Originally posted by The username you chose is already in use:
Really? I have three really good farm shops by me, you would think that there would be somewhere near you. supermarkets are naff for decent food.
There are several that deliver - which is useless as I work in Manchester center.
There are 2 grocers listed in the Organic Directory that are open on a weekend, one takes their delivery on a Tuesday - so by the time I get there most of the stuff is either fit for stew or ready to walk out the door, the other is the one on the other side of the city (which I've not actually had chance to get to yet).
Home deliveries are out because they wouldn't be there when I got back. I have to have a shop that has fresh produce on a weekend - there aren't any. The nearest organic farm shop is near Wigan and asks that appointments are made before visiting!
(and while I'm on the subject, I drive a diesel - can I get bio-diesel anywhere? NO I DAMNED WELL CAN'T !!)
yep it's always the way, you'd think it wuld be easy in a big city like yours.
We've a wicked farm by us, you would love it, you can actually choose your own pig. They are all free range and you choose it way before it goes to slaughter, lol it breaks my heart but my boyfriend eats meat, so it's brill for him. It's not that expensive either and you can pop and see it and give it an apple . I think organic supermarket chicken is so expensive.
Originally posted by The username you chose I think organic supermarket chicken is so expensive.
I don't believe "organic supermarket chicken" exists. Anything that is that perfect stting up primly in its cellophane and PCB wrapper is suspect in my book (I've got a damned good butcher 150 yards from my house - the only meat in my freezer comes from him. And there's an excellent fish market in Bury on a Saturday).
Originally posted by organic john: are you going to work all the time you need to sit back and look at the world going by and all that you are missing take a break relaxe
got four days off bliss, that's the only reason I'm up so late, tomorrow is a going to be a doss in my bed day
Originally posted by The username you chose I think organic supermarket chicken is so expensive.
I don't believe "organic supermarket chicken" exists. Anything that is that perfect stting up primly in its cellophane and PCB wrapper is suspect in my book (I've got a damned good butcher 150 yards from my house - the only meat in my freezer comes from him. And there's an excellent fish market in Bury on a Saturday).
there are no local butchers by me, the big chains have seen them all off.
Originally posted by organic john: dont trust anything with a bar code!!!
too true, I knew people who use to work at a chicken factory in wolves and the storys I heard were terrible and this was for one of the brand name chicken company's.
Chris, Bigbarn is a useful site, you stick your postcode in and it will show you various produce within a certain radius from where you live , or do a google search for farmers markets in your area.
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Originally posted by psychobabble: Chris, Bigbarn is a useful site, you stick your postcode in and it will show you various produce within a certain radius from where you live , or do a google search for farmers markets in your area.
Thanks, but guess what... Within 15 miles of my postcode there are : >One non-organic farm with a VERY small shop (already crossed off my list from ages ago) >A brewery >A "specialist producer of firewood" >A black pudding shop (get them from the local market anyway) >A sheep farm, visit by prior appointment >A farmers' market - every other Sunday.
In reply to The user name you chose is already in use. (There are no local butchers by me the big chains have seen them off.) I dont know the part of Wolverhampton you live in but there are five excelent butchers in and around Wolverhampton. They are all Q Guild selected members with the highest standards They are Alan Bennett Wendesfield, Alan Bennett Codsall, Robinsons of Tettenham, Bates Butchers Claresgate and Paxons Castlecroft.You can find addresses and telephone numbers by typing guildofgbutchers in your search engine.
Hiya, thanks for that, I'll invesigate, I'm vegan but my boyf eats meat and I'm not keen on him eating supermarket meat at all. So I should look for a butchers realy.
. I think organic supermarket chicken is so expensive.
