KateP Posted January 25, 2008 Share Posted January 25, 2008 I live in North Staffordshire near the Cheshire border. Can anyone recommend somewhere good to buy free range chicken? In the past I have bought it from the supermarket which I don't really like doing. For one thing I would like to support local businesses and also the supermarkets have very poor stock of free range and organic meat. Unless you get there soon after a delivery, it has all gone (especially since the recent programmes on TV)! I have tried all of the butchers shops in town but can you believe that none of them stock free range chicken?! One butcher was quite rude when I asked if his chicken was free range. He has lots of posters on the walls of his shop stating that his beef and lamb is from local farmers etc but he obviously doesn't give a damn where his chicken comes from Any advice would be appreciated, thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 Hi Kate Do you have any Farmers' Markets nearby? - or Farm Shops? There is a website showing where they are ...... www.farmersmarkets.net Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 these guys deliver and they're maybe not too far if you made a day of it and stocked up your freezer? If you go in person, i'd ring your order thru a few days beforehand as they're VERY busy. http://www.traditionalmeat.com/home.html hope this helps, we've just been and stocked up the freezer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blackrocksrock Posted January 26, 2008 Share Posted January 26, 2008 I tried the dreaded Tesco and could not get one to-day or in Markies - they have Irish chickens but not free range ones and so we have had to do without - wish we had a farm shop like big barn up here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KateP Posted January 27, 2008 Author Share Posted January 27, 2008 Thanks for your replies. I will do a search to see if there are any Farmers Markets close by - I don't mind travelling a bit anyway. The butchers isn't too far for us Poet, like you say we could make a day of it! Our local Morrisons was always very poorly stocked with organic and free range meat and has been completely sold out since the recent tv programmes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted January 27, 2008 Share Posted January 27, 2008 Are you anywhere near Nantwich Kate? We visited this place once http://www.cheerbrook.co.uk/contactus.htm Absolutely beautiful meat, all reared by themselves. I assume the chicken is free range although I didn't get chicken when I went, it was last year some time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...