Ed's Blog

Horsemeat in beefburgers - pork in halal food, it just gets worse.

Saturday, 02 February 2013 12:31

More than ever before should we be thinking about buying only organic meat? How big do the letters need to be. Pork in halal food, horse meat in beefbufgers, is this the final straw? Meat has had such a bad press over the last 10 years, is it any wonder vegetarianism is on the rise. For me it's a no brainer, if I wasn't a vegetarian I couldn't consder eating anything but organic meat, preferably purchased from the farm where the animal was reared.

We're just back from a tour of the UK.

Thursday, 18 October 2012 16:53

England through to Scotland and a stop at Gretna Green for a shop at the huge factory outlet there, then the ferry boat from Cairnryan to Belfast. A visit to the Titanic Museum then a few days in Hillsborough with friends before leaving for a tour of Donegal. If you haven't already done it - do, it's truly amazing. Back to Dublin for the ferry across to Holyhead in Wales and a few days in Beddgelert before heading home to Rutland, exhausting but very satisfying.

Here's the bungalow we stayed in with a view to die for, a loaf of wheaten bread was waiting for us and a warm welcome from the locals. Here's Nan's recipe for the wheaten loaf, really tasty bread.

Is this a joke - Fortnum’s to investigate claims of cruelty made in undercover film at foie gras farms.

F&M has pledged to investigate claims of animal mistreatment at farms linked to a company that has supplied it with foie gras.

I don’t think they are getting it – it’s foie gras that’s cruel, investigating claims of mistreatment doesn’t exonerate them from being a part of this barbaric industry.

If F&M didn't sell this cruel luxury some of us can't seem to live without, there wouldn't be foie gras farms.

What an amazing trip this will be!

Tuesday, 18 September 2012 11:05

Polar explorer Sir Ranulph Fiennes at the age of 68, is off again, to this time what must be his greaterst challenge ever. With five colleagues and the support of the Commonwealth and a number of sponsors, they will take on one of the last remaining polar challenges by attempting to cross Antarctica in winter – the coldest journey on Earth! Not only risking their lives they will also attempt to raise USD10 million for Seeing is Believing, a global charitable initiative to fight avoidable blindness.

Thanks to all.....

Saturday, 08 September 2012 20:40

Met with some lovely people at the Burghley Horse Trials last weekend - only just getting over it! Special thanks to Trees Direct for supplying the fabulous trees for the stand, Posh Graffiti for the lovedy carved wooden animals, Love Mae for the lovely Horsey Stickers, Rude Health, Green People, ButtonFly Furniture for the fabulous chair, Beeplenish, MosiGuard, Some great 'green' companies in the Green Lifestyle pavilion:- Luva Huva, What the Blazers, inlight, Romney Marsh Wools, and the great company of Tristan Cockerill whose stand had some stunning artifacts.