Not using the supermarket every week

Psykicpup

Icemaiden wrote: »

I think it was called ' Chicken Run ' Hugh Fernley Whittingstall's battle against battery farmed chickens.

for those interested http://www.chickenout.tv/index.html

buxtonrabbitgreen

I am not going to stop shopping in the supermarket as I work ther and get a discount. however I buy meat and eggs from the local butcher. The meat is far superior to supermarket. It is more expensive though. The rib of beef is the best I have ever tasted from anywhere. Also the free range eggs v large £1 for 6 much cheaper than the supermarket. I also get some stuff like cleaning things in Wilkos in town. or off the market.

juliapenguin

I've just started using a company called Northern Harvest who I heard about on Radio 4's Food Programme. They only deliver to (I think) Lancashire, Cheshire and maybe Merseyside, but so far (I've had two deliveries) I'm really impressed. They do all local stuff, either organic or non-organic and they do veg, meat, all sorts of groceries and environmentally friendly household products. Again, the prices are not as low as some of the supermarkets, but it's good stuff, with the profits going in the farmers' pockets instead of Mr T's. And, as some of you have said, you only order what you need instead of being tempted by BOGOFs that you could have managed without.

Julia

PS I don't work for them! I'm just impressed and glad to pass on a recommendation.

purpleivy

I;ve heard about Northern Harvest on the radio a couple of times but not got round to doing anything about it. Am glad to hear they are good and will try them.... once I have 'shopped from home' for a week or two!

juliapenguin

purpleivy wrote: »

I;ve heard about Northern Harvest on the radio a couple of times but not got round to doing anything about it. Am glad to hear they are good and will try them.... once I have 'shopped from home' for a week or two!

That's it, isn't it? Shopping at home first makes all the difference! The stuff still on the supermarket shelves always looks more enticing that it does in my own cupboards....

npsmama

for the veg box thing, type 'veg box' into google.

unbelievably there are NONE that deliver to me in Gwynedd!!

StressedSteph

Early last year I used to buy all my meat from my local butcher, who only stocks local free range meat, and every Friday I would go to the Farmers Market for my veg.

The veg costs were ok, but I found the meat ALOT more expensive than the supermarkets. Tesco chicken - £5 / Butchers Chicken £9.

But then I have just watched that "Hugh's chicken run" on the telly about intensive chicken farming and it makes me wonder whether I ought to buy my meat from the butcher again and just make it stretch further :rolleyes:

He also showed a great risotto receipe for leftover chicken which I will use. xx

xx

catkinq

dorry wrote: »

I am mulling over that veg box thing, but don't know where you get them from?? does anyone know, thanks

different ones deliver to different areas - I use riverford who are south West based and seem to do most places in the SW - try http://www.vegboxschemes.co.uk/
you stick in your postcode and it comes up with a list.

Kadeeae

juliapenguin wrote: »

That's it, isn't it? Shopping at home first makes all the difference! The stuff still on the supermarket shelves always looks more enticing that it does in my own cupboards....

I think that's very true for me too, sad to say. Maybe I should start pasting up "bogof' and 3 for 2 signs about the kitchen! :rotfl: