Collection only · Raskelf, North Yorkshire
Rare breed meat packs, collected from the farm in Raskelf
Grass fed beef, lamb, hogget, mutton, pork and heritage turkey, reared here on the farm and butchered to order. A wide variety of meat packs to suit all budgets — price on enquiry.
What’s in a meat pack?
We put packs together to suit you rather than selling one fixed box. Tell us how much freezer space you have and what you like to cook, and we’ll build a pack around it — from a small mixed pack to a half or whole animal. Everything is butchered, bagged, labelled and frozen or chilled ready for collection.
Lamb, hogget & mutton packs
Slow grown, grass fed rare breed lamb, and older hogget and mutton for real depth of flavour. Available as mixed packs, or as half and whole lamb boxed and bagged into your choice of cuts.
Enquire about this packBeef packs
Native breed beef from our Irish Moiled cattle, hung properly and butchered to order. Mixed packs of steaks, roasting joints, braising cuts and mince, up to quarter and half beef orders.
Enquire about this packPork packs
Traditional outdoor reared Tamworth and British Saddleback pork: chops, joints, belly, sausages and bacon. Mixed pork packs, half pigs and whole pigs by arrangement.
Enquire about this packHeritage turkey
Naturally mated, slow grown heritage turkeys for Christmas. Numbers are limited each year, so order early to reserve a bird.
Enquire about this pack
Prices depend on the breed, the size of the animal and the cuts you choose, so every pack is priced on enquiry. There’s no obligation — call or email and we’ll talk you through what’s available now.
Why buy rare breed meat?
Traditional breeds became rare as farming became more intensive: they couldn’t mature as quickly, so modern farming moved to early-maturing continental stock. You cannot manage an old breed in a highly intensive system.
Because they are slower maturing, our animals are older when they reach the right level of finish, and the meat has developed far more flavour. Some fat is necessary for meat to have succulence and flavour, and rare breed meat has it in the right places.
Beef and lamb extensively fed on grass also carry significant levels of Omega-3 fatty acids in the meat and fat — oily fish is not the only natural product with those benefits built in.
Collection from the farm only
We do not post, courier or deliver meat. Every order is collected in person from the farm at Raskelf, North Yorkshire, by arrangement — that way the cold chain is never broken and you get to see where your meat was reared.
- Collection by arrangement — we'll agree a day and time that works for you
- Order ahead where you can, especially for half and whole animals and Christmas turkeys
- Bring a cool bag or box if you have a longer journey home
- Local to York, Easingwold, Thirsk, Boroughbridge and the surrounding villages
Raskelf, North Yorkshire
How to order
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Get in touch
Call or email Lyn Arrowsmith and tell us roughly what you're after and the budget you have in mind.
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We confirm the pack and price
We'll tell you what's ready, what cuts we can include and the price, then agree a collection date with you.
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Collect from the farm
Your meat is boxed, bagged and labelled ready to collect from the farm at Raskelf. Bring a cool bag if you're travelling a distance.
What customers say
“We've tried the lamb, pork, beef and turkey and it's by far better than meat from supermarkets. Great taste.”
Victoria Wilkinson
“Got half a lamb recently. Best lamb we've ever had. So tasty and very lean. All with the added good feeling of buying local. Looking forward to trying the beef we've just bought.”
Sarah Crane Harrison
“The best beef you will ever eat — just so tender and full of flavour.”
Liz Westmoreland
Order your meat pack
Call or email Lyn Arrowsmith to talk through what’s available, agree a price and book a collection slot at the farm.