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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

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

June 17, 2015 angling, animal ethics, animal rights, devon, east lothian, eating, environment, fish, fishing, Food, overfishing, scotland, sea angling, sea fishing, seafood, Uncategorized Comments Off on Photos of fishermen – because we probably don’t appreciate them enough
Scott Jago has just started fishing. His real love is his band The Lost Boyz.

Scott Jago has just started fishing. His real love is his band The Lost Boyz.

 

Most of the research for my book is meeting the people who catch and kill the meat and fish we eat on our behalf. I’m learning a lot from these people and since I can’t include them all in the book, here is a rolling blog (that will hopefully be updated) of just some of the characters I have met. 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

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