Thread: Nadia alum says eat more wild meat

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

I read that it's a good sentiment and hopefully will get some people thinking.
However the devil is in the detail, putting wild caught into the food chain commercially is a high cost exercise steeped in frustration thanks to food safety regulations and the widespread use of poisons especially brodifacoum and the like.
Rabbit used to be an item up until the 60s or 70s and the last rabbits I saw in a butchers were frozen and imported from China.

Greetings Marty Henry,
Perhaps the first step is for people to be encouraged to grow some of their own food, easy stuff first. This may start an appreciation for nature and natural grown food, perhaps including game as well over time. I think you are right that the commercial food delivery system is not going to fly for game.
Regards Grandpamac.

Originally Posted by grandpamac

Greetings Marty Henry,
Perhaps the first step is for people to be encouraged to grow some of their own food, easy stuff first. This may start an appreciation for nature and natural grown food, perhaps including game as well over time. I think you are right that the commercial food delivery system is not going to fly for game.
Regards Grandpamac.

Fully agree it's a re-education issue but most of those that would benefit the greatest either think they dont have the time, and lack the inclination, or the area to grow a meaningful amount of food.
Allotments and community gardens are one way the lack of land is addressed in the UK.
As to jucy little pests, most people will never hunt nor would you want some of them to but they may be interested in eating someone else's catch. After the "gruesome insides out, outsides off" bit has been done and it been nicely sliced up for presentation.
Anyone can sell vegetables but meat and fish that's a big mpi food safety hurdle to overcome.
Giving or donating it as the wapiti foundation did skirts the edges of the regulations.
I wholeheartedly agree with her sentiments and she is in a position of privilege (own farm) to be able to do that so are quite a few on here. But for the bulk of the great unwashed purchase via commercial channels is the only option available, and the only way of using meaningful amounts. Then it probably won't be long before some enterprising outfit starts farming rabbits for example as its much easier to obtain a regular supply that way.

Originally Posted by Marty Henry

Fully agree it's a re-education issue but most of those that would benefit the greatest either think they dont have the time, and lack the inclination, or the area to grow a meaningful amount of food.
Allotments and community gardens are one way the lack of land is addressed in the UK.
As to jucy little pests, most people will never hunt nor would you want some of them to but they may be interested in eating someone else's catch. After the "gruesome insides out, outsides off" bit has been done and it been nicely sliced up for presentation.
Anyone can sell vegetables but meat and fish that's a big mpi food safety hurdle to overcome.
Giving or donating it as the wapiti foundation did skirts the edges of the regulations.
I wholeheartedly agree with her sentiments and she is in a position of privilege (own farm) to be able to do that so are quite a few on here. But for the bulk of the great unwashed purchase via commercial channels is the only option available, and the only way of using meaningful amounts. Then it probably won't be long before some enterprising outfit starts farming rabbits for example as its much easier to obtain a regular supply that way.

Greetings Again,
We are on a small block so to an extent blessed as well but I was always amazed how much my late father could grow on the small area around his flat. His garden was not much bigger than a couple of double beds and he steered clear of the space hungry stuff but he was seldom short of salad veg and also supplied many of the neighbors as well. Sixty plus years of vegetable gardening taught him a thing or two.
Regards Grandpamac.