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The
natural choiceFrom Nature’s
own larder
Venison - the Natural choice
Some of the advantages of venison as an alternative meat in our diet are as follows:
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A totally free-foraging, healthy and supreme-quality, all-natural alternative to other red meats;·
Low in fat, and totally free of additives – i.e. good for you!·
Simple to prepare - check out a selection of our own favourite recipes & preparation ideas, along with suggestions for accompanying sauces, wines and other produce on our website ;·
A locally-sourced, low-mileage (environmentally-kind and sustainable), quality product;·
All our venison is sourced from sustainably-managed estates, where traditional, best practice methods and skills are in operation, therefore benefiting both the local infrastructure and helping safeguard rural jobs;·
An economically competitive product when compared like-for-like with other red meats: venison is deer, but not too dear!
Venison -
a “healthy choice” red meatQ: Why is wild venison considered to be a ‘healthy choice’ meat?
A: Wild venison is low in fat, protein rich, and a totally additive free product. Over the millennia, mankind has revered the speed, grace, nobility and courage of deer, depicting its image in art ever since he dwelled in caves. The various deer species around the world have sustained indigenous peoples for centuries, and continues to be of vital importance for many tribal communities across the globe.
Today, in our busy, modern world, venison is sometimes overlooked as a meat of choice for the all too often stressed cook in the house, yet its healthy attributes are now acknowledged by many; some are unsure how best to prepare it, whilst others have heard from voices from the past that it can be tough, coarse or strong in flavour! Properly sourced and prepared, venison is none of these, and most who try it are pleasantly surprised just how good it really tastes, even before considering the health-promoting benefits of the meat.
You are what you eat
It is easily overlooked that this simple and well-known axiom applies to both man and beast alike; in the case of our native roe deer (capreolus capreolus), this saying seems to be very much part of their daily discipline. Research into the feeding habits of this, our most common yet elusive deer species, shows they are very selective in their diet, carefully choosing the most tender, uncontaminated and nutritious forage available in their range. They are often seen feeding on various flower species just before the blossoms open, i.e. when the sugar content of the plant is most concentrated; this makes good sense in any survival strategy - why waste time eating second rate food? Maybe it is this lesson
we need to re-learn. If the deer is choosing the best food available, and is therefore a product of that choice, then it follows that the venison must also be inherently of good nutritional value: the wolf knows it; the Saami and other Indigenous tribes of the northern hemisphere know it too; it is only the Western, or Modern Man who has forgotten this fact.Low food miles
We are all being encouraged to live our lives in a more ecologically sustainable manner these days, and indeed many of us have been doing just this, long before politicians realised there may be some ‘mileage’ in raising their own ecological ‘game’ by following suit.
We’ve incorporated this long-held philosophy into our business, by keeping things on a local footing; to this end, we source our venison locally, thus helping to keep the distance produce travels (food miles) low:-
A prime resource, sourced locally
SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL
We’re firmly focused on producing a top-quality product; throughput limits (set by the FSA) for small-scale game and venison producers allow us to offer our own surplus without any danger of spinning out of (quality) control; indeed, our averaged annual output will remain less than one animal per working day, which allows us to concentrate on ensuring that our venison is handled and prepared in the best manner possible.
So give venison a try, and enjoy prime, natural meat from nature’s larder!
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