Comments for Cwm to the Garden..... http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com An adventure in subsistance and consumption...... Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:49:22 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on Chicken out! by Meli http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/chicken-out/#comment-14 Meli Wed, 27 Feb 2008 10:49:22 +0000 http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-14 Hi, I agree completely, the issue of intensive farming of all animals is something that definitely needs highlighting - battery farming is not just chickens! But, hopefully by making people more aware of how chickens are raised it will make them think more about the rest of the meat they consume. Check out http://www.themeatrix.com/inside/index.html Its an american site, but really informative and well put together. I am really lucky to be able to buy all my meat from our local farmer, who sells her lambs and beef through a local co-operative. So, I know how the animals we are eating have lived - some of them live in the field next to us and have enjoyed interacting with our chickens! But, I do have to venture to our local Tescos occasionally, and I am always astounded by the lack of promotion of organic or locally produced food. Admittedly, they did have a special on organic beef a few weeks ago, but it was argentinian beef, which to me rather defeats the point of being organic! The organic meat is always hidden away amongst the cheap stuff, often on the upper shelves, and you have to be determined to find it. The trouble is that the supermarkets are not going to change unless the consumer actively encourages them to. They're also not going to spend money informing the consumer about the reality of factory farming as they will loose money if people chose not to buy those products. Unfortunately, most of us don't have the time to wage a campaign against the supermarkets, and accept things as they are because it makes life easier. If we as consumers make active choices to buy more organic or local products then they will have no choice but to stock more. But, if there is far less local or organic produce on sale in the first place, how are people going to be able to make the choice.....?! Personally, I would encourage people to talk to the manager of their local store and question them about their policies regarding oragnic and local produce, and encourage them to stock more. I would also encourage people to shop at their local butcher or farmers market - as well as getting a much nicer product, it is a much nicer shopping experience! I know I am being idealistic here, but I really think that things can change, even if it is a slow process. People just need to take responsibily for their own consumer actions. Hi, I agree completely, the issue of intensive farming of all animals is something that definitely needs highlighting – battery farming is not just chickens! But, hopefully by making people more aware of how chickens are raised it will make them think more about the rest of the meat they consume.

Check out http://www.themeatrix.com/inside/index.html
Its an american site, but really informative and well put together.

I am really lucky to be able to buy all my meat from our local farmer, who sells her lambs and beef through a local co-operative. So, I know how the animals we are eating have lived – some of them live in the field next to us and have enjoyed interacting with our chickens! But, I do have to venture to our local Tescos occasionally, and I am always astounded by the lack of promotion of organic or locally produced food. Admittedly, they did have a special on organic beef a few weeks ago, but it was argentinian beef, which to me rather defeats the point of being organic! The organic meat is always hidden away amongst the cheap stuff, often on the upper shelves, and you have to be determined to find it.

The trouble is that the supermarkets are not going to change unless the consumer actively encourages them to. They’re also not going to spend money informing the consumer about the reality of factory farming as they will loose money if people chose not to buy those products. Unfortunately, most of us don’t have the time to wage a campaign against the supermarkets, and accept things as they are because it makes life easier. If we as consumers make active choices to buy more organic or local products then they will have no choice but to stock more. But, if there is far less local or organic produce on sale in the first place, how are people going to be able to make the choice…..?!

Personally, I would encourage people to talk to the manager of their local store and question them about their policies regarding oragnic and local produce, and encourage them to stock more. I would also encourage people to shop at their local butcher or farmers market – as well as getting a much nicer product, it is a much nicer shopping experience!

I know I am being idealistic here, but I really think that things can change, even if it is a slow process. People just need to take responsibily for their own consumer actions.

]]> Comment on Chicken out! by laurablood http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/chicken-out/#comment-13 laurablood Tue, 26 Feb 2008 21:39:53 +0000 http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/?p=31#comment-13 Hello, read your post and found it interesting, what do you think the supermarkets should do to boost organic chicken sales? I do support this campaign but i do think that the treatment of other animals reared for meat have been ignored slightly. Hello, read your post and found it interesting, what do you think the supermarkets should do to boost organic chicken sales? I do support this campaign but i do think that the treatment of other animals reared for meat have been ignored slightly.

]]> Comment on Autumn in the tunnel by Birthday And Wedding Cakes » Autumn in the tunnel http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/autumn-in-the-tunnel/#comment-8 Birthday And Wedding Cakes » Autumn in the tunnel Wed, 26 Sep 2007 12:07:56 +0000 http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/09/26/autumn-in-the-tunnel/#comment-8 [...] Gizmodo UK wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHaving had a pretty disasterous year in the veg patch, and only a moderately good one in the tunnel I am now focussing on wintery things and hoping that there will be enough warmth over the next few weeks to ripen my squashes and allow the kales to… [...] [...] Gizmodo UK wrote an interesting post today onHere’s a quick excerptHaving had a pretty disasterous year in the veg patch, and only a moderately good one in the tunnel I am now focussing on wintery things and hoping that there will be enough warmth over the next few weeks to ripen my squashes and allow the kales to… [...]

]]> Comment on Welsh Dressers by Meli http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/welsh-dressers/#comment-6 Meli Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:47:40 +0000 http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/welsh-dressers/#comment-6 Hmmm, a fine idea Dr Henley - would you and P be guinea pigs?! Perhaps Gethin should just stick to the soup! Hmmm, a fine idea Dr Henley – would you and P be guinea pigs?! Perhaps Gethin should just stick to the soup!

]]> Comment on Welsh Dressers by Cole Henley http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/welsh-dressers/#comment-5 Cole Henley Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:42:27 +0000 http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/02/07/welsh-dressers/#comment-5 howsabout some knotweed wine if you haven't scoffed the lot already? howsabout some knotweed wine if you haven’t scoffed the lot already?

]]> Comment on Cwm Cottage by Meli http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/cwm-cottage/#comment-4 Meli Mon, 12 Feb 2007 17:30:52 +0000 http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/cwm-cottage/#comment-4 Thanks Valerie - it is evil stuff certainly. I have thought about resorting to cooking it to get rid of it (apparently it is a member of the rhubarb family and smells vaguely rhubarby when its snapped), and have found a website with recipes for knotweed soup amongst other things! I'm not sure how well that would go down with dinner guests though! Thanks Valerie – it is evil stuff certainly. I have thought about resorting to cooking it to get rid of it (apparently it is a member of the rhubarb family and smells vaguely rhubarby when its snapped), and have found a website with recipes for knotweed soup amongst other things! I’m not sure how well that would go down with dinner guests though!

]]> Comment on Cwm Cottage by Valerie Dancer http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/cwm-cottage/#comment-3 Valerie Dancer Mon, 12 Feb 2007 16:36:31 +0000 http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/cwm-cottage/#comment-3 Knot weed can take three years to eliminate, need to weed kill it every time it shows it's face. It is the one thing that you really do need chemicals for. Good Luck with it. Knot weed can take three years to eliminate, need to weed kill it every time it shows it’s face. It is the one thing that you really do need chemicals for. Good Luck with it.

]]> Comment on Cwm Cottage by virollet http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/cwm-cottage/#comment-2 virollet Sat, 27 Jan 2007 12:11:04 +0000 http://cwmtothegarden.wordpress.com/2007/01/25/cwm-cottage/#comment-2 Looks great but no photos!! Looks great but no photos!!

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