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free range beef cork area

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  • 15-08-2014 5:27pm
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    mickman
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    does anyone know of a good reputable supplier of free range beef in the cork region? a place where i can get organ meats etc


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    WesternZulu
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    mickman wrote: »
    does anyone know of a good reputable supplier of free range beef in the cork region? a place where i can get organ meats etc

    99.999% of all Irish beef would be classed as free-range as the feedlot system just does not happen to any significant extent in this part of the world.


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    mickman
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    WesternZulu wrote: »
    99.999% of all Irish beef would be classed as free-range as the feedlot system just does not happen to any significant extent in this part of the world.

    Yeah fair enough .


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    byhookorbycrook
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    What part of Cork?


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    mickman
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    byhookorbycrook wrote: »
    What part of Cork?

    North cork but I work in Mahon


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    ford2600
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    mickman wrote: »
    North cork but I work in Mahon


    North Cork? There is a decent butcher on main street in Mitchelstown.

    As other poster said, if it's Irish your good to go. I wouldn't worry about organic/non organic on the beef front. ( i know two organic beef farmers, let's just say it's more of a paper exercise!).

    Chicken and pig is a different matter.

    Try and get your hands on wild venison


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    mickman
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    ford2600 wrote: »
    North Cork? There is a decent butcher on main street in Mitchelstown.

    As other poster said, if it's Irish your good to go. I wouldn't worry about organic/non organic on the beef front. ( i know two organic beef farmers, let's just say it's more of a paper exercise!).

    Chicken and pig is a different matter.

    Try and get your hands on wild venison

    Well I'm looking for chicken and pig too. Woodside farm in cork seem to do the pig - Any chicken ones ?


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    ford2600
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    mickman wrote: »
    Well I'm looking for chicken and pig too. Woodside farm in cork seem to do the pig - Any chicken ones ?

    Not that I know of. jackmccarthy in Kanturk deliver free for orders over 100. They sell free range bacon.

    Supermarkets sell organic chicken, what exactly that means in reality, I don't know.

    A lot of the large wholesalers stick bord bia stickers on non Irish beef, find a local butcher who is supplied by local farrmers.

    Mountain lamb direct from farmer is great, I get one every year


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    mickman
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    ford2600 wrote: »
    Not that I know of. jackmccarthy in Kanturk deliver free for orders over 100. They sell free range bacon.

    Supermarkets sell organic chicken, what exactly that means in reality, I don't know.

    A lot of the large wholesalers stick bord bia stickers on non Irish beef, find a local butcher who is supplied by local farrmers.

    Mountain lamb direct from farmer is great, I get one every year

    Yeah I reckon farmers market is the only way

    Mahon point seems to have them


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    bluecherry74
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    Bresnan's butchers in Douglas Village shopping centre sell beef and lamb from their own farm. You can buy every bit of the animal - bones, organ meat etc.

    They do free range chickens as well, but they're a bit pricier than in the supermarkets. AFAIK they don't sell free range pork, but the pork they do sell is local and they get the whole animal into the shop so you can buy whatever cut you want.


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    mickman
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    bluecherry74 wrote: »
    Bresnan's butchers in Douglas Village shopping centre sell beef and lamb from their own farm. You can buy every bit of the animal - bones, organ meat etc.

    They do free range chickens as well, but they're a bit pricier than in the supermarkets. AFAIK they don't sell free range pork, but the pork they do sell is local and they get the whole animal into the shop so you can buy whatever cut you want.

    Good one thanks


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