Oakcroft is a small family-run farm in West Devon dedicated to producing top quality meat in a way that is both welfare friendly and environmentally sensitive. We also produce Baked Goods - traditional style pasties, pies and sausage rolls which are all hand made by us, using our own special recipes and of course containing only our own top quality meats. They are baked on the day of sale, so that you can be assured that you are buying the freshest and tastiest baked goods available!

Our animals are farmed and processed in a traditional, non-intensive manner, and are all fed on a natural additive-free diet. We mix the animal feed ourselves from locally grown crops to suit our old fashioned breeds, and do not use growth promoters or routine antibiotics. We believe in farming with slow-grown traditional breeds of animal, because it is better both for the welfare of the animals and unbeatable flavour and succulence.  We never buy in meat from other producers – all our meat is from home grown animals. This means that our supply is subject to seasonal change and variety, as a traditionally managed farm should be, and that you can be assured that you are always buying genuine home-grown produce.

We have our own on-farm poultry abattoir so the birds have no travel stress, and our larger animals are taken to a small family run abattoir nearby. This is important both for the welfare of the animal and the reduction of the environmental impact by keeping 'food-miles' low. We cut and pack everything in our own on-farm facility and sell it ourselves at local Farmers Markets. This is a purely family-run business, so we can guarantee that when you buy from us  you will be speaking to someone who has been directly involved in the process, from birth right through to the end product you see on the stall.

www.oakcroftfarmproduce.co.uk

Higher Hacknell Organic Farm Tim and Jo Budden came to Higher Hacknell in 1985 with a determination to farm, but in a way that worked with nature and not against it..

So, in 1988 we started farming organically, a system which we believe offers many common-sense answers to the problems facing agriculture, the food industry and our environment. Organic standards embrace all aspects of the farming system, most especially animal welfare, wildlife conservation and food safety. We believe that for our future health and well being, it is the way forward..

Producing our own food, vegetables from the garden, cider from the orchard and meat from our own animals happened as a natural part of our farming life. From just feeding ourselves in the beginning, we now deliver our produce to homes nationwide. We hope you'll enjoy our organic meat too!

 Higher Hacknell, a 300 acre farm nestling in a secluded part of North Devon between Dartmoor and Exmoor is a true mixed farm with cattle, sheep, corn and a cider orchard where chickens peck and wander beneath the trees.We are proud of our South Devon cattle whose gentle nature and rich milk make them ideal mothers. Calves suckle their milk for around a year and then graze on the lush clover rich grassland on which no artificial fertilisers are used.

Pasture is grazed in rotation with sheep, the traditional way, to prevent the build up of pests and provide a clean, healthy system which avoids use of drugs and antibiotics.

Jo Budden with her suckler herd of South Devons

On the better land, we grow corn, barley, wheat, oats and beans to feed the animals in winter. The straw provides comfortable bedding and is returned to the land in the form of farmyard manure.

*About Conservation*

Wild life thrives at Higher Hacknell, with numerous hedgerows providing 'corridors' around the farm, from the five acres of ponds and woodland to the hay meadows. These are a refuge for rare birds like snipe and curlew and is somewhere for wildflowers to flourish in the spring and summer.

*About Our Meat*

Our delicious, richly flavoured organic meat is well hung at our on farm butchery to enhance its quality and tenderness.

We supply a full range of organic meat: beef, lamb, pork and chicken (as well as Christmas turkeys). It is professionally butchered by Keith our butcher who works at the farm butchery shop which is open Monday to Friday.We also deliver our organic meat which is carefully packed in boxes nationwide by mailorder . You can choose your own selection of cuts or one of our regular boxes, which offer exceptionally good value.

All the meat is reared on our own farm, with just the pork supplied by another local organic farmer with whom we work closely. We think it is important that you know exactly where your meat comes from.

• *A full range of organic meat*
  
• *Consistently high quality*
  
• *Genuine organic produce*
  
• *Easy to order*
  
• *Convenient delivery to your door*
  
• *Friendly and efficient service*
  
• *Recipe suggestions and cooking advice*
  
If you want to know more, please ring us on *01769 560909*

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Traidcraft Fairtrade Stall is a small stall that makes a BIG IMPACT. It brings you the UK’s widest range of fair trade products.  Laura Conyngham and Barbi Lund are volunteers for Traidcraft selling the following:
Coffee, Chocolate, Cotton goods, Crafts, Dried fruit, Geobars, Honey, Jewellery, Marmalade, Muesli, Nuts, Pasta, Paper goods, Rice, Tea.

Fair trade seeks to transform the lives of disadvantaged producers in the developing world by enabling them to use their skills and resources to trade their way out of poverty.  Fair trade guarantees:-  Fair payment and price for producers, Extra income for community projects, Equitable and safe working conditions, and greater respect for the environment. Dedicated organisations, like Traidcraft, go beyond the standards demanded by the Fairtrade Mark.  

• Traidcraft starts working with producers in Third World countries, before they reach Fairtrade status, helping them to reach the necessary standards.

• Traidcraft invests in training and business development for producers.

• Traidcraft lobbies governments to improve justice in trade.

• Traidcraft commits to working with producers long-term.

• Traidcraft develops new fair trade products.

By buying through Traidcraft www.traidcraft.co.uk more of your money goes to Fight Poverty Through Trade.

Laura Conyngham and Barbi Lund are volunteers, part of Crediton Fairtrade Partnership.

Crediton is a Fairtrade Town www.fairtradecrediton.org 

Devon is a Fairtrade County www.fairtradedevon.org.uk
 

Redlands Country Pork is run by Glyn & Christina Comont. Our aim is to provide top quality pork products at prices people can afford, whilst giving a fair return on our effort and expertise.  Our 110-acre family farm nestles in the red hills of Mid-Devon, at the top of a wildlife-rich valley.  We rear pigs, cattle and sheep, the latter two sold through direct orders, the pigs through the market.  We farm in a traditional way to maintain a fertile and healthy environment: we do not use pesticides, preferring instead to rely on natural predators to control pests and diseases in our crops.  Our sows are reared outdoors, in a traditional rotation of grass, pigs, and corn.  When piglets are weaned, they are brought into deep-bedded yards designed for maximum comfort.  This gives us very healthy animals which don't require the use of prophylactic drugs.  However, occasionally animals fall ill, and we then do whatever is necessary to bring them back to health as quickly as possible. 

Redlands Country Pork has a unique flavour developed through breeding and very high welfare conditions, which are monitored by Assured British Pigs.  We produce up to 15 varieties of high quality, high meat content sausages (including gluten free), pork & apple burgers, joints, including 'bone-in' joints for even better cooking qualities, peppered steaks, diced pork, minced pork, and pork steaks.  We also cure our pork to produce gammon, gammon steaks, and bacon, both green and smoked using a traditional Wiltshire cure.

We also offer 5, 10, and 20 Kg meat boxes, cut to your requirements.  Our products can be obtained from Crediton Farmers Market, or direct from the farm gate.  Delivery charge is dependant on distance, or you can collect from the farm or the market. If you have any suggestions on how we could improve our range, please let us know!

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