to be accurate i didn't actually leap to joono's defense, just made an observation regarding your post, thats how discussion boards like this work you know.

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@polksaladallie wrote:

When I see food wasted like this again and again all over the country, I lose respect for farmers.

 

http://www.melonfest.com.au/

 

Watch the video.

 

 

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I dunno, It's probably not much wastage considering the crop size. They probably don't use the best melons and it looks like a good clean family fun day with lots of laughter, no violence apart from that inflicted upon the watermelons and lots people with energy to burn.

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@*pepe wrote:

to be accurate i didn't actually leap to joono's defense, just made an observation regarding your post, thats how discussion boards like this work you know.

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Fine. Then what's your problem?

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@gleee58 wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

When I see food wasted like this again and again all over the country, I lose respect for farmers.

 

http://www.melonfest.com.au/

 

Watch the video.

 

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I dunno, It's probably not much wastage considering the crop size. They probably don't use the best melons and it looks like a good clean family fun day with lots of laughter, no violence apart from that inflicted upon the watermelons and lots people with energy to burn.

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This happens in other towns too, with other food.  I can't cop the waste when they then complain that shoppers are buying food grown in other countries.

My mother grew up in that town, and her family built a farm from nothing and with nothing.  She would turn in her urn if she saw that.

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@gleee58 wrote:

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@polksaladallie wrote:

When I see food wasted like this again and again all over the country, I lose respect for farmers.

 

http://www.melonfest.com.au/

 

Watch the video.

 

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I dunno, It's probably not much wastage considering the crop size. They probably don't use the best melons and it looks like a good clean family fun day with lots of laughter, no violence apart from that inflicted upon the watermelons and lots people with energy to burn.

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This happens in other towns too, with other food.  I can't cop the waste when they then complain that shoppers are buying food grown in other countries.

 

My mother grew up in that town, and her family built a farm from nothing and with nothing.  She would turn in her urn if she saw that.

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do cattle eat melons? And how many melons can you eat before a surplus can be consumed or preserved? And if you're going to compost produce back into the ground, might as well have a bit of fun with it.

Do you understand the concept of fun, polks?

Thousands enjoy Tomatina tomato fight festival in Spain

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/europe/spain/9507113/Thousands-enjoy-Tomatina-tomato-fight...

guess they should send their tomatoes to our aussie farmers in an act of charity.

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@aps1080 wrote:
Pigs eat melons but not sure cattle do.

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Nah cattle don't eat anything much but grass. That's why they're nutritious for humans to eat. Iron and all that.

Unless they're force-fed grain and steroids in feed-lots, which makes them very high in fat which is not good for humans.

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@icyfroth wrote:

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@*pepe wrote:

to be accurate i didn't actually leap to joono's defense, just made an observation regarding your post, thats how discussion boards like this work you know.

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Fine. Then what's your problem?

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who said i have a problem?