photo Albie Clark

Winner 2019/20 Slow Food Scotland Best Butcher.

Specialising in their own organic reared Aberdeen Angus, carefully sourced outdoor-reared pork and organic lamb and mutton. They have their own on-farm butchery and cure and sell their own fine range of organic Scottish salamis. Chris traveled to Italy to learn from the experts and the resulting salamis are superb. Their son Angus runs their herd of Aberdeen Angus cattle.

The family are committed to agroecology and biodiversity, with Soil Association Organic & Pasture For Life Certified animals. They have spent many years evolving the farm from its basic start point to the hedged, wooded, berry-bushed beautiful landscape of sward it is today. They also run on-farm butchery courses.

Online shop and regulars at several farmers’ markets including Kelso & Stockbridge, they are also sought after by Slow Food Cooks Alliance Members. Winner 2017 Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards for their Organic Air-dried Smoked Juniper Mutton.

Some photos show a Farm Open Day for Pasture for Life