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Based in North Shropshire, our regenerative farmland has been registered organic with the Soil Association since 2006, and chemical free since the end of the Second World War. The mixed topography and diverse landscape running alongside the River Tern gives us the perfect setting to raise our cattle, sheep and pigs.
We work with nature and not against it, allowing us to produce food you can trust, from animals raised with care and respect. We’re certified by Pasture For Life, meaning our farmland and the animals raised on it meet very stringent, independently verified standards focused on 100% pasture-fed and high-welfare livestock farming. This slower, more considered way of farming ultimately supports the quality and flavour of our food.
We are based on England's very first community farm. Fordhall Farm was saved by over 8,000 people back in 2006. The Fordhall Community Land Initiative own the land and now rent the farm to our tenant farmer Ben who grew up on the farm. He manages the livestock and runs our farm shop and butchery.
Today, we have our own on-site butchery, farm shop and online shop, from which we sell our own meat alongside carefully chosen local produce. We look forward to giving you a slice of what we have on offer from the comfort of your own home, but remember you are more than welcome to visit us in person too!
February inspiration
The season of love is here, and we're very excited to be able to offer a very limited amount of cow beef steaks available to pre-order for 12th to 15th February. Whether you are planning a romantic dinner at home, wanting a surprise steak for someone special, or even just want to treat yourself, these steaks aren't to be missed. We've also got some valentines specials which would make your romantic meal extra special.
What’s happening on the farm this month?
A wintery flurry hit the farm in the middle of January, a generous foot of snow fell in the space of a few hours, which made the farm very picturesque. It did make it make trickier for our sheep and cattle to reach the pasture underneath the snow, being purely pasture fed does have its challenges and doing so even in the depth of winter is one of the biggest challenges for us.
Hay bales had to be taken into the field so that the grazing animals had something able feed to sustain their intake requirements. We were lucky that the snow quickly melted and didn’t leave too much damage on the fields.
Our ewes were scanned and the results were brilliant. Read our farm update to find out how many lambs were expecting on the farm!
Behind the scenes
Have you ever wondered what it's like behind the scenes? How do we make our burgers, how do we hand bake our sausage rolls, and how we make our family pies? Look no further, we have a series of videos to share with you.
This video shows the latest update from the woodlands where our herd of Gloucester Old Spot pigs are making themselves truly at home. They love rummaging through the undergrowth for fallen acorns, seeds and anything else nature has provided.
Customer suggestions
We love hearing from our customers and sharing their feedback with you all.
Please feel free to email us photos of meals you've cooked with our produce so we can include them in our gallery. Even better still, include your favourite recipe and we'll share it here for others to try! Just send us an email or contact us via the feedback button in the website footer.
Thank you!
BEEF CHEEKS WITH RED WINE
Dan, Wrexham
The ultimate nose to tail beef cut. A nutritious piece of beef ,perfect for slow cooking on a cold winters night. An extremely lean cut to cook but when cooked correctly will melt in the mouth. Packed full of collagen this dish naturally thickens the cooking liquid and stock without the need for flour or added thickeners.
With incredibly deep flavour, beef cheeks are one of the best beef cuts you can cook in the slow cooker. They absorb all the surrounding flavours and wont dry up. When ready they will pull apart and every mouthful will be treasured.
Golden Fork Winner 2025!
Fordhall Farm Shop won the Golden Fork for Sustainability award 2025, hosted by the Guild of Fine Food in September.
This award is particularly coveted as you must be invited to enter, and only those winning Great Taste 3-stars are eligible. This year Great Taste 2025 saw 14,340 products entered from 110 countries, judged by a panel of more than 500 judges. From these only 273 (1.9%) were awarded a Great Taste 3-star ‘extraordinarily tasty food and drink’. Fordhall Farm Shop won one of these for our Gloucester Old Spot Pork Shoulder!
The judges said that the nose-to-tail butchery of our own carcass along with sustainable protocols across the farm shop such as reduced single-use plastic, green energy, biodegradable packaging and using the very best locally sourced produce for our shop were all important aspects in their decision. The trophy and certificate proudly sit on our butchery counter for all to see!
We're fortunate and proud to have been recognised by a number of highly esteemed and well-respected papers and programmes.
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