Blog Dec 31st 2017 December Update From The Dales And Fells With another year of joyful festive memories gathered and the excitement of a New Year beginning, we're looking back to what an incredible year it's been for us here at Farmison & Co. This year we've been hard at work developing: ...
Blog Oct 31st 2017 November update from the dales and fells As the nights draw in and the weather turns, we're swapping our barbecues for casserole dishes and welcoming the comforting aroma of slow cooked dishes that escape the kitchen and fill the house with flavour. Explore our recipe section for...
Blog Aug 30th 2017 September Update from the dales and fells As we welcome autumn and its culinary delights we also celebrate the offerings of the land and award the very best in animal husbandry with county fairs and shows. These events are close to our hearts with the best in class of heritage breeds...
Blog Jul 21st 2017 Sausages: A British Love Story They're the easy 'go-to' meal choice for all generations, which many of us Brit's consume at least one day a week. In more recent times, our relationship with sausages has developed further with artisan, individually handmade and flavoursome...
Blog Jul 3rd 2017 July Update From The Dales & Fells With summer well underway, our farmers have been busy shearing sheep to keep them cool under the sunshine. Whilst the sun is the only thing on our minds right now, our farmers spend their summer planning ahead for winter, making...
Blog May 30th 2017 June Update from the Dales and Fells Another busy month here at Farmison & Co has seen the addition of 2 all new and exciting meat boxes: The first being our Eat Better Meat...
Blog May 19th 2017 Seam Cuts Seem Sensational Chris Berry finds out how marrying traditional breeds and traditional cutting techniques create the perfect taste experience Sourcing only the best traditional native grass fed breeds of beef, lamb and pork...
Blog May 8th 2017 Belting Beef from the Dales Chris Berry talks with Belted Galloway breeder Neil Heseltine at Hill Top Farm in beautiful Malham Succulent in-demand 100% grass fed beef from...
Blog May 1st 2017 May Update from the Dales & Fells What an exciting month it's been here at Farmison & Co! We launched our new range Yorkshire Old Cow Beef , our British take on Spanish Galician beef, which sold out in under 24...
Blog Mar 31st 2017 News from the Dales - Our April Update As the days grow warmer, the evenings get brighter and the fields fill with blooming buds and newborn lambs, we welcome Spring and all the beauty it brings. Chris Berry reports on the newest farm arrivals, heralding...
Blog Mar 27th 2017 Size Really Isn’t Everything Chris Berry talks about the increasingly popular beef from Dexter cattle Great things come from small packages. We've all heard it...
Blog Mar 16th 2017 New life the foundation of Farmison & Co quality Chris Berry heralds Springwatch 2017 "Springtime is nature's way of saying - Let's party!" While this quote from the late Robin Williams captures the joy and unbridled delight of new growth and new born animals as...
Blog Jan 10th 2017 Return of Forgotten Favourites Chris Berry takes a look at the cuts making their comeback Nostalgia abounds during wintertime and talk around the festive dinner tables, while tucking in to turkey, goose, beef, duck, lamb or pork, can lead to fond...
Blog Nov 22nd 2016 Beefing up the Christmas Dinner Table Chris Berry tells of how it's not a festive closed shop on the big day. While turkey takes much of the limelight on the festive dinner table up and down the country on...
Blog Nov 15th 2016 Gorgeous Goose: Christmas is Coming Chris Berry follows the continuing revival of a traditional favourite Packed with flavour, rich, dark and succulent it's hard to imagine that
Blog Nov 4th 2016 The Great Christmas Turkey Takeover Chris Berry takes a closer look at the festive centrepiece Every year a familiar conversation, nearly now as traditional an event as turkey at Christmas itself, is held in homes throughout the country and is usually...
Blog Oct 1st 2016 The Glorious Game is On! Chris Berry reports good news for Farmison & Co's game lovers this Autumn 'The sweetest taste of the year' is how some TV chefs have eulogised over cooking grouse and there is little doubt that its sublime tenderness is...
Blog Sep 25th 2016 Our October Update: Mutton, Christmas, & Recipes The weather's certainly turned in the Dales, it's getting very blustery and chilly at times, and the leaves are changing colour. There is a silver lining though, warm indulgent slow cooks, and
Blog Sep 23rd 2016 Mutton Is Back On The Menu Chris Berry explains why both mutton and hogget meat are increasing in popularity Flavour and the enjoyment of tasty, distinctive meat has brought an about-turn in the fortunes of mutton. Its resurgence has also been ably...
Blog Sep 2nd 2016 The Great British BBQ survival Guide Homebase have created a BBQ survival guide this summer by partnering with Farmison & CO to provide the BBQ meat and working with renowned chef Aldo Zilli to provide a host of BBQ tips and a recipe. They have also discovered some of the...
Blog Aug 27th 2016 Frank Carr: Heritage Breed Beef Farmer Chris Berry talks with the latest partner for Farmison & Co Frank Carr is one of our latest specialist native beef producers to join the Farmison & Co family. He farms at Lee Gate Farm two miles out of the...
Blog Jul 27th 2016 Our August Update from the Dales & Fells With August here, Summer is winding down in the Dales, though the weather has been fantastic, and the long evenings in the valleys are always extraordinarily peaceful. Many of the farmers are busy in their meadows making hay bales for the long...
Blog Jun 27th 2016 Our July Update from the Dales & Fells With July here at last, the weather in our neck of woods is at least being a little more consistent, and it's at this time of year the Dales really come into their own. We know we're spoilt up here when people who have lived here their entire lives...
Blog Jun 1st 2016 Our June Update from the Dales & Fells June is here, and with it is Summer at last. It's this time of year that we like to do farm visits, as its less likely to be bucketing down with rain. Visiting Birchfield Farm in Nidderdale is always a treat, especially because they make...