We have another fabulous selection of Christmas goodies for 2009, all available to order online and have delivered to your door ready to pop in the oven, fridge or freezer. And even better, all our Christmas Poultry is at last year's prices! Christmas 2009: sorry, you are too late to order on line in time for Christmas Our meats... Read more

F C Phipps range of rare breed meats, sausages, pies and other specialities are now available from the Farm Shop at Rand Farm Park, along with their wide range of locally sourced, high quality range of cheeses, friut and vegetables, bread, preserves and many more goodies. Rand Farm Park is on the A158 Lincoln to Skegness Road, just outside Wragby... Read more

Overlooking Rutland Water, Andrew and Jills mixed farm has herds of Longhorn, Dexter and Aberdeen Angus cattle, Soay, Manx and Hampshire Down sheep, Gloucester Old Spot, Middle White and Saddleback pigs. Andrew writes ‘The acquisition of such a prestigious outlet for our prime, traditional and rare breed stock means that we can offer a complete ‘farm to fork’ product with total traceability. We continue... Read more

The Field magazine recently listed its Ten Top Butchers. At the top of the list where FC Phipps. They commented: Wow Factor Has scooped countless awards and medals in the UK and Europe, including Country Life's Best British Butcher award. One of the few British butchers to retain its own abattoir, which ensures quality control. The Field Covets its Lincoln... Read more

In a recent article in Delicious magazine, Rick Stein listed his pick of Britains best food producers. FC Phipps were listed No 1 for best beef. "A really good choice of rare breed meats and poultry, including the famous Lincoln Red Beef, which is worth buying to make the perfect daube for entertaining" Click here to link straight to our Beef cuts... Read more

Having won many gold and silver medals in UK competitions we branched out by entering Freshfoods 2003 held in Utrecht, Holland. We won Gold medal with star for our duck and orange pie,game pie and our new poacher pie. What most pleased us was silver award for bacon and black pudding. We had not considered ourselves experts on black pudding but when a customer... Read more

Henrietta Green. Author and acknowledged expert of British Produce recently gave her verdict on Eric's traditional Lincolnshire sausages. "Traditionally, Lincolnshire sausages are flavoured with sage. Lincolnshire butcher Eric Phipps makes his with home-grown sage, 90% plus pork - a mix of lean and fat meat, rusk to bind and natural skins. Expect six succulent, generously sized sausages to the pound. ... Read more

The weather has turned for the warmer and this meant the grass is finally growing. Spring grass is the cattles favourite as the leafs have had the time to grow long and thick. Roy our stockman and the team will start to move the cattle from their winter home into the open fields for the warmer months of the year... Read more

The picture shows us on our Rick Stein’s Food Heroes stand at the BBC Good Food show when Rick visited us after his book signing session. An extremely busy 5 days saw us give out over 1000 tastings of our Lincolnshire stuffed chine, Lincolnshire sausages with Bateman's Champion XXX Beer & our Lincoln Red Beef sausage, each visitor to the... Read more

"Food Hero" F.C. Phipps was chosen as a "Food Hero" to appear on Rick Stein's BBC2 television series. Here's an extract from Rick Stein's new BBC book about the programme: "The series highlights small producers, rearing rare or traditional breeds, with an emphasis on traceability, i.e. information which accompanies the product on where it came from... Read more

Eric receives his certificate of merit from Antony Worrall - Thompson at the Q Butchers National Barbecue Championships. Read more

Thank you for all the kind letters and cards we have recieved. Here are a few recent ones. Please feel free to add any suggestions for recipes or site ideas to your letters. "I received my first order last Friday and I'd just like to say how pleased I was. The... Read more

Food Lover's guide to Britain - Henrietta Green 1993 His standards are high, his premises are immaculate and his commitment to local produce and local culinary traditions unquestionable. SAGA Magazine - Derek Cooper 1997 F.C. Phipps is a great crusader for good food - he hangs his meat properly so its not surprising that people come from miles away to... Read more

Country Life Magazine's Best British Butcher Utrecht, Holland Fresh food exhibition 2000 Duck orange and walnut pie - Gold star Pork and stilton pie with port - Gold star Pork apple and cider pie - Gold Guild of Q Butcher and Smithfield Awards GOLD Lincolnshire sausage Nuremberger bratwurst Toulouse bratwurst Dry cure bacon Cooked ham Kassler (smoked pork) Spiced beef Lincolnshire stuffed chine Lamb and redcurrant pie Pork and apple... Read more

Rick Stein visits Phipps for TV Show 2002 As part of the BBC forthcoming series on..... Read more

A lesson with French chef Raymond Blanc Beth and Eric enjoyed their prize for winning Country Life Magazine's Best British Butcher in August when they went to Raymond Blanc's famous 'Le Manoir aux Quat'Saisons in Great Milton, Oxfordshire. We arrived on a sunny Sunday afternoon and after being shown to the Vettriano Room enjoyed looking at the gardens which alone are worth visiting - not... Read more

Who is Britain's Best Butcher...? We were thrilled to have national recognition of our quality and devotion to the meat trade by Country Life magazine when we won their Best British butcher competition. Our business was assessed by a visit and then submission of products to a panel of judges, famous French chef Raymond Blanc, food... Read more

At this time of year the crops in the ground need little attention, but we are busy hedge laying and planting before spring arrives. With 120 calves due and 50 ewes to lamb, spring is inevitably an exciting time. Our herds of Dexter, Longhorn & Aberdeen Angus cattle are over winter in large, airy barns where we are able to... Read more

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Hambleton Farms Fine Foods in Oakham has been happy to sponsor Rutlands initiative to become free of plastic bags from shops. Read more

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