We could have used the same money to get a great deal of agricultural produce without diverting the rivers.

History showed that farmers would react to the higher prices by growing more agricultural produce.

The high tariffs on agricultural produce had little effect.

All this fresh produce is harvested daily by the six full-time and four seasonally employed gardeners.

You can buy fresh produce off the back of trucks at the end of the beach.

They have better nutrition and feast on more fresh produce.

More than a quarter said they bought more British food than five years ago and were happy to pay extra for home-grown produce.

Many box schemes include some imported fruits at this time of year because of the dearth of home-grown produce.

There is a restaurant serving home-grown produce.

Rising wages, a shortage of migrant workers and the higher cost of imported produce due to the weaker pound have bitten into profits.

He added that not all imported produce was subject to the same testing.

For him the collapse in the pound also helps because it makes his fruit and vegetables appear cheaper compared with imported produce.

But agriculture has collapsed and the markets are now full of imported produce.

As a consequence of the strike, no imported fresh produce now comes in through the ports.

As well as customers feeling the pinch, the cost of some produce has rocketed and the strong euro has meant that the cost of imported produce - which accounts for 10-50 per cent of box contents, depending on the season - has risen.

The Government has declared that it wants the UK to produce more food, which would reduce some of the carbon emissions generated by importing produce, as well as making Britain more self-sufficient.

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A budget supermarket chain has been accused of misleading customers into thinking they are buying British fruit and vegetables by placing the British Olympic team logo on imported produce.

He chose the Latin word fera (' wild ') to reflect the largely foraged British cuisine he has pioneered at L'Enclume (3) in Cumbria, although he has relaxed elements of his selfimposed ban on imported produce.

The hotel has a great rustic feel and a restaurant full of locally sourced produce.

The Star Inn is strong on locally sourced produce.

Sales of locally sourced produce, which come with fewer food miles, have risen 80%.

The kitchen uses organic and Fairtrade produce where possible.

The quality of organic produce has increased enormously in the last decade.

This is why prices for organic produce are higher than for conventionally produced food.

They had to build their own houses and oratories and clear the land to produce food.

Committed to the locavore cause for eating locally produced food, the couple can often be found hunter-gathering for toppings.

Roof gardens are a way of reducing pollution and improving air quality, as well as producing food.

The government had introduced cash crops of tea and coffee to land previously used to produce food.

Leave the flower stem intact to act like a leaf and produce food.

Join a weekly vegetable delivery scheme to guarantee you seasonal, organic produce.

Local farmers will be asked to supply seasonal organic produce.

The menu is freshly prepared using local seasonal produce.