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☆ David Beckham bonds with King Charles over beekeeping as he is named charity ambassador
▼ + stars: | 2024-06-02 | by ( Catherine Nicholls | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

London CNN —Soccer icon David Beckham exchanged beekeeping tips with King Charles, he said, when the pair met ahead of the former England captain being named ambassador for The King’s Foundation. Beckham met the King at Highgrove Gardens in the Cotswolds, England, where he also met students of the King’s Foundation, who practice skills such as woodworking and embroidery in specialized workshops on site. In his work with The King’s Foundation, Beckham will be hoping to spread awareness of the charity’s mission. The King’s Foundation was originally called The Prince’s Foundation, and came into existence after a number of Charles’ charitable projects merged into one group in 2018. Beckham visited students at the Snowdon School of Furniture, one of The King's Foundation's specialist workshops.

Persons: David Beckham, King Charles, Beckham, King, ” Beckham, Beckham ”, Charles ’, Courtney Louise, Michael Fawcett, Mahfouz Marei Mubarak bin Mahfouz, Charles, Prince, Wales Organizations: London CNN — Soccer, The King’s Foundation, King’s Foundation, CNN’s Royal, Foundation, Netflix, Snowdon School of Furniture, King's, British Empire, ”, London’s Metropolitan Police Locations: England, Highgrove, Cotswolds, British

☆ There’s actually no such thing as vegetables. But here’s why you should eat them anyway
▼ + stars: | 2024-05-05 | by ( Taylor Nicioli | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

Carrots, beets and other vegetables that grow in the ground are actually the true roots of plants. While vegetables are really just the roots, stems and leaves of plants, experts don’t recommend eating just any roots, stems and leaves. “We know (vegetables) are healthy. It is important to eat a variety of vegetables since each one will have varying beneficial nutrients, she added. “If you introduce children to vegetables at a younger age … they’re more likely to eat vegetables throughout their lifespan and therefore decrease the risk of chronic disease.”

Persons: Steve Reiners, Tatiana Maksimova, Reiners, United States —, ” Reiners, “, ”, Sherri Stastny, Stastny, ” Stastny, … Organizations: CNN, Cornell University’s College of Agriculture, Life Sciences, Food Information, North Dakota State University Locations: United States

☆ Last-minute Brexit bill risks higher food prices, UK business groups warn
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-04 | by ( Anna Cooban | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

London CNN —British business groups are warning that newly announced post-Brexit charges on plant and animal imports could push up food prices not long after food inflation came down from double-digit rates. The port and the undersea tunnel beneath the English Channel handle the majority of UK food imports. Annual UK food price inflation topped 19% in March 2023, the highest rate in 45 years, and stood at more than 10% as recently as in October. Some are already “deciding that it is too expensive or too much hassle to serve the UK,” he told CNN. A government spokesperson said the new charges “were at the bottom end of the range” discussed with UK businesses during a consultation period last summer.

Persons: Tom Southall, William Bain ,, ”, James Barnes, “ Organizations: London CNN, European Union, Department for Environment, Food, Rural Affairs, Channel, Chain Federation, Chambers of Commerce, ”, CNN, EU . Trade, Horticultural Trades Association Locations: British, Port, Dover, Eurotunnel, Southall

☆ Kanye West compared himself to Hitler, threatened staff and students at Donda Academy, new lawsuit alleges
▼ + stars: | 2024-04-03 | by ( Katherine Tangalakis-Lippert | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Read previewA former employee of Kanye West's has accused the rap mogul of threatening the staff and students of his private Christian school, Donda Academy, according to a new lawsuit filed Tuesday. Representatives for Donda Academy, Yeezy, and a lawyer for West did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider. AdvertisementPhillips was hired shortly after West's business empire began to collapse following his repeated antisemitic comments on social media, in which he claimed he would go "death con 3" on Jewish people. But, despite his public apologies for the remarks, Phillips said West's antisemitic comments and praise of Hitler continued at work, sometimes within earshot of students. "Fearing for their jobs and also to de-escalate Kanye's absurdities (so that the two present school children did not hear), the school staff did their best to ignore him."

Persons: —, Kanye West's, It's, Donda, Trevor Phillips, Ye, West, Hitler, Phillips, Kanye, Pablo, West's, Bill Gates, Carney, Shegerian Organizations: Service, Donda Academy, Business, Yeezy, West, Associates Locations: Paris, California . West

☆ This indoor farming company is trying to win workers over to agriculture — through desk-job benefits
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-17 | by ( Tim Paradis | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +6 min

Courtesy Eden GreenOne of Eden Green's aims is to remove some of the unpredictability of farming by doing it indoors in soaring greenhouses stacked with rows of greens. At its facility of nearly 83,000 square feet, Eden Green does its growing without soil, a process called hydroponics . Eden Green said it uses 98% less water and 99% less land than traditional farming. Advertisement"You can still have that agriculture job and have a full-time, steady position," they said. Eden Green's retention rate has been above 80% for the past nine months, the company said.

Persons: Stacia Lewis, Willy Wonka's, Lewis, They'd, Eden Green, Eden, Eden Green's, Eden Green's playbook, Eddy Badrina, who's, Badrina, — Organizations: Service, Business, Eden Green Technology, Eden Locations: romaine, Eden, chard, Cleburne , Texas, Cleburne, Dallas, Fort Worth

☆ How to keep your Christmas tree fresh through the holidays, based on tips from a forester and an ecologist
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-26 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +3 min

If you're getting a live Christmas tree, there are a few things you can do to keep it fresh. Two Christmas tree experts gave some tips on keeping a real tree in good shape through the holidays. Choosing a healthy tree, doing a fresh cut, and giving it lots of water will all help it last. AdvertisementOnce you've picked out the perfect Christmas tree , there are three things to remember when it comes to making it last through the holidays: fresh tree, fresh cut, fresh water. Doing a fresh cut on your Christmas tree will help it soak up water.

Persons: —, you've, That's, Bert Cregg, Cregg, Fraser, Noble, Oliver Berg, Justin G, Whitehill, Jerry Holt Organizations: Service, of Horticulture, Michigan State University, Getty, North Carolina State University, Star Tribune

☆ How to choose the best Christmas tree, according to science
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-25 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +11 min

Some aspects of choosing a live Christmas tree, like shape, color, and aroma, are subjective. Two Christmas tree experts explain how to choose between the many types of fir, pine, and spruce. Unlike fir and spruce trees, pine tree needles are clustered in groups instead of individually attached to the branch. The National Christmas Tree Association has a map for finding farms and other retailers that sell live Christmas trees. AdvertisementWhich Christmas tree has the best aroma?

Persons: —, there's, Fraser, Douglas, Noble, There's, Justin G, Whitehill, Bert Cregg, It's, Cregg, Chris Keane Whitehill, it's, Frasers, he's, Jason Reed Douglas, Mel Melcon, Jerry Holt, Bert, they'll, Alex Wong, Andrew Matthews, Tim Leedy, Paul J, Richards, Robert Nemeti, Jens Kalaene, you'll, Cesar L, Laure Organizations: Service, US Department of Agriculture, North Carolina State University, of Horticulture, Michigan State University, Northwest, REUTERS, White, Los Angeles Times, Getty, Star Tribune, MediaNews, Anadolu Agency, Call, Tribune Locations: Oregon, North Carolina, Michigan, Nobles , North Carolina, Douglas, Frasers, Fraser, Pacific Northwest, Europe, Canaan, Allentown

☆ The USDA's new plant zone map could change how you garden, including when and what you grow
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-21 | by ( Grace Eliza Goodwin | Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +7 min

According to the new map, central Arkansas shifted half a zone up from zone 7b to zone 8a since the USDA last updated its map in 2012. The 2023 USDA map shows warmer zones in central Michigan, as well as shifts in some Northeastern states. AdvertisementLimitations of the USDA's new plant zone map"The map is a guideline, not a guarantee," Foster wrote, and plants can thrive in several zones. AdvertisementIn the Northwestern US, the 2023 USDA map (left) shows some regions of Montana in new, warmer zones. Sections of the South Central US, including Houston, Texas, and New Orleans, Louisiana, have changed to new zones in the 2023 USDA map (left).

Persons: Megan London, NPR she's, Chris Daly, Daly, Jonathan Foster, The University of Maine's Maine, Foster, you'll, US Department of Agriculture Foster, US Department of Agriculture Daly, " Daly Organizations: USDA, Service, NPR, Better Homes, Gardens, Oregon State University, US Department of Agriculture, North Central, The University of Maine's, The University of Maine's Maine Gardner, Southwestern, Northwestern, South Central Locations: Arkansas, Florida, Montana, Central, Michigan, Northeastern, Omaha , Nebraska, Minnesota, Southwestern US, Maine, Houston , Texas, New Orleans , Louisiana

☆ There's no Christmas tree shortage this year despite Canada's record wildfire season, 2 experts say
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-17 | by ( Jenny Mcgrath | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +4 min

Despite the dry, smoky summer, there isn't a Christmas tree shortage, two experts said. While it caused air traffic delays and air-quality issues, it didn't affect this year's crop of Christmas trees, two experts told Business Insider. Past and future tree shortages"There's quite a bit of talk — again, internet and media and so forth — about a Christmas tree shortage," Cregg said. A report in 2014 blamed less demand during the 2008 and 2009 recession for fewer Christmas trees. Fraser firs are one of the most popular species of Christmas trees in the US and face challenges due to climate change.

Persons: Justin G, Whitehill, Bert Cregg, he's, Steve Reiners, —, Cregg, That's, Fraser, Chris Keane, Greg Hann, you've Organizations: Service, North Carolina State University, of Horticulture, Michigan State University, Cornell University, Association, YouTube, Tree Producers Association, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Locations: Michigan, Wisconsin

☆ I grew up in Milwaukee, but I discovered the beauty of this hidden-gem hiking trail for the first time as an adult
▼ + stars: | 2023-11-14 | by ( Talia Lakritz | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +1 min

Seven Bridges Trail is a 2-mile loop in Grant Park in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. While visiting my hometown of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, a family friend recommended I take some time to hike Seven Bridges Trail. I grew up in the area and have visited many of its parks and hiking areas, but I'd never heard of that one. Upon further research, I found that Seven Bridges Trail is located in South Milwaukee's Grant Park, a 381-acre oasis with 2 miles of shoreline along Lake Michigan, according to Milwaukee County Parks. My dad also grew up in Wisconsin and has ridden his bike through Grant Park dozens of times, but even he had never heard of Seven Bridges Trail.

Persons: hadn't, who's, —, I'd, Frederick C, Wulff Organizations: I'm, Service, Milwaukee County Parks . Horticulture, Works Progress Administration Locations: Grant Park, Milwaukee , Wisconsin, Wisconsin, hadn't, South Milwaukee's, Lake Michigan, Grant

SINGAPORE (AP) — Britain’s Prince William cheered on 15 finalists of his third Earthshot Prize in Singapore Tuesday ahead of the awards ceremony where five of them will win 1 million pounds ($1.2 million) each to scale up groundbreaking innovations to fight climate change. William spoke to the finalists — all whom are attending the ceremony for the first time for networking opportunities — at Gardens by the Bay, an artistic horticulture attraction. The winners are grouped into five categories: nature protection, clean air, ocean revival, waste elimination and climate change. The finalists included a U.S. company that found a way to recycle polycotton fabrics, which makes up half of all textile waste. Apart from the prize money, all 15 finalists will receive a year of technical support and resources to help them accelerate their ideas.

Persons: — Britain’s Prince William, William, —, Rania al Abdullah, Jack Ma, Stella McCartney, David Attenborough, Ngozi Okonjo, Yao Ming, Kate, couldn't, George, Hannah Waddingham, Sterling K, Brown, Bebe Rexha, Oscar, Cate Blanchett, Donnie Yen, Lana Condor, Mbatha, Robert Irwin Organizations: SINGAPORE, World Trade Organization, NBA, William’s Royal Foundation, MediaCorp, Sterling Locations: Singapore, Gardens, U.S, Indian, Sierra Leone’s, Freetown, Poland, Europe, U.K, Asia, London, Boston, Republic

HALF MOON BAY, Calif. (AP) — A Minnesota horticulture teacher set a world record in California on Monday for the heaviest pumpkin after growing a giant jack-o'-lantern gourd weighing 2,749 pounds (1,247 kilograms). Travis Gienger of Anoka, Minnesota, won the 50th World Championship Pumpkin Weigh-Off in Half Moon Bay, California, with an enormous, lumpy, orange pumpkin that could produce at least 687 pies. The previous world record for heaviest pumpkin was set by a grower in Italy who produced a 2,702-pound (1,226-kilogram) squash in 2021, according to Guinness World Records. He first competed in Half Moon Bay's annual weigh-off in 2020 and has won three of the city's last four giant pumpkin contests. The pumpkin champ won a $30,000 prize for growing the biggest pumpkin and setting a world record.

Persons: Travis Gienger, ”, Gienger, “ Organizations: Guinness World Records, Anoka Technical College, Pumpkin Locations: Calif, Minnesota, California, Anoka , Minnesota, , California, U.S, Italy

☆ Australia's Costa Group gets lower buyout offer from PE firm Paine Schwartz
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-17 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Under the proposal, Costa's shareholders would receive A$3.20 apiece for the remaining 85.16% stake PSP does not already own, lower than the A$3.50 apiece offer received in July. The latest offer still represents a 8.8% premium to Costa's last closing price. Costa, Australia's leading grower, packer and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables, said it is considering the lower offer and is continuing to engage with PSP regarding the terms and conditions. PSP paid A$2.60 a share for a 13.78% stake in Costa in October, which it increased to 14.84% in late March. Costa had given PSP access to its books on a non-exclusive basis for eight weeks after receiving the initial offer in July.

Persons: Daniel Munoz, Paine Schwartz, packer, Costa, Himanshi, Lisa Shumaker, Stephen Coates Organizations: REUTERS, Costa Group Holdings, Monday U.S, Paine Schwartz Partners, PSP, Thomson Locations: Sydney, Costa, Bengaluru

☆ A Viable Alternative to Conventional Lawn? Cornell May Have Found One.
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-13 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

It’s a grail of contemporary horticulture, a subject of inquiry for scientists and landscape designers alike: how to reinvent the estimated 40 million acres of lawn in the United States, shifting the emphasis toward native plants. Because traditional lawn care is, at its essence, a perpetual fight against biodiversity, a war conducted with mower blades and chemicals. All of the numbers — the gallons of water wasted, the tons of pollution generated — tell us to stop. But what should replace all of that mowed grass? The answer is not easy.

Locations: United States

Germany, Italy and the Netherlands all reported sharp reductions in gas consumption in June and July compared with the pre-invasion average. Most energy-intensive industrial users require uninterrupted supplies, buy gas on contracts linked to longer-term averages, and hedge their costs forward to lock in profit margins. Prices for gas to be delivered throughout 2024 are still double the inflation-adjusted average for the five years between 2017 and 2021. But the region has paid a high price in terms of reduced manufacturing activity, which could lead to permanent deindustrialisation unless gas prices are reduced significantly within the next couple of years. Related columns:- Europe’s gas storage must peak early this autumn (September 8, 2023)- High prices keep lid on Europe's industrial gas use (July 11, 2023)- Europe’s gas storage space is filling too fast (July 6, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.

Persons: Fabian Bimmer, TJ, John Kemp, David Evans Organizations: REUTERS, Eurostat, TJ, Energy, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Netherlands, Germany, Embsen, Ukraine, Italy, Europe, Australia

LONDON, July 11 (Reuters) - Europe's gas consumption has fallen by 10% to 15% compared with the decade before Russia's invasion of Ukraine as high prices enforce sharp cuts, especially by energy-intensive industries. Chartbook: Europe gas consumptionBy May 2023, prompt gas prices had fallen by 85% from their August 2022 peak as panic-buying for storage ended and a mild winter left Europe with record gas stocks at the end of winter. Some capacity has yet to re-open fully because long-term gas prices are too high to make resuming operations profitable. Europe averted gas shortages during winter 2022/23 but at the cost of significant de-industrialisation, which will be hard to reverse unless prices fall significantly. Related columns:- Europe’s gas storage space is filling too fast (July 6, 2023)- Europe’s gas prices stabilise as storage additions slow (June 8, 2023)- Europe's extraordinary good fortune with winter weather (April 18, 2023)- Europe only has space for a small gas refill in 2023 (April 14, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.

Persons: John Kemp, Alexander Smith Organizations: Eurostat, Thomson, Reuters Locations: Ukraine, Europe, Germany, France, Spain, Italy

☆ Formal Landscaping With Native Plants? Yes, It’s Possible.
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-05 | by ( Margaret Roach | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: 1 min

The task facing anyone designing a garden: “We’re predicting the future — we’re seeing what’s not there.”That’s how Ethan Kauffman, the director (and lead soothsayer) of Stoneleigh, a public garden that opened five years ago on a historic estate in Villanova, Pa., puts it. The thing is, garden-makers also have to see what is there. In the case of the 42-acre Stoneleigh, that included seven acres of pachysandra, when Mr. Kauffman first saw the property almost seven years ago. In any context, a sea of what was once a go-to ground cover — which proved to be one of ornamental horticulture’s ubiquitous legacy invasives — would be overwhelming. But Mr. Kauffman, the former director of Moore Farms Botanical Garden, in South Carolina, was hired to fulfill a mission that makes it even more challenging.

Persons: what’s, Ethan Kauffman, Kauffman Organizations: Moore Locations: Villanova, Pa, South Carolina

☆ New Zealand slips into recession
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Lucy Craymer | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

With two quarters of negative growth, the country is now in a technical recession. Annual growth slowed to 2.2%, Statistics New Zealand data showed. The weakness in the economy will not be seen as a negative by the central bank, which has said it needs economic growth to slow to dampen inflation and inflation expectations. The Reserve Bank of New Zealand has undertaken its most aggressive policy tightening since 1999, when the official cash rate was introduced, lifting it by 525 basis points since October 2021 to 5.50%. Before the first-quarter GDP figures were released, the central bank had forecast the country would enter a recession in the second quarter of 2023, while Treasury's updated forecasts in May expected the country to avoid recession.

Persons: Gabrielle, Jason Attewell, Lucy Craymer, Sonali Paul Organizations: Statistics, Cyclones, Statistics New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New, Thomson Locations: Statistics New Zealand, Reserve Bank of New Zealand

☆ More than 90% of the Peach State's peaches were lost this year
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-05 | by ( Devon M. Sayers | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The problem was exacerbated when late-season cold temperatures swept across the Southeast. “Georgia peach crop was significantly affected by two late frosts in March,” Pearson Farms, a large producer of the fruit, said on their website. “Even a typical spring freeze can damage commercial and backyard fruit crops that have been pushed into blooming by late-winter warmth,” Rippey said. Peach plants are harvested once a year and take three to four years after planting before they are mature enough to be harvested, Chavez said. In his 10 years in the state, he said he has not seen this much of the crop lost, but noted that nearly 80% of the peach crop was lost after the spring freeze in 2017.

Persons: Dario Chavez, Chavez, ” Chavez, ”, Theresa Crimmins, Brad Rippey, ” Rippey, “ Organizations: CNN, Peach State, Horticulture, University of Georgia, US Department of Agriculture, South Carolina, Growers, USA National Phenology Network Locations: Georgia, US Department of Agriculture . South Carolina, South, Ohio, West Virginia, South Carolina

☆ Bernadine Strik, Whose Insights Helped Blueberries Thrive, Dies at 60
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Daniel E. Slotnik | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Bernadine Strik, a horticulture professor at Oregon State University whose innovative cultivation strategies shook up the American blueberry industry, died on April 14 at a hospital in Corvallis, Ore. She was 60. The cause was complications of ovarian cancer, said her husband, Neil Bell. Modern farming is as much science as labor, and Dr. Strik, whose career at Oregon State began in 1987, brought a skeptical, scientific approach to blueberry cultivation. “She was able to connect with the growers,” Scott Lukas, who took on Oregon State’s endowed professorship for Northwest berry production after Dr. Strik retired in 2021, said in a phone interview. She could view research “from that down-to-earth perspective,” he added, “and be a human about it and not get lost in the science.”

☆ Two strangers met on the River Nile. They’ve been married for 25 years
▼ + stars: | 2023-05-05 | by ( Francesca Street | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +22 min

Since meeting as colleagues on a Nile tour boat, Christina, from the UK, and Wahid, from Egypt, had spent every moment they could together. Christina KandilOn her first night in Egypt, Christina introduced herself to the Kimo’s crew. On her second evening in Egypt, Christina found herself sitting next to Wahid outside one of the Kimo’s cabins. “And then Christina came, and I fell for her.”At first, Wahid didn’t tell Christina about this very recent ex-girlfriend. It’s now over 25 years since Christina and Wahid fell in love as twentysomethings on the River Nile.

☆ Nurturing Nature in Your Yard
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-21 | by ( Catrin Einhorn | ) www.nytimes.com time to read: +1 min

Gabrielle Stevenson needed advice on how to welcome pollinators and other wildlife to her front yard in Roseville, Calif. She knew that replacing part of her lawn with native plants was the best way to nurture biodiversity there. But she didn’t want a mess and didn’t know where to begin. “To be honest, I find it quite daunting,” she wrote in an email to us last month. Native flowers, grasses, shrubs and trees in cities and towns offer food and habitat for wildlife facing alarming declines, particularly insects and birds. They also save water, since native species, when they’re placed in an appropriate spot, generally don’t require watering once established.

☆ More food shortages could add to Britain's price pressure
▼ + stars: | 2023-03-28 | by ( James Davey | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +5 min

The tight conditions have helped to push British food price inflation to levels not seen for almost 50 years. Industry data from market researcher Kantar on Tuesday showed UK grocery price inflation hit a record 17.5% in the four weeks to March 19, underscoring the problem for policymakers. Many UK food retailers are buying less, knowing their customers cannot afford to spend so much, taking a hit to their profits in the process. Andrew Opie, director of food and sustainability at the British Retail Consortium, which represents the major food retailers, said supermarkets were confident about the resilience of food supply chains, particularly with the approaching UK growing season. The grower who spoke to Reuters, and who asked not to be named, said there was too much focus on food inflation and not enough on the strength of the whole system.

LONDON, March 20 (Reuters) - Europe has experienced a mild winter, but the region also managed to cut its temperature-adjusted gas consumption in response to high prices, public information campaigns and industrial closures. Chartbook: Europe gas consumptionOctober was unusually warm across the region and none of the major consuming countries made significant progress in reducing underlying demand. But the country also managed to reduce its consumption per degree day by 8% ensuring total consumption fell by 24%. Related columns:- Europe must prepare for next winter to be colder (March 15, 2023)- With winter almost over, Europe’s gas stocks are at seasonal record high (March 3, 2023)- Europe faces more high gas prices next winter (January 20, 2023)- Crisis over? Europe’s gas stocks at seasonal record high (January 17, 2023)- Europe should thank mild autumn for averting gas crisis this winter (December 16, 2023)John Kemp is a Reuters market analyst.

☆ Britain's salad vegetable crisis its own fault, says former Sainsbury's boss
▼ + stars: | 2023-02-23 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +2 min

The crisis has been exacerbated by less winter production in greenhouses in Britain and the Netherlands due to high energy costs. "We could have chosen to subsidise the energy this winter as we have done for other industries." Horticulture has been excluded from a government Energy and Trade Intensive Industries scheme (ETII) that provides help with energy costs. King said that most UK supermarkets still had "very good" supply of salad vegetables coming in but overall the country is short. "That's why supermarkets introduce fair purchase policies so that 'real' customers are able to buy the one or two that they really need."

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