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 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 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 Aug 17th 2015 Game On: The Start of the Game Season with Farmison & Co It's here again, the glorious twelfth. Across the country tweed will be donned, guns polished, and the dogs readied. From our base in the Dales, we're surrounded by some of the most extensive Moorlands and heathlands in England. These are...
Blog Apr 1st 2015 The Spring Flavours Have Sprung When you work with farmers, you often stop relying on the calendar altogether and instead use the farmer's concerns to know what time of year it is. The end of March, and the beginning of April is the busiest time of the year as we come into...
Blog Sep 9th 2014 The September Bulletin: Harvest Time The leaves already in the Dales are beginning to blow down, and as the game season unfolds as it has for centuries in our neck of the woods, seasonal slow cooks and casseroles are beginning to feature more on the menu, to banish the chill. ...
Blog Aug 5th 2014 August Round Up: Game On & The Nook The harvest is already under way in the Fells and Dales, with our new farmer Mr David Harrison of Nook Farm getting his own fodder ready for the winter already. That saves him having to use industrial style feeds. David farms the land near...
Blog Jul 1st 2014 Our Farm by Farm Guide to the Grand Depart If you're watching the tour on telly, (hopefully munching on our Grand Depart sausages!) keep your eyes peeled for the local landmarks below, and our farms. Many of our herds and flocks are reared along the Tour route, so you'll be able to see the...
Blog Feb 3rd 2014 Venison for Valentines So Valentine's Day is coming up…and here's betting you haven't got round to booking a table. The thing is, you don't have to! It's not the only way to wisely woo your loved one, as eating in is the new eating out. We've rustled up the perfect...
Blog Oct 2nd 2013 Autumn's Perfumery October has to be our most fragrant month, with nutty celeriac, creamy salsify redolent of oysters, honeyed quince and earthy mushrooms just some of the aromatic gems jostling for our attention. As October heralds the start of the wild...
Blog Sep 2nd 2013 August and September: A Harvest Festival of Flavours Fresh, fresh, fresh - that's my mantra for late Summer! I love the changing seasons but these two months are really special because everywhere is bursting with produce and late summer morsels rubbing shoulders with the first fruits of autumn. It's...
Blog May 24th 2012 Jubilee Celebration Royal Celebrations will be sweeping the country in the next couple of weeks. We are a patriotic bunch and the forthcoming Diamond Jubilee, celebrating our Queen's 60 year reign will be no exception. Only Queen Victoria has reached this pinnacle...
Blog Apr 30th 2012 Black Pudding The black pudding is thought to be the most ancient of sausages and puddings. References have been found going back to 1000BC of animal stomachs filled with blood and fat and then roasted over a fire. In Medieval times it would be quite common for...
Blog Oct 4th 2011 Understanding food with Farmison At Farmison & Co we understand food. We aim to deliver high quality, interesting, thoughtfully sourced fresh food that is in top condition to your doorstep. Nothing less. Customer satisfaction is our focus. ...
Blog Sep 15th 2011 Autumn Lamb at it's very best When the nights draw in, leaves fall and temperatures drop, it's the perfect time for putting lamb on the menu. What with all the annual brouhaha that surrounds the arrival of new season's lamb in April and May, you'd be forgiven for getting the...