I'd love to get my hands on that book too... no time to read though:-)

I do read his regular column in the monthly Observer Food magazine
[http://observer.guardian.co.uk/foodmonthly/0,9957,475349,00.html] so I'm
familiar with the subject...  I get my meat from The Ginger Pig on Moxon st.
W1 [they sell in Borough market too, all grass-fed and naturally reared] and
from the bio-dynamic water-buffalo farmer at the Marylebone's farmers market
on Sundays... occasionally I'd buy organic lamb from Waitrose as lamb is the
least processed meat and always grass-fed [well at least in the UK]

As for prices, the above sources are cheaper than organic meat from the
supermarket and I buy mostly cuts with bones etc. which helps keep the
budget down too... OTOH... as the quality of the food we eat is one of our
top priorities,   adjustments are made elsewhere in our budget :-)

Dedy



----- Original Message -----
From: "Ilana King" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, May 13, 2005 7:18 PM
Subject: [P-F] Book recommendation


Has anyone (In the UK probably) read "The River Cottage Meat Book" by Hugh
Fearnley-Whittingstall?  I was given it by my husband for my birthday and I
must say I was amazed - there is so much I didn't know about meat.  It is
not a Paleo book, but a book about everything we should know when choosing
and cooking meat - from welfare/health issues, to the importance of hanging
and ways of cooking.

Anyway, as a result, I have sworn to not buy anymore meat from supermarkets
and try to source all meat as free range or organic and grass fed.  Turning
out to be very expensive though.  I was wondering if anyone else does this
and has any tips?

ILana