Agree that his intentions are generally good. I think if it got a few people thinking about where they buy/what they buy then that's good. The supermarkets have too long been screwing the producers and selling at a mass profit to the consumer.
Thought the duck woman was barking tbh and just looking for a bit of publicity. I did feel that he didn't really achieve his objective at the end of the programme though as 2 of the people were no longer eating chicken at all - surely he was just trying to get them to eat 'better/traceable' farmed chicken.
I couldn't believe it when that 'battery' chicken farmer said he "would snap [a supermarket's] hand off if they offered him 3 PENCE a bird" OMG .
We always buy at least free range and more often organic if we can (but we can afford it and I realise not everyone can as it can be prohibitively expensive if you have say a family of 4 or 5 to feed). I agree that certain organic things taste better (but not all). Ovedrall, I choose organic/free range because I hate the thought of what some of these producers do to these animals to get them fat as quick as they can!
Remember foot & mouth disease a few years ago (I worked for a farming co at the time and remember it well). Started all because a farmer was feeding his pigs left over slops from a chain of Chinese restaurants in Newcastle .
After all, when we eat meat, we are effectively digesting what that animal has been fattened up on - and chinese meal remnants from the bins don't really appeal to me! Yuck.
Can't wait for HFW's next programme next week. My DH loves him and doesn't normally go for these kind of programmes.
Do you know you can go and visit the RCHQ and meet the team - however the ones where Hugh is available are sold out months before and are V expensive - like £300 per person for one night (no accom or anything) (looked into it for a pressie for DH). Clearly they are doing well!!