Peelham Farm

Once the last grips of winter release their icy claws we can start to look forward to the summer and that means it’s time to fire up the barbecue. Don’t worry if you have experienced a few disasters in the past, take heart from this blog and throw a brilliant barbecue for family and friends. Here’s how. Buy quality produce...

In the last decade or so it seems that more and more people are reporting intolerances to gluten contained in wheat and barley , and the demand for gluten-free foods has increased exponentially. Is it simply that people are no longer happy to put up with the bloating and cramping that gluten has always caused them; or is there something...

p>Denise and Chris with others will be in conversation this weekend with Colin Tudge, author, broadcaster, biologist and founder of the Campaign for Real Farming at the Chisholme Institute, near Hawick. Attendees are also invited to come here to Peelham on Monday. If you are interested please use the link below to apply – and hope to see you there...

Protein is the body’s building block, making up a large portion of your bones, muscles, cartilage, skin, and blood, as well as playing a crucial role in almost all biological processes. Your hair and nails are made mostly from protein, and your body uses it to build and repair tissue, and produce enzymes and hormones. Protein is built from amino...

How important is food traceability to you ? Should we have a transparent food chain particularly when it comes to GMO foods ? Here at Peelham we think food integrity and traceability are as crucial to customers as nutrition and taste. Denise argues this case in her response to The Scottish Farmers Opinion Piece last week published in The Scottish...

Easter Monday brought the good news to Peelham that they had been shortlisted as finalists for the prestigious Scotland Food & Drink Excellence Awards as part of an elite group of Scottish food businesses The short list is for the Red Meat award with a selection of their organic salamis., They were among a record 163 businesses that submitted 239...

Defra announced earlier this year that they were developing a new land management scheme which is at this time being referred to as the New Environmental Land Management Scheme (NELMS). This scheme is to be introduced to offer financial reward to farmers and land owners who provide environmental benefits through their land management practices. Examples of environmental benefits might be...

We are taking part in the Edinburgh Food Festival on 30th July when Denise will be doing a joint-demo with Sascha Grierson of Grierson Organics on a range of different organic steaks from their grass reared beef and lamb and their free range pigs. Chef Neil Forbes will be cooking up a storm too – This is going to be...

TODAY you will find us at Edinburgh Farmers Market in Castle Terrace until 2.00pm and Leith Market in Dock Place until 4.00pm Our presence at both of these markets gives you plenty of chance to get all your organic and ‘free-from’, grass-fed and free-range meat including beef, ruby-veal, lamb, mutton and pork direct from our farm and our on-farm butchery...

23rd December Chris will be at Glasgow Farmers Market (Mansfield Park) and Denise will be at Edinburgh Farmers Market Castle Terrace for the collection of orders and for last minute stocking up on our organic pork (freerange), lamb, mutton, veal and beef – and dont forget our award winning charcuterie ! If we dont see you at either of these...