Friday the 13th

It’s unclear where the superstitions surrounding Friday the 13th started but if the month starts on a Sunday then you’ll have a Friday the 13th. October brings us a Friday the 13th and Halloween.  If you are little superstitious when it comes to Friday the 13th then lets eat foods that bring us luck. Pork...

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When Trash Becomes Treasure (re-using egg shells!)

You know we don’t like to waste anything here at The Free Range Butcher so we’ve compiled a short list of things you can do to reuse your egg shells.  First though, a few facts: An egg shell is made of calcium carbonate, which means that each medium sized egg shell has 750-800 mgs of calcium. The shell makes up 9-12%...

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At a Glance: Nutritional Values of Beef, Lamb, Pork, Chicken

The following table offers an At A Glance view of the nutrient make up of Beef, Lamb, Pork and Chicken. When looking at the nutrient value that various meat types contain per 100gms, keep in mind that you need to be consuming a variety of food sources in order to have a balanced diet. So while the percentage values for...

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