20/08/2026
🇬🇧 KNOW WHERE YOUR MEAT COMES FROM. 🥩
Today I called into Chidswell Farm Shop in Dewsbury, and this is exactly the sort of place I mean when I talk about British meat, traceability and animal welfare.
Chidswell is a family run farm that’s been part of the local community since 1953, and here’s the important bit…
They rear the meat they sell right there on the farm. 🐄🐖
Their cattle are grass fed and reared on the farm, their pigs are raised on site, and the meat is prepared by experienced butchers.
That means there’s a proper connection between the farmer, the animal, the butcher and the customer.
And after some of the conversations we’ve been having recently about meat and animal welfare, I think this is really important.
If animal welfare genuinely matters to us, then it shouldn’t just matter when it suits an argument.
It should matter every time we buy meat.
Where was the animal born and reared?
How was it looked after?
Can the meat be traced?
Do you actually know what you’re buying?
British farm assurance standards cover things such as animal health and welfare, traceability, suitable feed and water, competent handling and conditions throughout the supply chain.
And THIS is why I love proper local farm shops and butchers.
You can walk through the door and actually ask where your meat came from.
For me, eating meat comes with a responsibility.
Buy better. Buy British where you can. Support your local farmers and butchers. And most importantly, know where your food comes from. 🇬🇧🥩
Always great to meet the lads at Chidswell too, proper friendly Yorkshire welcome! 🙌🏽