Sustainable Meat

Sustainable Meat

Sustainable Meat – Venison is the ultimate sustainable meat Deer are wild. Even when they’re farmed, they resist domestication. This means they’re always free-range and are not intensively produced, the ultimate sustainable meat. Wild deer populations are booming In Scotland the deer population has been booming. With no natural predator left over recent years and […]

White Red Deer

white red deer

White Red Deer Meet “Wit” our white Red Deer Stag   How Rare are White Deer?  The British Deer Society regularly receives queries about white deer and how rare they might be. Fallow In most cases, the white deer are usually fallow, a species that is widely distributed across much of the UK and for […]

Venison Recipe Ideas

Venison Recipe Ideas

Venison Steak Recipe ideas – from our customers Venison recipe ideas are something one of our long standing customers Barbra Thorley from Moffat is not short of. Barbra and her husband, Clive have always enjoyed our venison striploin medallions. Cooking local and seasonally they have come up with 3 ideas for sauces- Fennel and leek- […]

Farmers Market

farmers market

Farmers Market Farmers’ and community markets are the perfect way to discover and enjoy a wealth of delicious local food and drink and beautiful hand made crafts, all created by producers and craft makers living and working in Dumfries & Galloway. Find out more about Dumfries & Galloway’s markets by exploring DG Markets Site and […]

Friday Night Treat Night Take-Away

Venison sausage in red wine

Friday Night Treat Night from  The ‘fechan Dinner, Ecclefechan. Friday Night Treat Night Take- Away is an inspirational idea from a local Truckstop,  The’fechan Dinner based 300m from J19 of the M74 at Ecclecfechan. So. Introducing. Drum roll…. Friday Treat Night Takeaway The first one will be Friday 22nd January: A Taste of Scotland £15 […]

Local Producers Working Together

local producers working together

Local producers working together in towns and villages across Dumfries & Galloway have helped people to connect with quality local food and drink and crafts – particularly through Farmers’ Markets.   Dumfries & Galloway has an abundance of fantastic artisan food producers and craft makers, creating quality products that are bursting with passion and flavour. Why […]