Category Archives: supermarkets

Supermarkets – please give your food waste to our pigs!

Posted on November 5, 2015 by The Oak Tree Farm

An open letter to local supermarkets: Dear Sir or Madam, I’m getting in touch on behalf of The Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm on the edge of Ipswich. We are a not for profit social enterprise which offers a wide … Continue reading →

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Comparing the cost of our veg with other outlets

Posted on July 15, 2014 by The Oak Tree Farm

I’m always curious to know how the price of a veg share box from The Oak Tree Compares with other ways of buying veg. Indeed I did a comparison back in the hungry gap  which suggested that we’re doing quite … Continue reading →

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No joy with food waste for animals from the big supermarkets

Posted on May 29, 2014 by The Oak Tree Farm

We’ve approached two big supermarkets to ask if they would donate their (legal) waste food for our pigs. The wonderful Pig Idea Campaign has been drawing attention to this utterly common-sense way of using food waste that is no longer … Continue reading →

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