Other produce

 

Terrick Beef

This is the primary product.  Details of the cattle breeding and rearing can be found in About Us on the menu bar. 

   Details of cuts, weights and packaging methods can be found in the section you are currently in (Farm Shop) from the drop down menu titled Terrick Beef Cuts Explained.

   Terrick Beef is hung for four weeks prior to butchering and is sold fresh from Grove Farm, Terrick on the first Friday and Saturday of each month.  If you require beef before the next sale day it is worth sending an email to enquire about frozen meat as a small stock is kept in the freezer and is available for sale at a 20% discount at any time.

Pies

Terrick Beef pies are available in two flavours: steak and ale pies (contain Terrick Beef soaked in Lord Lieutenant's Porter ale from the Chiltern Brewery) and steak and kidney pies.

   The pies are sold frozen.  The meat is cooked and the pastry is uncooked.  Full defrosting and cooking instructions are given on the label.  Pies cannot be cooked in the microwave.  They should be completely defrosted and then cooked in the oven on 200oC/Gas 6 for approximately 45 minutes until the pastry is golden.  Actual cooking time varies according to individual ovens.

   The pies are suitable for two people to share and measure approximately 6"/16 centimetres x 4"/11 centimetres.

   Pies are available at any time.  You can order pies via the order form and collect on the monthly sale days or send an email to arrange to collect pies at any other time.

          

Terrick Lamb

Terrick Lamb is hung for two weeks prior to butchering and is sold frozen from Grove Farm, Terrick in half or whole carcases.

   Half a carcase will typically contain two leg joints (one hind leg cut into two joints); two shoulder joints (one front leg/shoulder cut into two joints); a full range of chops and one rolled breast.

   Terrick Lamb is sold for £8 per kilo.  Half a lamb, depending on the size and weight, will vary between £45 and £65.

   Terrick Lamb is available for sale at any time.  Either mark it on your order form and collect on the monthly sale days or send an email and come to collect it at any other time.

Fresh freerange chicken

Geoff sells tasty free range chicken which costs £5.35p per kilo.  An average size bird (shown in the pictures below) would feed generous portions to a family of four and costs about £11.

   The birds are reared by Jonathan Lear, the eldest son of Geoff's cousin Chris.  Jonathan, aged 25, studied agriculture at Reading University and now works alongside his dad on their farm near Tring.  He also runs his own enterprise rearing free range Sasso chickens and at Christmas time he also rears turkeys.

   Jonathan's chickens are available fresh for sale on Terrick Beef monthly sale days and can be ordered via the order form.  Unless otherwise stated (for example: 'L' for large or 'S' for small) they will be of average size. 

   Jonathan chose the Sasso breed because they are slower growing and work well as free range birds. They have a traditional shape, which is long rather than the rounder broad bird you see in supermarkets.

  During their lifetime the birds roam around the entire farm, they are not enclosed at all and have complete freedom.  Jonathan gets them in at night by rattling a feed bag full of meal which is milled especially for him by a farming friend in Stewkley.  The birds sleep on straw beds in a large shed.

  Jonathan slaughters the birds himself on the farm, minimising any stress, where they are also plucked.  He personally hand finishes and dresses them.

  The pictures below show Geoff with Jonathan and one of his chickens.

        


Down On The Farm Tray Bakes

Luxury tray bakes are available in three flavours: Bumpy Lane with chocolate, coconut, marshmallows, hazelnuts and cherries; Crunchy Flapjack; and apricot and lemon.

Mary Berry's Original Family Recipe sauces

Mary Berry, who lives in south Buckinghamshire, is one of England's most respected and well known cookery writers, a tv cook and Aga expert.  Four of her sauces are availabe for sale in the farm shop.

   All Seasons Sauce, hot and spicy, ideal with Terrick Beef roasting joints, steaks and burgers.  Also great wth Jonathan's free-range chicken.  Use as a marinade, sauce, dip or to baste meat.

   Lemon & Thyme Sauce, aromatic sauce with lemon, garlic and thyme.  Perfect with Terrick Beef steaks, stir fry strips and cubed kebabs; Terrick Lamb chops and Jonathan's free-range chicken. Use as a marinade, sauce, dip or to baste meat.

   Bearnaise Sauce, a classic rich sauce with herbs.  Use straight from the jar with grilled or pan fried Terrick Beef steaks, Terrick Lamb chops and Jonathan's barbecued free-range chicken.

   Creamed English Horseradish Sauce, the perfect accompaniment to a roasted joint of Terrick Beef.

      


Eggs
 

Geoff's son keeps four hens in the farmhouse garden.  They are a Warren, a Light Sussex cross, a Black Rock and a Lavender Araucana.  They are fed on a diet of layer's pellets and grass.

   Half dozen boxes of eggs are placed out for sale at £1.50 in the shop on Terrick Beef sale days at the beginning of each month. They cannot be ordered on the order form.    

   If you want eggs at other times in the month just pop in to the farm when you are passing - Geoff's wife is usually in the house and will be glad to help you.  Alternatively you can send an email to let her know you are coming.

Just Biscuits

    

 

Sally Woodford, a farmer's daughter from Hartwell, produces delicious handmade sweet and savoury biscuits from a unit at the Layby Farm in Stoke Mandeville.  The biscuits come in a variety of flavours and are available from Grove Fram on Terrick Beef sale days.  They cannot be ordered on the order form.



Apple juice

Sheep farmer Richard Belgrove produces pure apple juice from his farm in Longwick where he has an orchard of apple trees.  Mr Belgrove also operates a mobile sheep shearing unit and shears most of the sheep in this area including Geoff's.  Bottles of apple juice are available from Grove Farm on Terrick Beef sale days.  They cannot be ordered on the order form.

Down on the Farm greetings cards

Greetings cards created by Geoff's wife, showing colourful farming scenes, are available from Grove Farm on Terrick Beef sale days.  They cannot be ordered on the order form.  The cards are left blank inside for your own message and can be used for a variety of occasions including birthdays, anniversaries, celebrations or as thank you or invitation acceptance cards.

Logs

Well seasoned bags of logs are available from the shop on sale days.  Bags of kindling wood sell for £15; bags of logs ready for the fire sell for £15.

   Geoff occasionally sells trailer loads of logs but availability is dependent on his current workload on the farm.  Logs provided by Geoff are very well seasoned (which can take several years) and this is another reason for their scarcity.  Enquire via email or in the shop. 

Manure

Geoff supplies trailer loads of manure to numerous allotment holders and gardeners.  Charge from £45 per load including delivery within five mile radius of farm; further distances will incur additional charge.  Enquire via email, or ask Geoff on sale days, for further information.

Website design & construction

This website with features including a changing picture bar, order form and content management system, was designed and constructed by Web Vortex, a company founded and operated by Geoff's son and his friend. 

   Web Vortex also built and designed http://www.pryfc.co.uk/ for Princes Risborough Young Farmers and http://www.pasturefarmplants.co.uk/ for a plant nursery in Longwick.

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