It's always impressed me how there's some beautiful countryside right on the edge of the city of Sheffield. Whirlow Hall Farm is just 4 miles from the centre of Sheffield, but it's in another world!
Whirlow Hall Farm is an Educational Trust, which was set up for inner-city children to come and experience the countryside - and have a better understanding of where their food comes from
So you can meet Bracken the pony:
These lambs were enjoying something to eat:
but these very young lambs were having a rest under a heat lamp:
Just above that barn is their farm shop:
The shop sells their own produce, and other carefully selected items, mainly from local producers.
The wall at the back explains they measure food miles in metres:
with fresh eggs from just around the corner, and their own free-range eggs, high-welfare pork, lamb and beef and award winning bacon and sausage.
There's an interesting selection of foods including their own green tomato chutney:
and pickles from Just Preserves, which is just 3 miles away.
They sell organic bread from (the soon to be featured in this blog) Cat Lane Bakery:
Beer lovers are well catered for. There's Punk IPA from BrewDog:
and more local beers come from Kelham Island Brewery (just 5 miles away):
and Farmers' Ales from Bradfield Brewery - a family run brewery based on a working farm in the Peak District.
At weekends there's guided tours of the farm, and the Cruck Barn Café serves their own freshly prepared produce:
All the proceeds are ploughed back into the trust, so you can feel really good about what you're eating here!
Whirlow Hall Farm Trust
Whirlow Lane
Sheffield
Yorkshire
S11 9QF
Tel: 0114 2620986
Web: www.whirlowhallfarm.org
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