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We've no beef with a slow cooker!

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Welcome to our humble blog :) We're hoping to use this platform to take a deeper dive into the products we supply, the story behind the farms, vineyards, breweries, to name but a few! We'll talk all sophisticatedly about the nose of a wine, it's depth of colour, type of grape, and by sourcing information from experts and along with our own impressions as wine amateurs (mostly) we'll hopefully arrive at a balanced review that caters to the connoisseurs as well as those that just enjoy a nice glass (or two) Another thing we'd like to do is share various recipes that we use ourselves to make the best of our meats and produce, and this is why we're here today. So let's start with something nice and easy, a fantastically flavoursome slow cooker chilli! If you cook it, take a picture and share it with us, we'll make a gallery of your hard work :) Each serving (excluding sides and rice) provides 276 kcal, 22g protein, 12g carbohydrate (of which 5.6g sugars), 14...

Raising the steaks ;)

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 Welcome back! Time for another blog entry, this time it's all about steak.  It's a meat that causes innumerable debates, family feuds, and may have even started the odd war. We all know somebody that wants their steak somewhere between well done and cremated, can we trust these people, are they ok? Sooooo many questions! Then we have the folk that like their steak still mooing, where even a half decent vet could probably resuscitate it, how people can eat it like that is beyond me, but each to their own.  So, what does a 'properly' cooked steak look like? Well, as above, there's no single answer. Of course, we all have our preferences, but here, for your reference, is a summary of roughly how each is cooked. When you buy meat from the farm shop, we don't just sell you something, we are passionate about it, we believe it to be of fantastic quality, and good value for money. Our products are priced to compete with, or even beat the major supermarkets in the area,...

Hello, and WELCOME!

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Hello there! First of all, thank you for stopping by, and welcome to our brand new blog! For those of you who haven't heard of us yet (unlikely, but always possible, we suppose.....) we are the farm shop, at Ben's yard, in Ely, Cambridgeshire. We are passionate about all things food and drink, with our main focus being based around top quality butchery. The idea of this social space is to take a deeper dive into the products we offer, our expertise and experience as butchers and retailers, and to raise awareness of local products, sustainability, and share hints and tips, as well as any shop related news. We love nothing more than to engage with our customers, and if you'd ever like to know more about something specific, please reach out to us, and we'll see what we can do! Keep your eyes peeled for various changes coming to our digital reach over the coming weeks and months, with exciting content, tasty recipes, and maybe even the odd competition, because we all enjoy ...