River cottage grrrrr...

I guess that's the nature of business. If someone will buy it, then someone will sell it.

The thing with river cottage, is it is 'eco', and 'eco' is a massive buzzword at the moment (and rightly so I think), but businesses always try to capitalise on the latest trend. You can't really blame them, everyone has to earn a living after all.

Its the same with all 'eco' related things. A year or so ago a young apple tree would have cost about £25 from the main retail suppliers (or £5 from Aldi or Morrisons oddly enough). Then there was a big media thing about trying to get more people to grow their own fresh fruit, and lo and behold, that £25 price tag went to £45.

It also seems unfair that wildflower seeds are often much more expensive than the more typical garden cultivars. Same thing I reckon.

 

i too like all things hfw and have most of his books and dvd's but am loosing a bit of interest to be honest because there seems to be all the same people on, it is always the same guy foraging,chillies,butcher,baker,preserve lady and so on some even have their own little 10 min programmes under the river cottage banner....just think it is going a bit stale

 

Hugh Fearnley Killarat! Say no more!

 

[size=medium]Sadly, I think a lot of things that start as well intentioned end as a commercial racket.
I think Jamie Oliver went the same way.
The remedy is in the hands of the consumer - don't buy.

 

it is a shame because i would guess that hugh has been responsable for more people trying grow your own recently than anyone.....even his cookery courses and fishing and butchery stuff is all done without him even being there so the consumer is just paying for the rc logo.....

 

My Mate Glenn (known as Fear the Hands) went on a River Cottage cook what you catch boat fishing trip a few years back.

His write up of the day is on this page,

http://www.anglersnet.co.uk/forums/River-Cottage-Catch-and-Cook-t5391.html&st=30

Now bearing in mind an 8 hour deep sea wreck fishing trip costs £40-50 per head. Have a guess how much he paid for this one.

 

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Go on, Ziggy. Tell us. But whisper it quietly so that we won't be too traumatised.

 

£230 [hr]
Just watched Hughs fish fight.

Absolutly terrible, the amount of fish discards going on due to a completely useless EU policy.

I could never hope to catch a fish of that size from the shore & yet we see hundreds of tons dumped back dead in the name of "conservation"

Not the sort of conservation i'm familiar with.

I wonder what the famine inflicted nations of the World thought of that.

 

I like Hugh Fearnley Wittenstall until tonight. He has committed a heinous crime. He's publicised the virtues of Mackerel.

Mackerel is my favourite fish by far, and being so underrated it is cheap. If demand for it increases then my favourite fish will go up in price:(

Shhh Hugh, don't tell everyone