Organic September is upon us and you’re thinking about trying organic food for yourself, and maybe even growing a little of your own. But what is organic farming, and why should you choose to buy organic produce? We’ve come up with five reasons why organic is… well, better.
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As you may already be aware our Monthly Meatbox For Four has been shortlisted for Best Box Scheme at the Soil Association’s Organic Awards. We are delighted to be among the finalists in this category, and this is where we need you.
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Swillington Organic Farm in Yorkshire have been recognised as one of the top small agricultural businesses in Britain. The family run farm have been shortlisted for ‘Farming Partnership of the Year’ in the British Farming Awards. The British Farming awards celebrate the creative thinking, innovation and dedication of Britain’s farmers in ever changing and challenging conditions
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This year we will not be opening for the national Open Farm Sunday open day on June 8th 2014 due to clashes with other events, we look forward to joining in again in 2015 after our successful 2013 open day attracted over 750 visitors keen to discover local food. You can find details of other
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Last year we told you how Len was helping restore the walled garden one brick at a time Work is progressing on the Georgian Walled garden and the new section of restored wall looks fantastic. The volunteers, led by Len and his father have now started to restore one of the original doorways into the
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Due to recent concerns in the press about the provenance and welfare of how meat is slaughtered and as a farm that prides itself on traceability and creating food you can trust, we wanted to detail the story behind our slaughter methods. We wish to reassure customers that all our poultry and animals are pre-stunned
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Simple Seasonal Wild Garlic Roast Chicken This simple recipe lets the ingredients speak for themselves. A combination of Swillington Farm’s deliciouslyorkshire award winning organic chicken, flavourful organic butter and seasonal foraged wild garlic make a uniquely flavoured spring roast chicken. Ingredients 1.5-2kg Swillington Farm free range organic chicken 1-2 tablespoon finely shredded foraged organic wild garlic 100g
Continue reading »Swillington Organic Farm and Swillington Park Fishing are threatened by the proposed High Speed Rail route. Watch the video and read below to find out more and how you can help to save this valuable wildlife habitat and resource for people of Yorkshire. 1. Respond to the route consultation by 31 January 2014. This is the most
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Swillington Garden Growers Member Len Forbes tells us how he is helping restore our historic walled Garden where we grow our veg, fruit and flowers. Len is a long term supporter of the farm and has been working on restoring the walled garden with his father, more volunteers are welcome just contact us and we’ll
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You can now pre-order everything you need for a local organic Christmas. Just browse the categories above, add the products and checkout. The shop will also be open throughout December selling our locally grown Christmas Trees. More details to follow. Make sure you give your family something special this Christmas, don’t settle for a tasteless
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