Growing Food in England
Pete grew up on a farm up to the age of five. He remembers one of the neighboring farms had a horse drawn reaper, but most farms in England were as advanced as the United States. Pete also recalls when England experienced a serious rationing of food in 1953. Anyone with land that had land to grow an assortment of vegetables had a certain prestige. In the words of Pete, "These people were looked at as "victory garden" owners and that still goes on today, even though there is not a rationing of food."
Pete felt his weight condition was directly related to the time period he was brought up in and the conditions that existed from food rationing. He goes on to explain that he was required to eat everything on his plate, no exceptions. He remembers being a little boy being required to eat the same amount of food that the adults were eating.
Pete's knowledge of food production in England was very limited, but he had a strong understanding of the food supply chain. After he moved from to Leeds which was in a suburban area where all his food needs came to his house. The butcher came on Monday, Wednesday and Friday. The fish monger came Tuesday and Friday; and the green grocer came Tuesday through Saturday to his house. He goes on to explain that to receive fresh fish was not a problem, even though he 60 miles from the North Sea ports.