An Ethical and Sustainable Guide to Eating Meat
Intensive farming of food animals is an environmental disaster. If we all stopped eating meat it could reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 15%!Most of us love to eat meat though and it’s a fantastic source of Protein. Studies suggest that humans have the biggest brains in the animal World because…
Most Farm Animals in the UK eat a lot of GM Soya, Here’s what you need to know.
Most people think of Soya as a healthy food, it’s been popular with vegetarians and vegans for decades, and Soyabeans have been a staple of the Asian diet for thousands of years. Soya is a great choice for anyone on a non meat diet as it’s a complete protein that…
Here’s Why There’s a Shortage of CO2 in the UK and What it Means for Food Production
Britain’s meat and poultry industries have warned that an impending shortage of carbon dioxide (CO2) will cause massive disruption to food supplies within two weeks. The gas is used to stun animals humanely before slaughter. European and UK laws stipulate that animals must be effectively stunned before slaughter, (except for…
Order Your Christmas Turkeys Early this year. Support British Farmers and beat the shortages
Support British Farmers and beat the shortages The well publicised labour shortages have hit the Christmas market hard this year as our seasonal Turkey and Geese farmers rely very heavily on seasonal workers to process their birds. Because of the forecast shortages many farmers chose to reduce the size of…
Fresh Seafood Direct from the Sea
There’s been a huge growth in demand for fresh fish and shellfish bought direct from the source. Nothing is LESS suitable than seafood for buying in a supermarket, which can be up to 10 days old by the time you eat it. In fact a BBC investigation into supermarkets a…