When shopping for meat you’ll see a wide range of labels indicating the welfare of the animals and where they came from. But do you know what they mean? And can you really trust them.
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Nose to tail with Leeds Indie Food Festival
Swillington Farm is delighted to be taking part in the Leeds Indie Food Festival and we’ve come up with some delicious collaborations with some of Leeds’ best chefs and venues.
Continue reading »Eat less meat, eat better meat
As many of you may have read, or maybe even participated in, last week was Meat Free Week which just so happened to coincide with National Butchers’ Week – what a dilemma!
Continue reading »A View from the Hedge
In a rare guest post, Nic and Tanya discuss hedge laying, getting close to nature and the animals who offered a helping hoof.
Continue reading »Why Choose Organic?
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.
Continue reading »Help Protect Swillington Farm from HS2 destruction
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
Continue reading »Consultation Events for HS2
HS2 Update As many of you will know our farm is on the proposed route for High Speed Rail. This would mean the destruction of our businesses, the greenbelt farm land and countless rare wildlife in our woodland. Our MP has proposed a reroute that follows the existing railway line rather than building a 60ft high
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