sadly im not allowed to keep poultry in my garden
plus i think my girlfriend would kill me if i even tried
shes not even happy about me having a shed and greenhouse lol
rabbits could work but still dont think my lass would be happy about the idea of it
i have been considering attempting a aquaponics setup in the greenhouse for next summer though
Makes you wonder what is inflation and what is profittering by these companies?.
Food is still cheap. You just need to shop around. Some places charge £60 for a plate of chips and a gammon slice. Alsi you can get the lot for 5 of you for a couple of quid.
Shop around all the time for the cheapers but don't just concentrate on price. Think quality as well.
I have membership of a couple of different cash and carries. Still get big sacks of potatoes and other veg cheap. Potatoes and onions keep, but a sack of cabbages is only worth buying if you are sharing with others.
Tuna has went up a lot, but most all canned meat / fish has. Best thing you can do is have a chest freezer and a vacuum packer. Get good deals on turkey, goose and gammon just after Christmas. Joint the birds up and vac pack it. Once that is done, freeze and stuff keeps pretty much for ever.
You can get different deals at different times of the year on meat. Been good for beef this year so far, regularly getting topside at £5/kilo for British meat, whole pork bellies for £3 / kilo British meat.
My local Costco have a load of American pork in the last couple of months but I have not bought any, sure in America they feed pigs on twinkies and hormones
If you shop around and can buy and store bulk, you can still get quality and value.
Wonderful idea - Get loads of meat and then joint it and freeze it.
Next the grid goes --- now what?
I think I've answered my own question
How about a 12v freezer. Well not actually --- 20deg below ambient
but I'm sure there is something around
