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!
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Category Archives: "Local Food"
5 Ways to Have a Heart this Valentine’s
As it’s Valentine’s we thought we’d give you some ideas for hearty fare using a delicious traditional cut, the heart.
Continue reading »Not Just For Custard
The big food story in West Yorkshire at this time of year is rhubarb. The villages around Wakefield form the heart of the world-renowned ‘Rhubarb Triangle’ and are well known for their forced rhubarb, it has even been given Protected Status by the EU which means that ‘Yorkshire Forced Rhubarb’ can only come from within
Continue reading »Christmas Dinner Cooking Tips
So, you’ve just collected your turkey and the rest of your Christmas Dinner from Swillington Farm. Now what? You’ve watched countless TV chefs do Christmas; recommending utterly bizarre turkey cooking methods and each suggesting differing cooking times and ‘secret’ tips, but do any of them really make all that difference?
Continue reading »Home Grown Hero
On the 1st December the city will come together to celebrate Leeds’ best food and drink at the first ever Leeds Food & Drink Awards. It’s even more exciting for us as our very own Ed Cartwright has been shortlisted for the Food Hero award.
Continue reading »Sausage Celebrations
If you want to support local producers this winter, then why not try switching to locally made sausages this month as part of National Sausage Week? That’s right, this week is dedicated to the great British banger – and I’m sure you’ll agree it’s well worthy of such an accolade.
Continue reading »Mutton Dressed as Mutton
In the last 40 years, mutton has almost disappeared from our menus – although that seems like it might be changing slowly but surely. The recent revival of the once loved meat has put it back in the public eye with chefs and home cooks alike celebrating the meat’s versatility and depth of flavour.
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 »Low Stress, High Welfare
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
Continue reading »Simple Seasonal Wild Garlic Roast Chicken
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
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