We are a smallholding in the small old fashioned Essex village of West Hanningfield.
We like to think that as our animals are well cared for and treated individually, this is reflected in the quality of the produce.
The Dexters produce high quality beef, with good marbling and excellant flavour with the cuts and joints being on a small scale. We also have a limited supply of Hereford beef which produce larger cuts but still with excellent flavour. This was an experiment for us as we purchased the Herefords to use up excess Haylage but as we have lost our supply this year, we have decided that going to only produce the Dexters.
The Gloucester Old Spot Pigs produce "old fashioned" pork with fantastic flavour and brilliant crackling. The bacon and gammons are also full of flavour and our local butcher who does our smoking and curing uses the traditional method.
The chickens and ducks produce excellent tasting eggs and we also have freerange table birds which actually are full of flavour unlike some of the chickens that you can buy in the supermarkets.
Our newest venture, is our recent purchase of the Texel Crossed sheep. We have decided to keep our lambs for a longer period and to sell them as Hoggets as they have a far superior flavour than lamb and can be cooked the same way.
Contact
07814 663 585
New Barn Farm
Blind Lane
West Hanningfield
Essex
CM2 8UF
West Hanningfield
Essex
CM2 8UF
shadowsbaloo@aol.com
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