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Nisreen shares her day as a volunteer at Farm2Fork
October 24, 2018
We were lucky enough to have a helping hand from our Wwoofer (volunteer) Nisreen this summer, who’d traveled all the way from Boston, Massachusetts to work at Farm2Fork for three weeks.She’s been chronicling her journey as a Watson Fellow in...
Alpacas take up their role as guardians on the farm
September 3, 2018
While things are generally peaceful in the pastures of Farm2Fork, we’ve been on our guard for a lot of the summer as the foxes have been circling.We can’t blame them, as the unusually dry weather has meant they are extremely...
Growing a generation of inspirational farmers
June 22, 2018
A study carried out by Defra back in 2013 showed that in 2010 the average age of farmers in the UK was 59, unchanged from 2007.The industry faces many challenges and it’s struggling to recruit younger workers, but my personal...
Why do we traditionally eat lamb at Easter?
March 29, 2018
You may think that we eat lamb at Easter because of its seasonality.But as our ewes still aren’t due to give birth for another two weeks, Farm2Fork can say with some certainty that Easter lamb isn’t likely to be seasonal,...
Can eating meat be healthier than a plant-based diet?
March 6, 2018
It’s not that usual for meat producers to extol the virtues of eating less meat to its customers.But at Farm2Fork we do things a little differently.Of course we want you to buy our meat – after all we consider it...
Why pasture-raised chickens need grain
January 23, 2018
Chickens can’t live on grass alone. And there is good reason for this.If we fed our poultry 100% grass and didn’t incorporate the essential grain they need in their diet, then they wouldn’t survive.Many of our customers ask us whether...
A time for sharing - gathering the family around the Christmas table with the perfect goose
December 12, 2017
Sharing a delicious Christmas goose with loved ones fits in perfectly with the latest fashion to eat well and share hearty meals with friends and family.Sweet by Yotam Ottolenghi, Nigella Lawson’s At My Table: A Celebration of Home Cooking, Crave...
In Our Hands – a film about food sovereignty
November 20, 2017
On Friday (November 17) the inspiring film In Our Hands premiered in Bristol.Farm2Fork is proud to have been included in this important story behind the blood, sweat and tears of the farmers who are outgrowing the industrial food system.Following a...
A mindful way to rear livestock
October 24, 2017
This blog post is designed to get you thinking. To show that there’s never just one way to do things.For many years the debate has been running around how best to rear livestock. Scientists have proved that ruminants produce a...
Healthy soil for a healthy planet
September 7, 2017
According to the Soil Association less than one sixth of the land on Earth is suitable for growing crops.When we rely so heavily on soil to produce food it’s madness that we’ve taken our soil for granted for so long.The...
The ethics of grass-fed
August 7, 2017
We could get into a debate on the ethics of eating meat full-stop.For vegans, eating any animal product, be that meat, or dairy, or honey, would be unethical entirely.For vegetarians often the reason behind the choice is animal welfare, but...
Farming in the digital age
July 6, 2017
As a small-scale producer, getting the word out about my farm and ultimately my products is crucial to its success.When there are so many farmers and producers out there doing brilliant things with their marketing, I know how important it...