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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...
Why choose free range pasture-raised chicken?
June 1, 2017
In March this year 76.3 million broilers were slaughtered in the UK, according to Government figures. Broilers are chickens reared for meat, and this eye-watering figure might make you wonder where all these chickens are kept, and how they raised.According...
Ditching the carbs - introducing the Ketogenic diet
April 29, 2017
No doubt you’ll be familiar with the Paleo diet, which in broad terms involves cutting out anything that couldn’t be hunted or gathered in the days of our cavemen ancestors - Paleo followers will often only eat 100% grass-fed meat...
The problem with pesticides
April 4, 2017
A damning report from the UN claims the use of pesticides goes against our human rights.Those who suggest pesticides are needed to “feed the world” have been called inaccurate and “dangerously misleading”.Here at Farm2Fork we steer clear of pesticides as...
Welcome to the school of the slow-cooker!
March 9, 2017
We’re all about the slow cooker right now. You’ve probably already heard about cooking “slow and low”, but did you know there are plenty of benefits from eating meat that’s been cooked for a long time (not cremated though).Slow cooked...