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Environment · nature · Oct 05, 2021

Celtic tree month of Ivy 30th September - 27th October

What is the Celtic tree calendar In simple terms the Celtic tree Calendar is the representation of the changing year with trees instead of months, the changing of the trees being linked to the lunar cycle of 28 days meaning...

Environment · Ethics · nature · Sep 17, 2021

The thermodynamics of farming

Nearly every organism on earth depends, in one way or another, on the sun for energy. The sun sits at the centre of our solar system and is heated to incandescence by nuclear fusion reactions in its core, radiating the energy...

Environment · Ethics · nature · Sep 10, 2021

Planting trees with our sales

A while ago we installed Ecologi on the back end of our website and offered to plant trees with sales made and were shocked to realise that we've now planted close to 12,000 trees so what does this do, how...

Environment · Ethics · nature · Sep 08, 2021

Grazed but not confused

Whilst managing the social media accounts of The Ethical Butcher, we've lost track of the number of times vegans have quoted a report at us titled 'Grazed and Confused', making claims that no system of animal agriculture can ever be truly...

Environment · nature · Sep 07, 2021

The eternal dance of carbon

Autumn colours and leaf drop At this time of year the trees are starting to change colour and we're reminded of the cycle of life and of the nutrition of nature as leaves fall to the ground. The beginnings of...