I am finding it difficult to find the words to describe the present state of the fresh food or food by mail or food security or whatever the present moniker for it is.

One word keeps popping into my head-Blargh.

After putting more than a little effort and time [along with a few others] lobbying on improving the quality, choice and delivery of fresh perishable foods to the coast it seems things have regressed back to the old days.

We have returned to the times of late [days late] delivery, delivery at the end of the store opening hours, less choice of produce, produce in poor state when delivered.

Even when you factor in the logistics of delivering produce from the south into Goose Bay then to the coast the product and variety served up of late is way below what it should be.

What bugs me somewhat is that no one [and I mean no one] in positions of authority able to do something on improving food security in Nunatsiavut are actively involved in doing just that. It is not on their radar for some unknown reason.

With the two larger stores managers leaving within weeks I have not bothered them with the issue. Both have been very helpful over the past years, their hands are tied somewhat but both took the food security issue seriously.

The position of the fresh food coolers in BigLand does nothing to encourage people to buy the product. The one small cooler is shuffled right at the back of the store with three smaller freezers almost blocking the way. Only two to three people can access the produce at any one time.

Northern still has the large cooler area but the variety has dropped, plus they are much slower than BigLand getting the latest deliveries out for sale.

On the distribution front; the delivery into Nain from Goose Bay has gone back to the old days of sporadic delivery, why all the fresh produce is not delivered on the one plane on the one day is difficult to understand.

The problem may not be the airline but the wholesalers, who knows, when one asks about these things one gets the old finger pointing excuses making it very difficult to pin point the problem areas.

So Blargh it is for the moment.

Lots of warm air being sucked up our way, 12 degrees most of last night, 8 the night before. Looking back at the historical readings that is about 11 degrees above the average lows for September.