Sous Chef Visits Braunton Farm with a spring in his step!!

What a fantastic time of year, for new season produce, local meats, and fresh vegetables.

Lucky for me my girlfriend’s parents own a farm in the small village of Isfield, Lewes, where they rear a small holding of Sheep and Pigs.

As a chef I feel it is very important and also exciting on a personal and professional level, to understand and see where our produce comes from, how it is reared, and the process it goes through before ending up as a delicious dish on our plates.

I took a walk around the farm this weekend, to see how the sheep were getting on, the Ram was let loose a few weeks ago, and as a result 7 of the sheep are in holding ready to give birth to new seasons lamb in just a couple of weeks time.

I took some time also to see the pigs, which again are ready to be taken to a local Abattoir – Tottingworth Farms in Heathfield, in just a couple of weeks time, I will be getting my butchers apron on and going along to see the process as it happens!!

After a game of Frisbee and a beer in the sun with my girlfriend, I was even given some freshly laid duck eggs to take home. Lovely!!

Will O’Hara

Sous Chef – Red Anywhere

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