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Patshull Activity Centre
28-03-23We recently received a lovely update from the folk at the Patshull Activity Centre and we wanted to share…
Read MoreEgg Common Misconceptions
17-01-23Eggs are one of the best, and most affordable, sources of complete protein there is. They are full vitamins…
Read MoreAward-Winning Christmas Cockerel
30-11-22There’s now just two weeks left to place your order for your award-winning Packington Free Range Christmas Cockerel.
Winning the…
Read MoreChristmas Shortage
07-11-22Has the Christmas Poultry shortage got you in a flap?
With the number of Avian Influenza (e.g. Bird Flu) cases…
Read More100 years of family farming
26-09-22Throughout 2022 marks a huge milestone for the Mercer family, we are celebrating 100 years of family farming in…
Read MoreHave you seen our Egg Vending Machines?
10-08-22We’ve been busy here at Packington HQ, and one project we’ve been working hard on, is designing and planning…
Read MoreTree Planting at Patshull Estate
09-05-22It’s not just our animals we believe in providing the best for, but also our environment. The new tree…
Read MoreOnsite Farm Education Returns
27-04-22Spring is in the air, and with it, it means our onsite farm education returns. With the first visit…
Read MoreSupporting the Scouts
22-03-22We’re very proud of our charity and community work here at Packington, and none more so than that of…
Read MoreOur Easter orders are now open
09-03-22If you follow our social media pages, you will already be aware that our orders are now open for…
Read MoreWe’ve launched our White Eggs
23-02-22We’ve recently launched our new White Eggs and we wanted to share some chicken & egg truths.
Here at Packington we are…
Read MoreCORONAVIRUS UPDATE
20-11-20Here at Packington Free Range, we wanted to reassure all our customers, that in the current coronavirus outbreak, as…
Read MoreGreat Taste backs Packington Free Range across the board
28-09-20We are very proud to announce that Packington Free Range has been awarded NINE Great Taste Awards for 2020!
In…
Read MoreSome Fabulous Feedback
22-06-20We always appreciate feedback, good and bad. But, in trying times such as these, a few positive words from…
Read MoreFarm Fresh Revolution charity extends food drops to help those in need during Covid-19 crisis
18-05-20At a time when good news seems hard to come by, we wanted to share a positive update from…
Read MorePackington Chickens land on The Falkland Islands
09-11-19Rearing chickens is an eventful business! It’s full of challenges, surprises, lessons and best of all, opportunities!
Earlier this year,…
Read MoreOur Christmas Shop is open!
14-10-19We’re thrilled to announce our Christmas Shop is open for business and ready to tempt your tastebuds with lots…
Read MorePackington Free Range wins big at the Great Taste Awards 2019
05-09-19We’re delighted to have received seven 2019 Great Taste Awards, including an unprecedented two, YES TWO,…
Read MorePackington Free Range becomes sole supplier of Free Range Chicken to Harrods
21-01-19We are thrilled to announce that just before Christmas, Alec secured a contract to have his Free Range Chickens…
Read MoreOPEN FARM SUNDAY 2019 EVENT UPDATE: CANCELLED
21-01-19Unfortunately, due to the risks posed to the UK pig industry by African swine fever in China and Western…
Read MoreHappy customers make for a Happy New Year!
14-01-19Happy New Year from everyone at Packington Free Range. It’s been a very good start to 2019, for Packington Free…
Read MoreLove Your Leftovers – Get the best value for money from your Packington Free Range Purchase
21-09-18Our Packington Free Range recipe cards have always been successful with our butchers, farm shops and customers. Last year,…
Read MoreSee Us on Social Media
04-05-18We’ve been steadily building our social media presence, across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter over the last year. And it’s…
Read MorePackington Free Range Is Not Closing: A Case Of Mistaken Identity
28-09-17? DON’T PANIC! PACKINGTON FREE RANGE IS NOT CLOSING DOWN ?
We just want to clear up a little customer…
Read MoreCompetitions
20-07-17We frequently run competitions for our butchers and direct customers. We’ll link to our latest competitions from this page,…
Read MoreRecord Open Farm Sunday for Packington
13-07-17More than 4,000 visitors flocked to Packington Fields Farm on Sunday 11th June, to show support for…
Read MorePackington Free Range launch new website
07-06-17Welcome to our new website. It’s been a few months in the making but we’re really pleased with the…
Read MoreUpdates from the farm
08-11-16Great last couple of months on the farm. We’ve had Tom Kerridge and James Martin to visit.
Read MoreA successful day on the Farm
02-08-16Open Farm Sunday raised an amazing amount this year.
We were able to donate £2268.26 to County Air Ambulance Trust
Rainbow…
Read MoreIf pigs could fly they still wouldn’t leave Packington
25-04-16Reporter HELEN MACHIN went to Packington Pork to find out more about their free-range pigs.
“DOGS look up to us….
Read MoreRanieri has gone from The Tinkerman to ‘The Sausageman’
23-03-16Claudio Ranieri has gone from The Tinkerman to ‘The Sausageman’ after a local Leicester butchers produced an Italian version…
Read MoreNews from Roy at Packington Pork
01-03-16Well how things have changed over the last twenty-something years, including the little boys I played football with in…
Read MoreEducation Update
29-02-16This is the second year of the education project ran by Packington Free Range. From September to October and…
Read MoreOpen Farm Sunday 2015 – Perfect Weather for a Family Day out
09-06-15What perfect weather for a family day out! Open Farm Sunday is a fabulous chance for farmers across the…
Read MoreOpen Farm Sunday 2015
06-05-15Planning is now well underway for Open Farm Sunday on Sunday 7th June between 10am and 3pm.
Open Farm Sunday…
Read MoreOFS 2015 Workshop
12-03-15In preparation for this year’s Open Farm Sunday some of our team have been off on a workshop training…
Read MoreCockerel Feedback
18-02-15So after a very busy Christmas period we have finally got all our feedback from our cockerel in. We…
Read MoreOpen Farm Sunday – A big success
08-07-14Well what an amazing first open farm Sunday! Never did we imagine that we would end up with over…
Read MoreOpen Farm Sunday
02-05-14Open Farm Sunday
8th June 2014
10am till 3pm at
Packington Fields Farm
Tamworth Road, Lichfield
WS14 9PN
Free admission and ample parking
Day activities include
Tractor…
Read MoreRob is a video STAR
31-01-14Rob Mercer was filmed recently for an Abel and Cole promotional video on our free range pigs.
Thank You All
10-12-13Farmers from across England have recorded a special ‘Thank you’ video to show their gratitude to everyone who buys…
Read MoreLinking Environment And Farming Award
19-11-13We’re really proud to report that we’ve recently become a LEAF Marque farmer (Linking Environment and Farming). To secure our…
Read MoreSeeing Stars at the Great Taste Awards 2013
20-08-13They’ve been described as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world and ‘epicurean equivalent of the Booker Prize’; the heavily…
Read MoreBBQ Up a Storm With New Packington Recipes
23-07-13So after a very, very long winter, and a pretty snowy spring, the summer of 2013 is finally shaping…
Read MorePackington Make the M&S Cut!
05-07-13The 2012 Marks and Spencer’s Farming for the Future Awards saw a record number of entries, and this year…
Read MoreKate Humble Finds a Sponsor in Packington
03-07-13This Thursday marks the start of the 32nd Lichfield Festival, and we’ll be there!
Packington is proud to be sponsor…
Read MoreMeet Us at Meat Up!
01-07-13The only dedicated UK meat industry show, Meat Up, is taking place at Birmingham’s NEC this week, and Packington…
Read MorePackington Flies Home with a Highly Commended from the RSPB Awards
26-06-13Every year the RSPB: Nature of Farming Awards celebrates the commendable work that farmers are doing to help sustain…
Read MoreMD’s Charity Cycle Challenge
26-06-13Packington joint MD Rob Mercer has recently ventured off the farm and cross-country on a mission to be proud…
Read MorePackington Stockists Shine with Industry Awards
18-04-13
Three of Packington’s major UK stockists have been busy this Spring, not only with bringing home the bacon, but…
Read MorePackington in Parliament
19-03-13
In early February, the Packington team were invited down to London for the day, to attend the 2013 Staffordshire…
Read MoreTry a Bacon Sarnie With a Twist: The Staffy Sandwich
19-03-13It’s Bacon Connoisseur’s Week, so it goes without saying we needed to get involved. As you know, we love…
Read MoreThank You Nicole, from the Packington Team!
11-01-13In light of our new recipes being going live this week, we would like to say a huge thank…
Read MoreCockerel makes a ‘flying’ visit to the Heart of England Fine Foods!
16-11-12Here’s your invitation to planning the perfect Christmas day dinner; The Taste Kitchen at the Heart of England Fine…
Read MorePackington Get a Good Seasoning!
05-11-12We’ve got some very exciting news to share with you…Packington Free Range and Seasoned Cookery School are going to…
Read MoreThe Christmas Cockerel: It’s back and bigger than ever!
23-10-12Fancy impressing the family with something a little different for Christmas Day dinner? Our free-range cockerels, rich in flavour…
Read MorePackington Dine Out on Successes at Taste of Staffordshire
08-10-12Last Monday we attended the prestigious Taste of Staffordshire Good Food Awards – and what an evening it was!…
Read MorePackington Add Shiny New ‘Good Pig Award 2012’ To Collection
01-10-12We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded The Good Pig Award by Compassion in World Farming as part…
Read MoreFeast your ‘Pork Pies’ on this!
20-08-12We’re thrilled to announce that the homemade Packington Free Range pork pie produced by Packington Moor Farm Shop, has…
Read MoreAntony Worrall Thompson cooks up a Packington storm at Lichfield Food Festival
07-09-12Last weekend, we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to be involved with Lichfield Food Festival and provide…
Read MoreLatest RSBP Survey Results
08-08-12At Packington, animal welfare is key to everything we do, and as well as ensuring that our pigs, chickens…
Read MoreA visit from Winshill Primary School
03-08-12Last month, staff and pupils from Winshill Village Primary School in Burton on Trent visited us for a day…
Read MoreButcher’s Buying Guide
12-07-12We’ve put together this Butcher’s Buying Guide to help reassure that there really isn’t anything easier than buying from…
Read MoreThe Bridge Short Stay School
11-07-12In September, we donated two of our pigs along with feed, straw, a feed trough and drinkers to a…
Read MorePackington’s Jubilee Celebrations
08-06-12We had a fantastic jubilee weekend and it was great to see the whole community get together and celebrate…
Read MorePackington Free Range recognised in the 2012 Pig & Poultry Marketing Awards
21-05-12We’re very pleased to announce that we have won yet another award to add to our rapidly growing collection….
Read MoreThe New Bird in Town this Easter
27-03-12Chicks usually tend to steal the limelight over Easter (8th April 2012), but this year there’s a new bird…
Read More“Yum’s” the Word with our Mother’s Day Recipes
02-03-12We all know that our own mum’s Sunday roast is the best there is, and she’s had plenty of…
Read MoreEnjoy Valentine’s Day with our Romantic Recipe
01-02-12Whether you’ve already found that special someone or are trying to impress a new Valentine, a romantic meal for…
Read MoreA Visit From the Burton Mail
12-01-12We’re always keen for people to visit the farm to see the work that we’re incredibly proud of, so…
Read MoreOur expansion plans for higher quality and lower carbon footprint
10-01-12At Packington Pork, we rear our pigs using two different methods; outdoor bred and free range.
As part of the…
Read MoreChristmas Coverage for Packington Free Range
22-12-11The run up to Christmas has seen some fantastic coverage of Packington Free Range in the media, especially for…
Read MorePackington Free Range on C4’s Drop Down Menu
28-11-11The world of TV is a fast-paced one. It took just nine days from start to finish for C4’s…
Read MoreTrainee Pig Farmer of the Year Awards
14-11-11We’re incredibly proud to announce that our apprentice stockwoman Emily Ward has been named runner-up Trainee Pig Farmer of…
Read MorePainting the town red… and blue and orange and green!
27-09-11A few weeks back we told you that we were embarking on an exciting new venture, sponsoring the Lichfield…
Read MoreA parade of pigs in Lichfield
27-09-11What could be a more perfect association for us here at Packington Free Range, than a local festival that’s…
Read MoreCompassion In World Farming
26-09-11It’s official – we need another mantelpiece! Some of the team were invited to the Good Farm…
Read MoreToast the Roast at Malmaison
26-09-11Malmaison Hotel in Manchester has launched a new promotion called ‘toast the roast’ with our very own Packington Free…
Read MoreBarton-under-Needwood’s very own gold rush
26-09-11Olympic fever may be gripping the nation, but for Barton-under-Needwood the Gold medals have been flocking in a little…
Read MorePackington Free Range wins Pig Producer of the Year award
26-09-11We are delighted to announce that Packington Free Range has been awarded the coveted title of Pig Producer of the…
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