About Buttercross

Martyn and Helen Rowley- Buttercross Farm Foods

Traditionally a Buttercross was the point in a market town where farmers would bring their produce to sell to the local community. At Buttercross Farm Foods our aim has always been to resurrect those links and provide quality produce for those consumers who care about the provenance of their food.

Martyn and Helen Rowley who run Buttercross are committed to providing the best quality of meat and to exacting standards of high animal welfare.

'We have been breeding and rearing free-range pigs on the farm for over fifteen years and are immensley proud of our high welfare animal management. All our pigs live in social groups in large grassy paddocks with straw filled arcs and ad-lib feed - they are able to enjoy natural free movement and engage in completely normal pig behaviour!! This certainly isn't the cheapest way of keeping pigs - (such an active lifestyle uses up a lot more food!) - but the exercise and stress free lifestyle is rewarded with an unsurpassed taste and the knowledge that our pigs have enjoyed a happy life!

We believe that we are unique, not only in our high welfare systems of farming, but also that all our produce - bacon, sausages, hams, black pudding etc - are made on the farm in our own purpose built butchery to our own recipes - as far as provenance is concerned, we would like to think we are hard to beat!'

In addition to the traditional 'white' pigs, Buttercross is also proud to be home for a small herd of rare Large Black Pigs and their progeny. Visitors to the farm can see them relaxing in their paddock on the driveway to the shop. Large Black piglets are occassionally available for sale as breeding or finishing stock.

Graham Clarkson Butcher at Buttercross Farm Foods

Combining traditional recipes and skills with our modern and purpose built facilities at Shiffords Grange Farm, the meat is transformed into an extensive range of tasty produce by our experienced and skilful team of butchers and staff.

We are very proud to supply many quality farm shops, village stores, delicatessens, butchers, hotels and restaurants throughout Shropshire, Staffordshire, Cheshire, Warwickshire, Worcestershire, Leicestershire and Herefordshire, as well as through our own farm shop. We also regularly undertake contract work to produce products for various local farmers and other farm retailers.

We are always delighted to talk to anyone who wishes to stock Buttercross produce in their establishments, so please feel free to contact us for any further information you require.

The Inside of the shop, just as it opened in June 06

The view of the shop from outside!

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