Our Produce
Our Produce
Our Produce
"Everything we sell is grown, raised or made here at the farm."
We are very proud to provide high quality produce to our local community, everything we sell is grown, raised or made here at the farm. From the eggs laid by our pastured hens, to the honey from the hives nestled on the canal and including all the meat which is from our animals who we raise with the highest of care and consideration. What we lack in availability we make up for with traceability.
Longhorn Beef
Our herd of English Longhorns have been steadily growing each year and we now have 35, with 12 expecting calves spring 2024. A heritage breed these cows have a small frame, well suited to eating a diet of 100% grass, growing slowy giving the meat a rich taste with good fat covering. The herd spend the harshest of the winter months inside eating hay made from the river meadows and return to the pastures with their calves in the spring. We mob graze throughout the spring and summer, moving the herd daily to cover every inch of the species rich river meadows. In return they regenerate the soil, feeding back their nutritent rich manure which the dung beetles, insects, and worms process and drag back into the soil, providing nutrients to the roots and other living organisms. We don't treat our grasslands with any chemicals. All the beef we sell in the shop is from our own herd which we sell nose to tail. We have the highest regard and pride in our animals which we show respect and gratitude to every step of their life.
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| ✓ 100% grassfed | ||
| ✓ 100% Homegrown | ||
| ✓ Bones & offal available |
Saddleback Pork
At 79 years young, Tom's dad Mike, breeds and grows his herd of saddleback pigs for all of the pork in the shop, we are pleased to be his only stockist. Saddlebacks are a traditional slow growing breed, suited to both pork & bacon. His extensive system has been going strong for the past 24 years and everyone who has tried the pork in the shop will agree how tasty it is with just the right amount of fat and proper crackling.
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Extensive indoor system | ||
| ✓ 100% Homegrown |
Mutton, Hogget & Lamb
Our sheep are out all year with the ewes coming inside to give birth in the spring returning to the fields with their lambs shortly after. The herd includes a mixture of Jacob ewes and cross bred Jacob & Texel ewes. Like our cows, the sheep are 100% grassfed and are grown slowly, this means that we often have Hogget rather than lamb available in the shop. A hogget is a lamb that is over a year old, the meat has a greater depth of flavour than younger lamb but is still tender enough to cook quickly. Mutton is an older ewe which has had lambs and has come to the end of her breeding life, this meat offers itself to so cooking and spiced dishes. We are thankful for the lambs they have grown and believe these girls deserve the best even after life so are given the same care and attention at butchery and available to buy and enjoy.
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| ✓ 100% grassfed | ||
| ✓ 100% Homegrown | ||
| ✓ Offal available |
Pastured Eggs
Our own flock of hens live on our diverse pastures in movable houses we call egg mobiles, which are moved regulary. This means they have access to fresh pasture everyday and they can supplement their grain based diet with seeds, weeds, insects, grubs, worms and even the odd frog. This life enables the hens to display their natural behaviours and keep themselves busy with dust baths and scratching about in the bottoms of thistle beds.
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| ✓ 100% Homegrown | ||
| ✓ 100% Pasture raised |
Farm Honey
Nestled on the canal live the bees who collect the pollen from a diverse mixture of crops, hedgerows and trees we have here on the farm. We have been free from insectides since 2016 and offer a safe haven for bees who are expertly cared for by a local beekeeper.
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| ✓ 100% single source from the farm | ||
| ✓ 100% Raw | ||
| ✓ Spring & Summer harvest available |
Sourdough Bread
Baked fresh on the farm on a Friday & Saturday morning. Pick up a loaf of real sourdough made using using just 3 ingredients, regeneratively grown flour, water and salt.
| Features | ||
|---|---|---|
| ✓ Free from additives | ||
| ✓ Baked fresh Fridays & Saturdays | ||
| ✓ Supporters of the Real Bread Campaign |
For information about our terms of business and policies please visit - www.cranleybarnfarms.co.uk/terms