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- sw scotland
Just been sent an invitation to an event where the lamb is listed on the menu as coming from a named farm. Apparently the farmer is unaware of this when I mentioned it to them. What are the implications or pitfalls?
Lamb on Local Menu
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- JanDeGrootLand
Depends if or where the farmer has sold lambs recently. I sold on monday mart. Buyer from 300+ miles away and bought the majority that day. Where they end up consumed, cannot even guess, but tag number traceability should be easy. From field to plate. Funny, don't hear that phrase as often nowadays.
Oh but once on the hook (especially if a national chain restaurant) have no idea. They dont like you asking, as its almost certainly imported.
Sounds more like local butcher buying from mart weekly. I would hope.
The odd time that we now eat out I usually ask if having a steak or Lamb. Could say good hotel/restaurants often have information on the board. Good table staff will find out. Sometimes they even sound disappointed when they find out its not UK.
Oh but once on the hook (especially if a national chain restaurant) have no idea. They dont like you asking, as its almost certainly imported.
Sounds more like local butcher buying from mart weekly. I would hope.
The odd time that we now eat out I usually ask if having a steak or Lamb. Could say good hotel/restaurants often have information on the board. Good table staff will find out. Sometimes they even sound disappointed when they find out its not UK.
No implication to the farmer as such they are not the one making the claim, big issue however for the venue if they are making a claim that subsequently turns out to be untrue as its a form of false advertising. To the farmer however it wouldn't look good as people would jump to the conclusion that they were a party to the false claim.
If the farm has no arrangement to sell direct to a butcher how could anyone advertise a future event with the certainty of where the lamb will come from ? It would only take the farmer to miss the market for 2 weeks and there would be no chance of it coming off.
I've often wondered when eating at establishments that have a huge board on the wall in regard to the provenance of their raw ingredients how much of it is true
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- North Somerset.
Stayed at a Torquay Hotel about 7 years ago with a list of local suppliers including A A David fruit and veg. They operate from Bishop Sutton about 90 miles away. How local is local these days?
It's great having a named farmed on the menu and hopefully we can trust most establishments. However, as has happened many times before, you have to be careful they don't use you for a while and then switch suppliers but continue to use your name or.... buy a small amount from you but the bulk from the wholesaler.
Often 30 miles ish was the standard used by many but has always been loosely thrown about and open to interpretation I guess? As someone that was/is well involved and set out to do the 'local' thing, I can honestly say it has got harder and harder to do and is only going to get worse I feel. Often now I think people are throwing the word local about but really they mean "supporting local business" which is great still but the products may not be local. Maybe it should be back British and back British business now that it's got harder in some areas at least?
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- Near Derby
I thought "bought local" meant they get it from a local Bookers.