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Welcome to Betty’s Farm

Simon, Emma, Oliver and Oscar would like to welcome you to our family run farm on the Derbyshire/Staffordshire border.

We are primarily a free range egg farm, with a commercial flock of 24,000 free range laying hens and a small flock of sheep, along with goats, guinea pigs, ferrets and a rabbit! We also have a farm shop and butchery, selling local and home reared products. Our trademarks are an 11kw wind turbine, which can be seen from the A38, and our 200kw photovoltaic system, which helps to reduce our impact on the environment.

We have a small but perfectly formed team of experts working at Betty’s Farm. We are also joined on a regular basis by work experience and veterinary students, and welcome pupils from local specialist schools on a regular basis.

We aim to:

  • Achieve high animal welfare
  • Employ locally
  • Reduce our impact on the environment
  • To be part of the community

 

History

In 2009 Betty’s Farm was a greenfield site, used for arable production.

In 2010 it was bought by the John Bowler Franchise and converted into a free range egg laying unit, run by Emma and Simon Ruff. Emma stated selling eggs from a trestle table every Saturday and this led to the farm shop, which opened in 2011. The farm is named after John Bowler’s mother, Betty.

In June 2012 the decision was taken to rent the whole farm and Simon joined the team permanently to help on the farm and develop the butchery. Since 2012 the farm and team at Betty’s has continued to grow and develop into the farm it is today.

Future

We are proud to share our farm with our customers and have extensive plans to further develop the farm and shop in the coming years.

 

Butchery

Our butchery creates a wide selection of bespoke cuts.

We are passionate about providing the best quality meat, produced to the highest standards, from animals that have had the highest quality of life. As well as using our home reared animals our butchery sources meat from other local family farms who share our ethos and believe in the philosophy that animals left to range freely in high welfare systems produce much tastier and more tender meat.

Our beef is sourced from native breed, slow maturing Longhorn, Hereford and Aberdeen Angus cows, giving succulent, tender and flavoursome beef. The cows are all pasture fed, which is not only better for the cattle and the environment, it also improves the flavour of the end product. We raise our own cattle at our sister farm, Torgate Farm, and also support our local farming community by sourcing from other small, native breed farmers. The meat is then dry aged here at Betty’s for four weeks, to ensure quality and flavour as standard. This also means that our burgers are made from the same premium beef as our fillet steak.

Our chicken is sourced from Packington Free Range in Barton-under-Needwood, where Robert and Alec are as equally passionate about provenance, sustainability and ethical farming as we are.

All our pork is all home reared at our sister farm in the Peak Park and is from native breeds of Tamworth, Saddleback and Gloucester Old Spot. These are given the time to grow slowly, allowing the meat to develop naturally and adding flavour to the pork, producing a superior product.
Our lamb is also all home produced from our flock of ewes, who graze freely in the same pastures as our hens.

All our meat is sourced and delivered as “whole” carcass giving us the flexibility to provide you with not only the best cuts but bespoke cuts that are not always available at other butchers. We can also source other products including game, depending on the season, so don’t hesitate to ask in the shop or pre-order from home before you visit.

At Christmas we stock local turkeys so look out for our turkey and vegetable ordering forms to take the stress out of Christmas food shopping.

Butchery Opening Times

Tuesday to Saturday: 9am to 5pm - Sunday: 10am to 3pm

 

 

Events

What's happening at Betty's Farm...

What's on at Betty's.....

On the farm, we host a wide variety of events all through the year, from hosting a Walking Festival to celebrating World Egg Day, and everything in between! Check out "Bettys Blog" for more details about the events that we have coming up. In addition to the events that we hold for the general public, we can now hold bespoke events that are tailored to suit you, get in touch for more information about hosting your event at Betty’s Farm.

 

More about our animals:

The Chickens
We have 24,000 laying hens here at Betty’s who lay us around 22,000 eggs a day! Our girls live inside the large sheds you can see from the drive with 12,000 in each one. As well as them having full access to the fields outside we also provide toys inside the sheds so that they have plenty to do, as well as laying us their lovely eggs!
The Sheep
We have a small flock of 20 pure breed Jacob ewes as well as a larger flock of 50 Texel Suffolk crosses. The sheep spend some time here at Betty’s as well as some time at our sister farm in Buxton. The ewes are brought here for lambing in the spring though so keep your eyes out for lambs in the fields! All our lambs are reared by us, grass finished and are then used to supply our butchery.
The Small Animals
We have a small selection at Betty’s including rabbits, guinea pig sand ferrets. All these animals have been rehomed from owners who could no longer care for them and so we have given them their forever home.You are welcome to look at these animals (and feed them dandelions which they love!) however we do ask that you do not get them out of the pens as we wouldn't want them lost in the fields! Guinea pig food is also available to purchase from the Farm Shop.
Our Other Animals
Along with all the other animals we also have some goats and pet sheep who love a stroke and will come up to the fence to say hello if you are patient. Small pots of feed are available to purchase in the farm shop.

 

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The Farm Shop

Our Farm Shop stocks a wide variety of local produce including some well-known brands, as well as some more bespoke and unique items. We always try to make buying our produce as easy and convenient as possible and as well as our farm shop in Willington we have an online shop, to enter the online shop click here.

Christmas is coming! Get ahead of the game and download your order forms today! Butchery Pre-Order Form and Bettys Shopping List Form.

 

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Also available: Fresh vegetables, speciality cheeses, freshly baked bread and cakes, local wines, beers and ciders and a wide range of jams, conserves and condiments.

Eggy

As well as the in store butchers you can also purchase homemade pies, sausage rolls and pork pies and a range of puddings and sweet treats, all made on site at Betty’s.

 

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Visit Betty's Farm Shop for a great range of produce.

The Tearooms

Whether you want a Betty’s brunch, delicious drink or coffee, cake and a chat the Tearooms can offer it all. Please pop in and see us on your next visit.

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The Tearooms at Betty's Farm prides itself on using quality produce, including award winning sausages from the farm shop and of course Betty's Free Range eggs.

We serve breakfast, lunch and afternoon teas including our very popular Sunday lunches (booking required). Check out our new all day Saturday brunch menu!

Sunday Lunch

We are passionate about providing quality food using locally sourced products and all of our food is homemade.
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A warm welcome awaits!

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Breakfast

Betty’s sausages, bacon, eggs and free range meat are all used in our meals and are available to buy in the shop once you’ve tasted how amazing they are.

 

 

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