Meat boxes
Biodiversity beef & lamb by Snowdonia Shepherdess

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Why buy?

  • 1. Enhancing biodiversity

    We practice nature friendly farming through:


    - Managing our livestock's grazing times to create diverse pastures with lots of flowers and seeds for insects and birds. No artificial fertilizer is applied


    - Managing low numbers of cattle grazing hill land  and woodland pasture to create a mosaic of habitats. Low enough numbers to allow natural regeneration, but enough grazing to create open areas, scrub and heathland


    - Improving our soils, leaving long rest periods between grazing and adding organic matter naturally, reducing compaction and improving drainage


    -  Sequestering carbon by planting hedgerows and trees, and improving soil organic carbon


    - Removing invasive species from our farmland such as himalayan balsalm and rhododendron which smothers natural vegetation


    We do not:


    -use artificial fertilisers 

    -use pesticides 

    -plough soils


     

  • 2. 100% pasture fed

    Our animals don't get any feed containing grains, GM produce, nor Soya, at any point in their life. They  animals eat what is naturally available to them across the land we rent. They browse on species rich grassland, herbs and woodland pasture.

  • 3. Quality of life

    Practicing conservation grazing means our cattle get a varied environment with different challenges. Sometimes they are on floodplain meadows, sometimes they are finding ivy to browse in woodlands, and at other times they are exploring in the uplands between peat bogs and bracken!

     

    Whilst the sheep stay on our home farm we still have areas of scrub, river edges, rocky hillocks (or 'boncyn' in Welsh) and woodland for them to explore.


    Our sheep and cattle live outdoors all year round.


    We are lucky to have an excellent small family abbatoir less than 30 minutes away, which reduces transport time for our animals. 


    We make a big effort to handle our animals regularly and respectfully

  • 4. Stock up on a produce you believe in

    Being pasture based and nature led means our produce is very seasonal, the animals growing and fattening slowly according to the weather and season. So when they are ready, we need to distribute that produce as soon as possible. Which is why we offer limited numbers of bulk boxes as opposed to individual cuts all year round. So clear the freezer drawers and stock up on what you believe in!


  • 5. Enjoy a variety of nutrient dense cuts

    Pasture-fed meat and milk has:

    Lower total fat levels

    Higher levels of conjugated linoleic acid (CLA)

    Higher vitamin and mineral levels than meat or milk from grain-fed animals

    Higher levels of Omega-3


From farm to fork

How does it work?

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What's in my meat box?

  • Our 5kg Biodiversity Beef Boxes include a chilled selection of cuts. 1 or 2 roasting joints, a pack of steaks, 2 x diced or stewing beef packs, and 2 x mince packs/burgers.
  • Our half lamb boxes (7kg) contain 2 roasting joints, rolled stewing lamb, 3 packs of chops, and some mince or burgers.

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How do I receive it if I live locally?

  • Addresses in a radius of the farm will be delivered in person by us for free. Just put your address in and it will give you this option if you are eligible.
  • You tell us your safe place and leave a cool box out for us to put your meat into!
  • Or collection is possible on the delivery date from the farm.

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How does ordering work?

  • We only offer pre-ordering to ensure nothing is wasted.
  • Look for the delivery date window as you order, this will usually be three weeks from when we've advertised the produce.
  • Then you will receive an email to update you on the exact day of delivery

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What about the rest of the UK?

  • An overnight courier will deliver your chilled meat box
  • You provide us with a 'safe place' for the courier to leave the box in case you're not in
  • The box will be insulated with sheeps wool and freezer packs to keep it cool


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Sign up to our mailing list to be notified when we next have boxes available. These are seasonal (as produce should be!) and limited in number.

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