Recently we were on the motorway. I can’t even remember where we were going but we saw a transporter carrying cattle. We pointed it out to the children because, if we are behind such vehicles, we all try and guess which animal is being driven. It’s just a little game we play. I said pigs. … [Read more…]
We are coming to the end of National Vegetarian Week (May 19th-25th). You would automatically think that vegetarianism and living on a livestock farm would not marry right? Wrong. *Whispers to the farming community: I have been vegetarian for 23 years. Yes you heard it right. In those 23 years, I have had one drunken … [Read more…]
We all know the cost of food has risen and it seems an endless task of penny pinching and cost-cutting during my weekly food shop to make sure everyone’s mouths are filled and their tummy’s full. When BritMums gave me the opportunity to try Morrisons out over the Bank Holiday weekend at the beginning of May, … [Read more…]
I don’t know if it is a gift. I am sure my husband would say it is a weakness. I can’t help falling for animals. Yes we live on a farm and despite once being vegetarian, I do accept that the business we are in is killing for food and I accept that. It puts … [Read more…]
