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Sustainable farming and pasture for life beef at Brightleigh Farm in Outwood

With high-profile debates about national food standards and international trade policy ongoing, it is more important than ever to know about the provenance of our food. British…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/sustainable-farming-and-pasture-for-life-beef-at-brightleigh-farm-in-outwood/

meat, beef, farming, Stay Loyal to Local campaign

Joy to the world with Bramble Farm free range turkeys

A finalist in this year’s Food Product of the Year category at the Surrey Life Food & Drink Awards, Bramble Farm is run by the Joy family, who have been poultry farming in Surrey …
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/joy-to-the-world-with-bramble-farm-free-range-turkeys/

farming, turkey

25 things you didn’t know about turkeys

With Thanksgiving and Christmas suddenly just around the corner, the team at Bramble Farm in West Horsley are preparing for the busiest time of their year. Poultry farmers in Surr…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/25-things-you-didnt-know-about-turkeys/

meat, turkey

Discovering Glebe House Godstone’s smallholding, rare breeds and sustainable farming

On a mission to preserve rare British breeds and bring a unique historic estate back to life, the smallholding at Glebe House in Godstone is putting ‘slow food’ back on the menu i…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/discovering-glebe-house-godstones-smallholding-rare-breeds-and-sustainable-farming/

meat, farming

Dorking’s Hill House Farm launches new ‘farm to fork’ rare breed pork meals

Hill House Farm near Dorking, Surrey, has released a selection of rare breed pork ready meals based on their free range Gloucester Old Spot pigs. The ‘farm to fork’ range is now a…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/dorkings-hill-house-farm-launches-new-farm-to-fork-rare-breed-pork-meals/

farming

Hove's Fin and Farm launch new saltmarsh 'slow food' beef boxes

Celebrating farm to table eating in Sussex, Hove's Fin & Farm has launched new saltmarsh 'slow food' beef boxes Love local Fin and Farm is an established local food and drink d…
https://localfoodbritain.com/sussex/articles/hoves-fin-farm-launch-new-saltmarsh-slow-food-beef-boxes/

meat

Get BBQ ready with Rother Valley Organics

The first May Bank Holiday well and truly kick started the barbecue season. So, tongs at the ready as Local Food Britain goes in search of one of Sussex’s meat masters, as reveale…
https://localfoodbritain.com/sussex/articles/bbq-ready/

beef, bbq

Surrey Hills Butchers' Simon Taylor talks butchery, farming and Jimmy Doherty

From farm to table Discovering Surrey Hills Butchers in Oxshott, you'll be reassured that the future of the traditional family butcher is in safe hands. Simon and his team of ski…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/surrey-hills-butchers-simon-taylor-talks-butchery-farming-and-jimmy-doherty/

meat, butchers, farming, rare breed

Enjoy delicious free range turkey from the Surrey countryside this Christmas

Find out more Read more about Adrian and his business Bramble Farm Turkeys, based near Guildford in Surrey A third generation farming family based in West Horsley in Surrey, the…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/enjoy-delicious-free-range-turkey-from-the-surrey-countryside-this-christmas/

Christmas, christmas food, turkey, Christmas dinner

Keeping it in the family: Outwood Butchers

Not many of us grow up knowing exactly what we're going to do with our lives but, being part of a butchering dynasty that dates back to the late 19th century, William Walton alway…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/keeping-it-in-the-family-outwood-butchers/

meat, butchers, butcher

Burns Night - a taste for tradition

As a wee lad growing up in the Glasgow commuter town of Milngavie, Andy MacNeill ate quite a lot of haggis. Now a butcher with 25 years’ experience, the Scot - who trained at Glas…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/burns-night-a-taste-for-tradition/

Haggis, Burns Night, Priory Farm

Changing Christmas flavours

Christmas dinner has evolved over the centuries. In the Middle Ages the rich would most likely be tucking into boar’s head while the poor would be grateful for a pie made from lef…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/changing-christmas-flavours/

Christmas, christmas food, turkey, festive meat

The Real Pie Company strikes Gold at the British Pie Awards

The Real Pie Company's Steak and Mushroom Pie scooped the Gold in the British Pie Awards 2015 The Real Pie Company takes GOLD at the Great British Pie Awards 2015 Local Food Br…
https://localfoodbritain.com/sussex/articles/the-real-pie-company-strikes-gold-at-the-british-pie-awards/

The Real Pie Company, The British Pie Awards

Local Food Britain and Tony Tobin say #ButcherIsBetter!

This week is National Butchers’ Week and we can now reveal the findings of our survey. More than 500 of you completed our 30 second questionnaire and told us what you thought abou…
https://localfoodbritain.com/articles/local-food-britain-and-tony-tobin-say-butcherisbetter/

meat, butchers, butcher, National Butchers' Week

Forgotten mutton is worth remembering

Once the food of kings, mutton dipped into the doldrums 50 years ago and has never quite recovered. In an interview with Bob Kennard, author of new book 'Much Ado About Mutton', T…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/forgotten-mutton-slow-food-worth-the-wait/

mutton, Bob Kennard

Historic sausage back on the menu

The Jolly Farmers pub restaurant in Buckland near Reigate is helping their local butcher put a lost sausage back on people’s plates. When pub owners Jon and Paula Briscoe – both s…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/historic-sausage-back-on-the-menu/

Surrey Hills Heritage Sausage, The Jolly Farmers pub, Robert and Edwards Butchers

Go 'meat' your butcher - he won't bite

If you've only ever bought meat from a supermarket chiller cabinet, it can be daunting to step inside a butcher's shop. Food Writer TRACY CARROLL took the bull by the horns and spo…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/go-meat-your-butcher-he-wont-bite/

meat, butcher

Lucinda has a beef about traceability

Lucinda Perks'  family began farming in 1993 after 30 odd years in the hospitality business because they wanted to serve locally and ethically reared meat with real flavour. Today,…
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/lucinda-has-a-beef-about-traceability/

beef, farming

Let's hear it for local - part 2

When it comes to local food and drink in Surrey, we like nothing better to shout out our support.  Here's the second in a series of two articles.  We hope you enjoy it.  This is …
https://localfoodbritain.com/surrey/articles/lets-hear-it-for-local-part-2/

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