Blacklake Farm, Ottery St Mary - Organic Dorset Down Spring Lamb
The lamb comes from Blacklake Farm, on East Hill, about 6 miles from here.
The carcasses are delivered whole and we butcher them ourselves.
Blacklake Farm is a certified Soil Association farm, run by Catherine and Nick Broomfield, who manage a pedigree herd of Red Ruby Devon cows and a flock of Dorset Down sheep. Catherine and Nick make a strong connection between farming and the production of fine quality food. This is summed up in their farming practice which, in addition to meeting Organic Standards, also meets their own standard of all meat coming from animals “home bred and grass fed”.
In our opinion, lamb fed exclusively on mother’s milk and good spring grass produces the highest quality meat. The Dorset Down lamb thrives probably better than any other breed of sheep on a grass-only diet, particularly the kind of species-rich old pasture found at Blacklake Farm. The wide variety of grasses and herbs has an important bearing on the taste and texture of lamb which in our experience is fine textured and delicately flavoured with just enough fat to baste and sweeten the meat as it cooks.
As we get the whole carcasses we are able to use all cuts of lamb – so enabling nose-to-tail eating. The dish will necessarily change each day and your waiter will be able to
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explain today’s dish to you. This small six-week season of lamb is probably the highlight of our seasonal produce. We are very privileged.
To find out more about Blacklake Farm please visit their website
Or better still, visit their farm – Catherine and Nick are inspirational!
Devon Rose Farm, Seaton - Smoked Applewood Bacon, Beef, Pork, Lamb and Sausages
Situated on the southern coast between Devon and Dorset, Devon Rose is steeped in three generations of farming and butchery know-how.
The business today has diversified into producing highly lauded welfare friendly meat products, game, dry cure bacon, specialist sausages and burgers from meat sourced within a 40-mile radius of Seaton.
Meat comes from animals bred and raised in a traditional manner on pasture land. Grown slowly outside and free range, Devon Rose use a mixture of rare, traditional and modern breeds all noted for purity, taste and eating quality.
Pork
Rare Breed British Lop, Reared by Ian and Maggie Todd of Smallicombe Farm, Northleigh.
Lamb
Reared at Gatcombe Farm, Seaton. |
