Vegetarians - Do they have a point?

The accepted view of vegetarians

I eat meat.
I don’t apologise for eating meat - but I do feel the need to ensure that what I consume is as good for me and my family as possible, but also the welfare of the animal is considered.
An accepted view of vegetarians is that they are hippies, or worse [...]

Hugh Fernley-Whittingstall - Chickens again

Does anyone care how chickens are raised?
Does anyone want to know what the nutritional content of a factory reared chicken against a organically raised chicken is?
Should we be bothered what makes an intensively raised chicken so cheap in comparison to the more costly organic bird?
Well.
Yes.
I am just an average guy, with a child and partner, [...]

Organic Meat - the Truth

I had a conversation about organic meat today - that quite honestly has left me flabbergasted!
A family friend found out that I was doing some work for Welsh Farm Organics on their website that has the online Organic Meat shop.
Their instant response was:
Organic meat is a rip off and is just designed to make a [...]

UK TV Food Nominate us For A Local Food Hero Award

How Exciting!
We have been nominated on by UK TV Food to receive a Local Food Hero award. As one of just three suppliers in our area, UK TV Food are looking for your comments about our produce, service etc.
So - you can have your say. Simply click the logo and it will take [...]

Organic Fruit & Veg on the menu

New produce to come
Today I have been sourcing organic fruit and veg.
Sally and I have had a long think about this and we feel that it has to be done.
It has taken along time to source the veg as quality is often pushed aside for mass production, and Sally and I try to avoid this [...]

Ainsley Harriott and John Torode are fans of Welsh Farm Organics

Rural news round-up
TV chef’s ham order tribute
TV chef’s ham order tribute
CELEBRITY chef Ainsley Harriott has ordered air-dried ham from Montgomeryshire-based Welsh Farm Organics after tasting it at last month’s BBC Good Food Show. And after sharing the stage with Jimmy Doherty (Jimmy’s Farm), owners Jonathan and Sally Rees revealed restaurateur John Torode may source their [...]

Finnish Organic Meat Sales due to livestock welfare concerns

Organic food is moving from the fringe to the mainstream in Finland. Sales in the sector grew briskly last year — particularly organically-produced meat. Experts say this is partly due to growing public concern about factory-farming methods.
These products, certified by the state, are produced without synthetic fertilizers, pesticides, antibiotics or growth hormones.
The manager of the [...]

Organic food - what is the truth?

Organic food - what is the truth?
Perhaps surprisingly, there is opposition to the growing organic movement. Look carefully at each piece of resistance and you will probably find someone who has a vested [...]

Organic farming

Organic farming
The general principles of Organic Farming are:

animal welfare - care is taken to ensure that livestock can freely express natural behaviours, have sufficient space and freedom to roam

environment [...]

IFOAM organic principles

IFOAM organic principles
The guiding worldwide principles for organic agriculture are defined by the International Federation of Organic Agricultural Movements (IFOAM) and are detailed below:

To produce food of high nutritional quality in sufficient quantity

To [...]