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Transforming the table: How to tell the story of your lunch

July 30, 2017 animals, Books, bushcraft, butchers, Education, Food, Food Beyond the Plate, Food education, Food writing, Gastronomy, Meat, rabbit 2 comments
The dining table at Newton Walled Garden

The dining table at Newton Walled Garden

A white linen table cloth can be as terrifying as the blank page. Both are beautiful and full of potential, but where the hell do you start to tell the story? Read more

The Easter Bunny: Overcoming Watership Down

May 15, 2015 animal ethics, animal rights, animals, Books, Country sports, dinner party, eating, ethics, field sports, Food, game, Meat, nature, rabbit, recipes, scotland, shooting, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian, watership down, wild garlic, wildlife One comment
Rabbit features in much of our childhood literature but it will also feature in the kill to eat diet.

Rabbit features in much of our childhood literature but it will also feature in the kill to eat diet.

I am often asked why I have not eaten more rabbit on this journey. The simple answer is that it takes time to learn to shoot a rabbit properly. There is also the Watership Down problem. Read more