Lamb has been a staple of the country butchers' trade in the Dales and Fells for centuries. The reason why mutton and lamb has long been traditionally farmed here is the terrain makes it difficult for beef herds or pigs to...

If you have found yourself wondering "is slow cooking energy efficient" recently, you are not alone. With energy prices soaring, we are all looking for ways to cut down our usage. As the nights draw in and temperatures fall, slow cooking might be...

As autumn rolls around again there's a sense of comfort in our kitchen as we re-introduce warming, hearty dishes to fuel us through the colder months. And after a summer of barbecues, summer salads, and alfresco dining there's nothing we look...

Our definitive guide to Lamb, Hogget and Mutton and their respective qualities Lamb will have pride of place in restaurants and at the family dinner table at Easter and through springtime into early summer, but why is it...

Introducing our brand new campaign: Free-Range Friday. Our new campaign will showcase our free-range meat, to tell the stories behind your favourite cuts and species and what it means to F&Co to Eat Better Meat ®. ...

Chris Berry tells of the Yorkshire breed's increasing popularity There's something rather special about the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. The rugged beauty of lush green hills and valleys, purple heather, patchworks...

British charcuterie has snuck up on us and is gaining momentum as I write. The past fifteen years have produced charcuterie enthusiasts in nearly every region in Britain - they're making everything from salami to nduja, chorizo to...

Roast Lamb is now commonly eaten throughout the UK as a family gathering, a great tradition in the same vane as Roast Beef, this is a centuries old tradition which is still going strong up to the present day...

History of the Roast Choosing the right Joint for you Jeff's preferred Roasting Joints How to make Perfect...

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

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...

Part of the skill of a chef is to know how to use the aroma and flavour of herbs to bring out the natural qualities of meat, to enhance flavour and eating quality. Here's my tips to getting the best out of classic cuts for fantastic feasts,...

The lambs are finding their feet now, and April is here at last. March has been by all accounts a long month for our farmers, but the lambing is over, and Spring in the Dales is always special. In Ripon, our home on the Eastern edge of the Yorkshire...

It's really not long now until we'll be seeing lambs bouncing about and daffodils sprouting up left, right, and centre across the Dales, but in many ways it still seems a long way off. We've only just had our first proper cold snap in our neck of...

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...

This Autumn we're delighted to be offering mutton for the first time. A choice cut of rich, flavoursome meat; mutton sadly is almost a lost delicacy in the British Isles, though it used to once be a staple of our diets. Now with the help of Prince...

When supermarkets began taking control of Britain's shopping basket in the late Eighties and Nineties, many of our traditional food treasures seemed doomed for extinction. Supermarkets weren't interested in small amounts of regional, local...