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Andrew and Anthony Bradley set up The Blue Pig Company based at Mearbeck Farm, North Yorkshire. The Bradley family have been farming at Mearbeck for five generations. Andrew and Anthony have been farmers for many years and started pig farming a few years ago. Their pigs are outdoor reared at Mearbeck Farm from birth. They also prepare all their pork products at the farm and sell direct to the public at various farmers markets around Yorkshire.
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Mearbeck Farm
Hello, we're Andrew and Anthony Bradley. We've farmed at Mearbeck Farm since the 1970's, prior to that our father and grandfather farmed at Mearbeck. Our family have been farming around Long Preston in North Yorkshire for five generations so farming and animal welfare runs in our blood. Read more
Try Our Recipes!
Try our range of fantastic recipes, great food ideas. Melt in your mouth sausage and eggs with the added twist of the taco sauce. Read more
Smoked Collar Joint / 24.10.2011
Chefs will tell you that the front end of any animal is the best eating. The shoulder of pig does more work than a hind leg as its a little known fact that they carry more of their weight at the front than the back. This means that the shoulder has lots more muscle groups and more areas for fat marbling. So imagine the tastiest bit of pork, dry cured and then smoked over oak. I know my mouth is watering writing about it. We have a smoked collar joint which is essentially a boned and rolled shoulder, cured and smoked like our other bacons. However if you take it in the piece rather ...Read more