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A year of fruit and veg in Scottish Field

February 4, 2019 Angus Soft Fruits, apples, Bartlett, blackberries, Blochairn, Blochairn Fruit Market, brussel sprouts, carrots, Climate Change, cookery, countryside, eating, environment, ethics, Farming, Food, Food education, food photography, food technology, food waste, Food writing, foraging, Fruit, fruit&veg, future of food, Glasgow, Intelligent Growth Solutions, James Hutton Institute, organic, peas, potatoes, scotland, scottish field, Uncategorized, Veg, vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian, wildlife Comments Off on A year of fruit and veg in Scottish Field
Workers at Angus Soft Fruits, mostly from Eastern Europe, gather strawberries from dawn on a farm by the sea.

Workers at Angus Soft Fruits, mostly from Eastern Europe, gather strawberries from dawn on a farm by the sea. © Angus Blackburn, Scottish Field

Over the past year, in a series of columns published in Scottish Field, I have explored an ethical issue about a fruit or vegetable grown in Scotland every month. It has been a privilege to meet the farmers growing our food and I hope to go into more detail about some of the challenges of feeding the world without destroying the environment in my next book. If there is a subject you would like me to explore please post comments below. Read more

Introducing the next project: Ethical fruit and vegetables

March 21, 2018 avocado, Blochairn, Blochairn Fruit Market, eating, environment, ethical herbivore, ethics, Food, Food education, Food writing, Fruit, Glasgow, scotland, scottish field, Uncategorized, Veg, vegan, Vegetables, vegetarian One comment

 

Louise Gray at Blochairn Fruit Market, Glasgow © Angus Blackburn, Scottish Field

Louise Gray investigating fruit and veg at Blochairn Fruit Market in Glasgow © Angus Blackburn, Scottish Field

I have officially started a new project, and it’s all about where our fruit and vegetables come from…. Read more

Photo story: Plucking a goose for Christmas

December 9, 2016 animal ethics, animal rights, animals, birds, Books, butchers, chefs, Christmas, christmas dinner, countryside, eating, environment, ethical carnivore, ethics, Farming, Food, geese, goose, Meat, photography, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian 2 comments

I have recently written a piece for Spectator Life on why goose are back in fashion this Christmas – following the news Theresa May favours goose over turkey. Here is a photo story about how I plucked and gutted my own goose for Christmas, making sure to save the fat for the roast potatoes – just like our Prime Minister likes them.  Read more

You know most of the time I’m veggie – right?

February 17, 2016 animal ethics, Climate Change, Edinburgh, environment, ethical carnivore, ethics, Food, Meat, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian Comments Off on You know most of the time I’m veggie – right?
Parmigiana at Henderson's

Parmigiana at Henderson’s

The best thing about only eating animals I kill myself is being vegetarian most of the time. Read more

In which I meet my illustrator…

August 7, 2015 animal ethics, animal rights, animals, Books, bushcraft, cookery, Country sports, deer, eating, environment, ethical carnivore, ethics, Farming, field sports, Food, four feathers, game, Meat, nature, roe deer, shooting, tracking, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian, venison Comments Off on In which I meet my illustrator…
Learning to shoot with Chris Wheatley-Hubbard of Four Feathers. Illustration by Sam Goodlet.

Learning to shoot with Chris Wheatley-Hubbard of Four Feathers. Illustration by Sam Goodlet. I like my ‘flippers’, like I could swim away…

The Ethical Carnivore is to be illustrated by Sam Goodlet, a talented artist and a vegan… Read more

Photos of farmers – because we probably don’t appreciate them enough

June 17, 2015 animal ethics, animal rights, animals, beef, Books, chefs, chicken, cookery, cows, dairy, devon, eating, environment, ethical carnivore, ethics, Farming, Food, lamb, Meat, nature, pigs, pork, scotland, sheep, Uncategorized, vegan, vegetarian Comments Off on Photos of farmers – because we probably don’t appreciate them enough
Producers supplying Farmdrop, a kind of online farmers' market that provides Londoners with fresh produce.

Producers supplying Farmdrop, an online farmers’ market that provides Londoners with fresh produce.

Pork, chicken, lamb, beef, eggs, dairy – it all came from a farmer getting up early and working on your behalf – as these Farmdrop producers did. Here are some other farmers that I have met during research for my book The Ethical Carnivore. I will try and update it as I go along… Read more

Hitting the target – but not how you think – with the BBC & Scottish Field

May 15, 2015 animal ethics, animal rights, animals, arbroath, bbc, cookery, Country sports, deer, eating, environment, ethics, Farming, field sports, Food, game, highlands, Meat, nature, roe deer, scotland, scottish field, shooting, television, trees, vegan, vegetarian, venison One comment
My rifle skills are improving but does that mean I'll make a clean shot?

My rifle skills are improving but does that mean I’ll make a clean shot?

My year spent only eating animals I have killed myself has featured on the BBC and in Scottish Field, leading to some expected ribbing about ‘glamorous’ photos with guns and some unexpected conclusions about the nature of shooting. 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

Plenty of fish in the sea?

March 25, 2015 angling, animal ethics, animals, arbroath, cod, eating, environment, ethics, fish, fishing, Food, overfishing, scotland, sea, sea angling, seafood, vegan, vegetarian, wildlife 4 comments
Cod caught off the east coast of Scotland

Cod caught off the east coast of Scotland

During the winter months it was difficult to find something to eat, but there is plenty of life in the sea – or there was. Read more

My first shooting season

February 10, 2015 animal ethics, animal rights, animals, birds, Country sports, eating, environment, ethics, Farming, field sports, Food, game, Meat, nature, pheasant, shooting, vegan, vegetarian, wildlife 6 comments
I spent the winter learning about shooting

I spent the winter learning how to shoot

I grew up in the countryside, so it may seem strange to call this my first shooting season. But this is the first time I’ve actually held a gun. Read more

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