UK Veg shortage

[SueEllen]

I suppose we could always plant some here, and once we exit the EU then the CAP won't effect us any more.

Don't be stupid we won't have anyone to pick it for low wages.

[NigelJK]

Compulsory 'community work' for the unwaged.

[d000hg]

Compulsory 'community work' for the unwaged.

Maybe in some sort of labour camp? If you're forced to work, you should presumably get paid NMW not £75 a week or whatever it is.

[vetran]

Don't be stupid we won't have anyone to pick it for low wages.

we could always invest in those new fangled machine thingies rather than importing illegal labour & exploiting it.

You luddites !

YMMV

VHS - Welcome

TUMOBA BV - specialized in solutions for harvesting vegetables


Been around for a bit too

https://www.google.com/patents/US3447612


Maybe just augment your workers and make them more efficient?

Machine makes it easier to pick strawberries - Vegetable Growers News

or get a full on Robot.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/robots-...les-1429781404

Even better we could fund research and make the UK a world leader in farming technology and crop picking machines

[DimPrawn]

Compulsory 'community work' for the unwashed.

FTFY

[darmstadt]

U.K. Government takes drastic action in Lettuce Crisis. "We're going to build a fence and the rabbits will pay for it," said the Prime Minister.

[vetran]

U.K. Government takes drastic action in Lettuce Crisis. "We're going to build a fence and the rabbits will pay for it," said the Prime Minister.

You know Donald Trump is the AMERICAN PRESIDENT right?

[d000hg]

No we thought that he was that rabbit in the photo. Sheesh.