Court Farm Butchery & Country Larder
Tuesday: 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday: 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 08:00 - 17:00
Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 13:00
About Court Farm Butchery & Country Larder
It offers a wide range of home produced and locally sourced produce. Our beef and lamb benefit from welfare friendly farming & GMO free feed (sileage).
Court Farm Butchery & Country Larder Description
Court Farm, Upper Halling, has been associated with the Lingham family for around 150 years. It occupies approximately 900 acres of land - 550 acres are used for arable farming and 450 acres for pasture land: growing cereals, oil seed rape, peas and linseed crops on the fertile land close to the North Downs and the Pilgrims Way.
We aim with our livestock enterprises to produce a year round supply of quality meats from a known source. As farmers through the generations we have always appreciated the soil purifying benefits that livestock enterprises bring to the thin chalky soils of the North Downs.
A varied farming system is very much a balanced system, although in recent years, surprisingly, such systems have been least profitable, mainly because the supermarkets have seldom paid livestock farmers a realistic price for their products to cover costs and allow for reinvestment.
The result is that we are now one of the few remaining commercial livestock farming businesses in the Medway Valley, as many of our neighbours have ceased livestock farming (both for meat and milk).
As a good part of the land on Court Farm is very steep and often too wet for arable farming we did not really have the option to cease livestock farming and turn the land over to arable totally (cereals and oil seeds). Plus the chalky low quality soils here greatly benefit from the manure generated by livestock.
Adding value by opening our own butchery to sustain our livestock enterprises seemed a perfect answer.
Welfare Friendly Farming
Livestock are very demanding in terms of time, patience and management.
Welfare considerations are paramount in getting the best from the animals, after all they are giving the ultimate sacrifice, to produce succulent prime meats for our customers and a livelihood for ourselves and those who work for us.
Beef System
Our beef enterprises is centred around a 75 cow spring calving suckler herd. The cows are predominantly Simmental and Continental Cross cows, European breeds eg Chamolious, Luminousim, Blonde, DŌĆÖAquitame. The cows are mated with either Simmental or Aberdeen Angus bulls. To produce calves that will after 2 years of nurturing grow into traditionally reared succulent prime beef.
Lambs & Sheep from Court Farm
The 250 -400 lambs per year sold throughout our shop and other outlets are produced by our store lamb finishing enterprise. These lambs are not bred on the farm but are usually purchased through Ashford livestock market at 5-7 months of age.
To breed the number we require to supply the shop would necessitate a breed flock of at least 250 ewes, additional labour and building space and land all of which are limited in our current operation.
As Kent and Sussex are lamb producing counties, particularly Romney Marsh, we have no trouble sourcing the quality lambs that we require.
Lambs for meat tend to be a cross of 2 breeds known surprisingly as cross bred lambs! These lambs tend to show hybrid vigour in other words they exhibit improved breed traits and characteristics of their individual parentŌĆÖs breed such as growth rates and confirmation and finished weight. Such traits are required for a meat lamb.
By sourcing a variety of breed types such as Suffolk cross and Kent cross (English), Texel Cross (Dutch) and Rouge de LŌĆÖOuest (French) we can produce quality Court Farm Lambs nearly year round.
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*** SOLD OUT *** ** SOLD OUT ** * SOLD OUT * Thanks for all your orders - new deal from next Thursday
... The sun's out and it's a holiday weekend so we've gone for a BBQ type ┬Ż25 Meal Deal this week ŌśĆ’ĖÅ¤ÉŻ
1.5kg Spatchcock Chicken - whole, quartered or cut into 8 pieces if you prefer.
4 Lamb Cutlets.
2 Chicken Breasts - shown with a lemon pepper coating.
4 Burgers - Pork & Apple, Angus Beef or Lamb & Mint.
5 Sausages - we have Plain Pork, Pilgrims Porkers, Lincolnshire, Black Pudding or Cracked Pepper. If you'd prefer Chipolatas we can give you 9 of these instead.
4 Pork Belly Strips - shown with a Chinese marinade but many others are available.
FREE with every advance order - a rack of Minted Lamb Ribs.
We're open til 5pm Thursday, 3.30pm on Good Friday, 5pm on Saturday but CLOSED on Easter Sunday.
Thanks for looking and have a great Easter!
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EASTER MEAL DEAL #2 ¤ÉŻ¤ÉŻ¤ÉŻ
┬Ż79 Lamb/Sirloin/Gammon and trimmings to feed 6 to 8 people.
2.75kg Leg or Shoulder of Lamb - whole, marinaded or boned & rolled for easy carving as you wish.
... 1.3kg Beef Sirloin Roasting Joint.
2kg Gammon Joint - smoked or not.
12 Chipolata Sausages.
12 Rashers Streaky Bacon - smoked or not.
A pound of Herby Sausage Meat.
A jar each of Tracklements Mint Sauce and Mustard.
A jar of Goose fat for those tasty crunchy roast potatoes.
A box of free range eggs cos it's Easter!
Pick up from the Upper Halling farm shop - we're open til 5pm Wed and Thurs, 8am til 3.30pm on Good Friday, 8am til 5pm on Sat and closed Easter Sunday.
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EASTER MEAL DEAL #1 ¤ÉŻ¤É░¤ÉŻ
┬Ż65 Turkey/Sirloin/Gammon & Trimmings to feed 6 to 8 people.
Pick up from the Farm Shop only. We're open 8am til 5pm Wed & Thurs, 8am til 3.30pm on Good Friday and 8am til 5pm on Saturday.
... Please note we are CLOSED on Easter Sunday.
For ┬Ż65 you will get ...
2.5kg Rolled Turkey Breast Joint.
1.3 Rolled Beef Sirloin Joint - such a good roasting cut King Henry VIII knighted it!
2kg Gammon Joint - smoked or unsmoked.
12 Rashers of Streaky Bacon - smoked or unsmoked.
12 Chipolata Sausages.
500g Herby Sausage Meat.
A jar of Goose Fat for the roasties.
A pack of stuffing mix - Sage & Onion or Cranberry.
Half a dozen large free-range eggs for boiling, frying or decorating!
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After last weeks sell-out the ┬Ż25 Meal Deal is back!
Available to pick up from the Upper Halling Farm Shop and Royal Arsenal Farmers' Market.
Marinades available at no extra cost - check the list pinned to the top of our facebook feed.
... This week for just ┬Ż25 we have ...
1.5kg Roasting Chicken - whole, quartered or spatchcocked.
500g Braising Steak.
5 x Pork Sausages - we have Peppery Cumberland, Black Pudding Tomato & Mushroom, Plain Pork, Pilgrims Porkers or Wild Boar Flavour.
2 Chicken Breasts.
5 Thick Cut Bacon Rashers - smoked or not.
500g Mince - Beef, Lamb, Pork or extra lean Turkey.
FREE with pre-orders only - half a dozen large free-range eggs.
Also available our ┬Ż10 Veg Box - about 9 kilos of seasonal veg, fresh in every Friday morning.
Thanks!
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This is now SOLD OUT!!! Thanks for all your orders :)
Another Wednesday and another ┬Ż25 Meal Deal, this week with a Steak Special ¤ź®¤ź®¤ź®
... 2 x 8 ounce Sirloin Steaks.
1.5kg Roasting Chicken - whole, quartered or spatchcocked.
3 x Pork Loin Steaks - we have some new marinades in this week: Sriracha Chilli, Kentucky Bourbon and Oriental Salt & Pepper, all of which will go very well with pork or chicken.
500g Mince - beef, pork or turkey.
2 x Chicken Breasts - we can escalope these to make them more like steaks!
5 x Sausages - this week we've made Lemon & Fennel, Pilgrims, Pork & Leek, Cracked Pepper, Plain Pork and Lincolnshire plus Venison & Rosemary (you'll get 4 of these in the deal)
FREE box of large free-range eggs with PRE-ORDERS ONLY.
Order in advance through this page, or email us at localfood@courtfarm.org
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Fancy a Court Farm bacon or sausage sandwich in the morning but too busy to cook? Jo's Cakes is selling them, plus sausage rolls, vegetarian & vegan snacks, home baked cakes, cookies and SUPERB artisan coffees, teas & hot chocolate. Find her every weekday from 6.30 til 9.30am at The Five Bells public house car park in Halling. #shoplocal #pilgrimsporkers #homebaking #properbacon
Lovely day for a MotherŌĆÖs Day Special in the Shop and at Royal Arsenal Farmers' Market and Blackheath Farmers' Market this weekend. Sirloin roast or steaks with 30% off our regular price ¤ī×
This weeks ┬Ż25 Meal Deal is now available to order from Thursday, and our chunky ┬Ż10 Veg Boxes will be ready from Friday.
Pick up from the Upper Halling farm shop or Royal Arsenal Farmers' Market.
1.5kg Roasting Chicken - whole. quartered or spatchcocked.
... 1kg Unsmoked Gammon Joint - great for making your own Ham, or if you'd prefer Gammon Steaks we can slice this up for you.
2 x Lamb Barnsley Double Chops - why not try a Tandoori glaze on these for a change?
5 x Pork Sausages - this week we've made Herby Lincolnshire, Spicy Chorizo, Garlicky Toulouse, Bratwursty Bratwurst, Plain Pork, Cracked Pepper and our top selling Pilgrims Porkers. We also have Plain or Pilgrims Chipolatas - 9 of these with the deal.
500g Mince - Beef, Lamb, Pork or Turkey.
2 x Chicken Breasts - full list of marinades at the top of our page if you'd like these (or anything else) flavoured.
FREE box of free-range eggs with all advance orders.
Last orders for the markets is 3pm on Friday.
Thank you!
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This weeks ┬Ż25 Meal Deal is ready to order from today, whilst fresh fruit & veg will be in on Friday if you'd like one of our ┬Ż10 Veg Boxes.
┬Ż25 Meal Deal is as follows ...
1.5kg Roasting Chicken - whole, quartered or spatchcocked for faster cooking.
... 2 x Venison Haunch Steaks - lean, healthy and full of flavour. Nice simple recipe from Jamie Oliver here https://www.jamieoliver.com/ŌĆ”/game-reŌĆ ”/venison-steak-frites/
5 x Pork Sausages - Plain Pork, Lincolnshire, Pork & Leek, Black Pudding & Bacon or our peppery Pilgrims Porkers.
2 x Turkey Breast Escalopes - if you don't want to cook them with Breadcrumbs & Parmesan here's a nice saucy recipe from Delia ... https://www.deliaonline.com/ŌĆ”/turkey-es calopes-with-caramelŌĆ”
500g Mince - Beef, Pork or Turkey.
2 x Chicken Breasts - which we can dice and marinade as you wish - flavours pinned to the top of our facebook page.
Half a dozen FREE large free-range eggs with every advance order through this page - simply comment or message us to place your order, stating any options and when you'd like to collect.
Payment on collection by card or cash.
As always thanks for looking, sharing and ordering ¤śŖ
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This weeks ┬Ż25 Meal Deal is now up and running - Collection from our Farm Shop in Upper Halling.
1.5kg Roasting Chicken - whole, quartered or spatchcocked.
500g Diced Chuck Steak & Kidney.
... 2 x Chicken Breasts.
500g Mince - Beef, Pork or Turkey.
4 x Pork Belly Strips.
5 x Home Made Pork Sausages - Pilgrims, Sage & Onion, Lincolnshire or Plain Pork.
Half a dozen large free range eggs with every order!
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A big THANK YOU to all of the customers that braved the crazy weather conditions at both Royal Arsenal Farmers' Market and Blackheath Farmers' Market this weekend.
Picture shows our neighbours stall - Stockings Farm - being hit by hailstones after 50mph gusts of wind at Blackheath, London on Sunday.
Thanks to you lot for coming out and making both markets worthwhile!
This weeks ┬Ż25 Meal Deal is now available to order. Simply comment or message us with what you'd like, when you'd like to collect, and whereabouts - we're back at the lovely Royal Arsenal Farmers' Market this Saturday. Orders also being taken for Blackheath Market on Sunday
┬Ż25 Meal Deal is as follows ...
... 1.6kg Roasting Chicken - Whole, Quartered or Spatchcocked.
2 x Double Barnsley Lamb Chops - Minted, Herby & Garlicky, or as they come.
2 x Chicken Breasts - all usual marinades available at no extra cost.
5 x Sausages - Plain Pork, Lincolnshire, Cracked Pepper or Pilgrims Porkers (also available 4 x Venison Red Wine & Rosemary)
4 x Proper Bacon Rashers - Smoked or Not (we've weighed these against your average supermarket rasher and they're more than 5 times the size!)¤śÅ
500g Mince - Beef, Pork or extra-lean Turkey Breast.
FREE! half a dozen large free-range eggs with every advance order.
┬Ż10 Veg Box also available from Friday afternoon onwards.
Remember, if you're after something out of the ordinary we also stock ... Venison, Ox-Cheek, Mutton, Goat, Pheasant, Rabbit, Ox-Tongue, Guinea Fowl, Lamb Hearts, Ox-Tail, Game Mix, Bone Marrow, 4 types of Liver and 3 kinds of Kidney plus Duck Breasts Legs & Eggs.
Add any (or all!) of this to your order and we'll pass on a bit of discount for ordering in advance ¤śŖ
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It's British Pie Week so why not celebrate it with one of our delicious handmade and homemade Pies - individual or family sized we have a fine selection including ...
Steak, Steak & Ale, Steak & Stilton, Steak & Mushroom, Steak & Onion or Steak & Kidney.
Chicken, Chicken & Ham, Chicken & Bacon, Chicken & Stuffing, Chicken & Mushroom or Chicken & Leek, plus Lamb & Mint.
... Don't forget we also sell ready to eat Pork Pies, Sausage Rolls, Steak Pasties, plus Apple & Cherry Pies from Beanies Bakery! #BritishPieWeek
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We have some rather tasty looking Mutton joints & chops in the farm shop and at Blackheath Farmers' Market today ¤ÖéŌśö’ĖÅ Perfect for a rainy day dinner
Photos to follow of this weeks ┬Ż25 Meal Deal; in the meantime here's a nice one of Mr Linghams tractor! ¤Ü£¤æŹ
Available to pick up from Thursday, this ┬Ż25 Deal will consist of...
1.5kg Roasting Chicken - whole, quartered or spatchcocked.
... 500g Skirt Steak - also known as 'hanger' or 'flat-iron' steak. Classically used in Cornish Pasties (#cornishpastieweek!) it's also great in stir-frys & stews.
2 Chunky Pork Chops - outdoor reared Pork, on the bone for great flavour.
2 x Chicken Breasts - usual marinades available.
500g Mince - Beef, Pork or Turkey.
5 x Home Made Sausages - this week we have Cumberland, Lincolnshire, Pork & Leek, Chorizo. Plain Pork and our Pilgrims Porkers.
6 x Large free-range eggs when you order in advance through this page.
Thanks!
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Delighted to see customers starting to bring their own containers when buying fresh meat from us ¤Öé¤æŹ¤Å╗#everylittlehelps #recycle
The weatherŌĆÖs so nice weŌĆÖve moved the logs and put some very nice garden planters in their place. Sturdy, attractive and frost proof these are available in any colour as long as itŌĆÖs blue! ┬Ż10 to ┬Ż30
More about Court Farm Butchery & Country Larder
Tuesday: 08:00 - 17:00
Wednesday: 08:00 - 17:00
Thursday: 08:00 - 17:00
Friday: 08:00 - 17:00
Saturday: 08:00 - 17:00
Sunday: 09:00 - 13:00