News
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18-04-2013Three of Packington’s major UK stockists have been busy this Spring, not only with bringing home the bacon, but also a few awards as well. Jon Thorner’s (http://www.jonthorners.co.uk/), Cheerbrook F... Click to read more
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19-03-2013It’s Bacon Connoisseur’s Week, so it goes without saying we needed to get involved. As you know, we love all foods local, so we thought this was the perfect opportunity to add some local flavo... Click to read more
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19-03-2013In early February, the Packington team were invited down to London for the day, to attend the 2013 Staffordshire Food Festival! The event took place inside the House of Commons which was an experience in itself... Click to read more
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11-01-2013In light of our new recipes being going live this week, we would like to say a huge thank you to Nicole Drysdale – the wonderful talent behind our Slow-cooked Pulled Pork with Sweet and Sticky Beetroot di... Click to read more
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16-11-2012Here’s your invitation to planning the perfect Christmas day dinner; The Taste Kitchen at the Heart of England Fine Foods in Shropshire want to help you with all the festive food preparations for the big ... Click to read more
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16-11-2012Yes, we’ve managed to do it again – only this time we’ve won an award with a difference which has recognised the whole of the Mercer Farming family business. In the Whitegrove Trophy Farm Cons... Click to read more
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05-11-2012We’ve got some very exciting news to share with you...Packington Free Range and Seasoned Cookery School are going to be working together in an exclusive relationship which will see our free range ... Click to read more
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23-10-2012Fancy impressing the family with something a little different for Christmas Day dinner? Our free-range cockerels, rich in flavour and incredibly mouth-watering, make a great alternative to the traditional Chris... Click to read more
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08-10-2012Last Monday we attended the prestigious Taste of Staffordshire Good Food Awards – and what an evening it was! Apart from enjoying what was a delightful and accommodating event, Packington were also listed... Click to read more
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01-10-2012We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded The Good Pig Award by Compassion in World Farming as part of the Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards 2012. Last week Rob attended a presentation eveni... Click to read more
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07-09-2012Last weekend, we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to be involved with Lichfield Food Festival and provide our free-range pork and chicken to none other than Antony Worrall Thompson; if you’d been... Click to read more
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20-08-2012We’re thrilled to announce that the homemade Packington Free Range pork pie produced by Packington Moor Farm Shop, has been awarded two gold stars in the 2012 Great Taste Accreditation Scheme. This is not... Click to read more
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08-08-2012At Packington, animal welfare is key to everything we do, and as well as ensuring that our pigs, chickens and cockerels are provided with an environment that meets their needs, this care also extends to th... Click to read more
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03-08-2012Last month, staff and pupils from Winshill Village Primary School in Burton on Trent visited us for a day of activities including bug hunting, making wild flower bookmarks, sound maps, clay gobli... Click to read more
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12-07-2012If you're baffled by weights and measures, how much to buy and different cuts when you visit your local butcher, you're not alone. The number of local independent butchers has decreased rapidly in rec... Click to read more
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11-07-2012In September, we donated two of our pigs along with feed, straw, a feed trough and drinkers to a fantastic initiative at the Bridge Short Stay School in Lichfield. The children at the school are those wh... Click to read more
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08-06-2012We had a fantastic jubilee weekend and it was great to see the whole community get together and celebrate with everyone getting involved in some way or another, whether running stalls and activities, helping wi... Click to read more
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21-05-2012We’re very pleased to announce that we have won yet another award to add to our rapidly growing collection. Earlier in the month we were invited to The 2012 Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards where we won... Click to read more
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10-05-2012In celebration of National BBQ Week (May 28th – June 3rd), we’re holding a competition on our Facebook page at www.facebook.com/PackingtonFreeRange To enter, fans of our Facebook page are asked to ... Click to read more
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27-03-2012Chicks usually tend to steal the limelight over Easter (8th April 2012), but this year there’s a new bird in town; our Free Range cockerel. The succulent, moist and flavourful meat of our cockerels is ga... Click to read more
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02-03-2012We all know that our own mum’s Sunday roast is the best there is, and she’s had plenty of practise to perfect it; one Sunday dinner a week for 20 years equals an unbelievable 1040 roasts! Und... Click to read more
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01-02-2012Whether you've already found that special someone or are trying to impress a new Valentine, a romantic meal for two is often the order of the day on February 14th, and we’ve put together a recipe that per... Click to read more
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13-01-2012We’re always keen for people to visit the farm to see the work that we’re incredibly proud of, so when reporter Helen Kreft and photographer Simon Deacon from the Burton Mail asked to pay us a visit... Click to read more
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10-01-2012At Packington Pork, we rear our pigs using two different methods; outdoor bred and free range. As part of the outdoor-bred side of the business, plans are underway to build two new pig houses. RSPCA-accredited... Click to read more
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05-01-2012In September 2011, Andrew Wardle joined us as the latest addition to the expanding team at Packington Free Range. Andrew has extensive experience in both marketing and food and drink, including some more unusu... Click to read more
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22-12-2011The run up to Christmas has seen some fantastic coverage of Packington Free Range in the media, especially for our cockerels which seem which seem to be becoming a firm favourite as an alternative to tradi... Click to read more
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28-11-2011The world of TV is a fast-paced one. It took just nine days from start to finish for C4’s Drop Down Menu to find Packington Free Range, organise a film crew to visit, edit a short piece on the farm ... Click to read more
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14-11-2011We’re incredibly proud to announce that our apprentice stockwoman Emily Ward has been named runner up Trainee Pig Farmer of the Year as part of the Pfiser Pig and Poultry Trainee Awards 2011. 2011 h... Click to read more
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13-10-2011Packington Free Range is celebrating their third award this year after winning a coveted “Special Award for Commitment to Continued Improvement” at this week’s high profile 2011 Good Food Awar... Click to read more
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27-09-2011What could be a more perfect association for us here at Packington Free Range, than a local festival that’s going to see a parade of pigs? We are excited to announce that in 2011 Packington Free Range is... Click to read more
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27-09-2011Painting the town red..... And blue and orange and green A few weeks back we told you that we were embarking on an exciting new venture, sponsoring the Lichfield festival. As part of the festival preparation ... Click to read more
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26-09-2011It’s official – we need another mantelpiece! Some of the team were invited to the Good Farm Animal Welfare Awards recently and we’re extremely pleased to say that we won two awards ... Click to read more
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26-09-2011Malmaison Hotel in Manchester has launched a new promotion called ‘toast the roast’ with our very own Packington Free Range available on the menu. The offer is available on Sunday aftern... Click to read more
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26-09-2011Olympic fever may be gripping the nation, but for Barton-under-Needwood the Gold medals have been flocking in a little early. Holland Tug of War Club, based in the village and sponsored by Packington Fre... Click to read more
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26-09-2011Packington Free Range wins Pig Producer of the Year award We are delighted to announce that Packington Free Range has been awarded the coveted title of Pig Producer of the Year by industry... Click to read more