49, Paul wrote:
Jim Stewart wrote:
On 22/12/2020 10:10, The Natural Philosopher wrote:


Except anyone with sense would have realised that e.g. you cant
stockpile 6 months of fresh veggie, so shops would HAVE to stay open.



never seen fresh veg in the near of Scotland.....

"potatoÂ*Â*Â*Â* 1.03 million tonnes (lots of seed potatoe)
Â*carrotsÂ*Â*Â*Â* 231,000 tonnesÂ* === Jim, eat yer carrots
Â*turnipsÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â* 64,000 tonnes
Â*peasÂ*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â*Â* 34,000 tonnes
Â*strawberries 25,000 tonnes
Â*BrusselsÂ*Â*Â*Â* 14,000 tonnes
Â*raspberriesÂ*Â* 2,900 tonnes

Â*Other vegetables such as peas, beans and turnips are also grown,
Â*sometimes for animal feed and sometimes for human consumption.

Â*Some farmers also grow other vegetables such as cabbages, leeks,
Â*broccoli, mushrooms, Brussels sprouts.
"

*******

Picture of mushrooms. Since it needs a building, that
limits the output.

https://modernfarmer.com/wp-content/.../mushroom1.jpg

I had a mushroom facility five minutes drive from the house,
but they didn't sell retail or roadside. But they did sell
bagged mushroom compost.

Â*Â* Paul
oh right...tee hee