Don't worry - she's just for milkingIn my direst moments, I always remember too late and then do two things - pray and visit
The Farmers Association of Iceland is considering reinterpreting EU regulations that would enable farmers to establish small slaughterhouses on their farms to sell the meat themselves as part of so-called “food tourism.”
Isn't that sweet? As me old mucker Árni Jósteinsson told Bladid [itself a great name for a newspaper]:
“Home slaughtering offers opportunities for food-tourism ... Farmers could even invite tourists to observe the meat’s journey until in ends up on their plates—from the paddock to the stomach.”
That reminds me - in my concentration on the woes of the world, I forgot to eat the burger I made earlier. Should I still eat it?
Yes.I just ate a cornish pasty I have in the fridge for 5 days. If you never see me again though you will know why.;0
ReplyDeleteSlaughter on farm was the norm in the good old days, for smaller units such as ours. At least it was round our way ~ I remember sneaking into the back of the barn via a hole in the rafters to watch the pigs get killed,after my father had forbade me, as he thought I was too young ( I was about 4, or maybe 3). As I watched, I could hear the visiting butcher giving my Dad an ear bashing, along the lines of 'if he wants to watch, let him, it'll not do him any harm' ( Imagine that in a broad North Lincs accent). Seeing it for the first time didn't bother me a bit, and I maintain it is far more humane than shipping them off to a centralised slaughter house.
ReplyDeleteAs is always the case with these things, EU & UK interfering put paid to that. I shall watch the Icelandic developments with great interest.
It might convert more people to vegetarianism.
ReplyDeleteOh, I don't think so. I'd be a vegetarian toute de suite.
ReplyDeleteI was a vegetarian for over a year when I first returned to UK due to BSE. I do not eat a lot of meat anyway, as I do prefer fish and seafood. They do make wonderful veggie burgers over here and meatless lamb but I got hooked on Cornish pasties( BSE in Filo,to be sure)and it was all downhill from there. :)
ReplyDeleteIf you haven't eaten it by now, then definitely not, no.
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