I was also happy when I saw that offer and ate 2kg of blueberries this week haha. Interestingly at the beginning of the week they came from Romania and today they were from Germany but all for the very low price. Tastewise the Romanian once were a bit sweeter while the german once were a bit more watery. Still can't complain with that price. I live on a budget so I always have to look out for cheap fruits but I would love to be able to buy organic.

Couple of things there, the water import is pretty much a big problem, I for one part don't buy conventional stuff anymore because of all the glyphosate and other sheet I really don't want to put in my body anymore. Styrian organic bluebs are in season for a month now already :)

I cannot tell you how many times i have been dissapointed with expensive fruits.

I am a similar club member---my friend, #1 fruit seller in the market has a basket of free fruits that I pick up every time.I go over there,---- at least once a week....we forage, also. way more fun. If there are primo fruits I will buy them--otherwise I buy the cheap fruit or the free ones....

Wax for fruit can improve longevity hugely, one paper found for oranges it kept them tasty and solid for an extra month and a half on average at room temp if it was carnuba E903 or even shellac E904 i dont mind. but EU legalised E914: Polyethelyne wax 😂 they reckon its ok to put plastic on it because it doesnt get digested... mmm sure.. sad.

a FAIR price for the fruit the farmer has produced is essential.as you said small farmers cannot compete with large monoculture corporations regarding logistics and labour costs.worse when european farmers have also to deal with influx of other fruit from Peru Morocco etc grown under other rules or none regarding water, fertilizer and chemical use.strawberries from Morroco recently found to have hepititas A in spain, they were cheaper than Huelva spanish strawberries ...the big picture has to be looked at,and if we want a new generation of farmers we must also recognise the value of the work they do on all levels including the conservation of biodiversity ,nutricional value of local v far away and of course carbon footprint. as for subsidising small farmers(or big ones),i see this as a distorsion of reality businesses doomed to never be sustainable even though they have the sticker to say they are ECO this bla bla ...on the Canary island thats all they ever talk about,subsidised everything, Greenwashing with EU next generation money. basically a whole parallel industry of public so called servants making sure they have jobs forever holding the purse strings..

i don't even buy fresh berries anymore, i switched to frozen, which i mix in with yogurt. and yes they are VERY cheap.

You didn't finish saying why the residue is not so favorable for you?

You should make a video of what u eat in a day.

I honestly can't tell if you're justifying buying cheap food produced by major corporations or listing all the reasons why it's a really bad idea to buy cheap food from major corporations... You basically said one thing but then gave all the reasons why a smaller organic/sustainable farmer would produce much higher quality food than a major corporation would bother even trying.

what is the white stuff on it ? the stuff you washed off.

i am horrible. i wait till all the fruits go on sale, purchased 2kg of strawberries for 2£ yesterday 😂 am i reducing waste or am i forcing farmers price down? 😢