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Twenty-eight sleeps to Farm Animal Week!

There’s less than four weeks to go until Farm Animal Week. This is our annual awareness-raising week when we encourage as many shoppers as possible to choose higher welfare products like Freedom Food.
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What's good to eat this week?

Broad beans and lamb are some of the tasty ingredients currently in season, so what better time to make use of them?
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Enter our farm animals photo competition

If you fancy yourself as a super snapper, why not enter our first ever photo competition and show off your best pictures of farm animals?
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Your chance to visit a Freedom Food farm

Freedom Food members are opening their farm gates to the public on 9 June as part of Open Farm Sunday. The annual event, organised by Leaf, is a fantastic opportunity for everyone to meet the people who grow their food and discover first-hand what it means to be a farmer.
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Get kids cooking this half term holiday

With ‘changeable’ weather predicted for much of the UK this half term, it’s the perfect opportunity to spend some time with the kids in the kitchen. You can bring out their creative side and keep them entertained, too!
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Higher welfare in action at Ruckmans farm

Blog: I spent my teenage years helping look after the animals on a friend’s sheep farm in Suffolk and loved the experience, so I jumped at the chance to visit Freedom Food-approved Ruckmans farm on the Sussex/Surrey border on just my third day in my new job with Freedom Food.
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Brilliant barbecue recipes for spring

The spring bank holiday is a marker for many of us – time to dust off the barbecue and get ready for summer. Let’s face it, we do deserve some good weather! So, if you’re planning to do a bit of alfresco dining - even if that does mean wrapping up in a blanket - then we have some great menu suggestions for you.
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Number of pigs reared on Freedom Food approved farms increases for the third year running

More good news about farm animal welfare: figures just out show that the amount of Freedom Food labelled pork has risen by 200% since 2009. Almost 1 million more pigs are now reared to RSPCA welfare standards on Freedom Food approved farms compared to three years ago.
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McDonald's announce move to 100% Freedom Food pork

McDonald's have today announced a switch to 100% Freedom Food labelled pork across its entire UK menu. The move means that all sausage and bacon, used in the popular breakfast McMuffins through to the bacon in premium salads and promotional burgers, will all be from Freedom Food approved farms.
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A Dingley Dell Flying Visit!

Freedom Food member Dingley Dell is having another Flying Visit on April 17th at Tuddenham Mill, Newmarket. Alongside a stellar line up of top chefs, there will be a masterclass from Tom Roberts, master butcher at Direct Meats, the chance to go foraging with head chef Paul Foster and John Rose from Botanica and Mark Hayward will provide a virtual tour of his Freedom Food approved farm showing the RSPCA welfare standards 'in action'.
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Easter Eats

Easter food isn't just about chocolate eggs (though the odd one is quite welcome!). Whether you are one for tradition or not, one thing that remains is the joy of getting together with family and enjoying some delicious food. And we have some superb recipes from celebrity chefs, Freedom Food farms and Simply Ask restaurants to help you do just that.
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Ideas for Mother's Day

There's nothing like a home-made cake or a delicious meal to help make Mum feel special. So whether you are a whizz in the kitchen or ready to tackle your first cupcakes, here are a few ideas for you to try this Mother's Day.
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