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We recently received a lovely update from the folk at the Patshull Activity Centre and we wanted to share…

Eggs are one of the best, and most affordable, sources of complete protein there is. They are full vitamins…

There’s now just two weeks left to place your order for your award-winning Packington Free Range Christmas Cockerel.

Winning the…

Has the Christmas Poultry shortage got you in a flap?

With the number of Avian Influenza (e.g. Bird Flu) cases…

Throughout 2022 marks a huge milestone for the Mercer family, we are celebrating 100 years of family farming in…

We’ve been busy here at Packington HQ, and one project we’ve been working hard on, is designing and planning…

It’s not just our animals we believe in providing the best for, but also our environment. The new tree…

Spring is in the air, and with it, it means our onsite farm education returns. With the first visit…

We’re very proud of our charity and community work here at Packington, and none more so than that of…

If you follow our social media pages, you will already be aware that our orders are now open for…

We’ve recently launched our new White Eggs and we wanted to share some chicken & egg truths.

Here at Packington we are…

Here at Packington Free Range, we wanted to reassure all our customers, that in the current coronavirus outbreak, as…

We are very proud to announce that Packington Free Range has been awarded NINE Great Taste Awards for 2020!

In…

We always appreciate feedback, good and bad. But, in trying times such as these, a few positive words from…

At a time when good news seems hard to come by, we wanted to share a positive update from…

Rearing chickens is an eventful business! It’s full of challenges, surprises, lessons and best of all, opportunities!

Earlier this year,…

We’re thrilled to announce our Christmas Shop is open for business and ready to tempt your tastebuds with lots…

We’re delighted to have received seven 2019 Great Taste Awards, including an unprecedented two, YES TWO,…

We are thrilled to announce that just before Christmas, Alec secured a contract to have his Free Range Chickens…

Unfortunately, due to the risks posed to the UK pig industry by African swine fever in China and Western…

Happy New Year from everyone at Packington Free Range. It’s been a very good start to 2019, for Packington Free…

Our Packington Free Range recipe cards have always been successful with our butchers, farm shops and customers. Last year,…

We’ve been steadily building our social media presence, across Facebook, Instagram and Twitter over the last year. And it’s…

? DON’T PANIC! PACKINGTON FREE RANGE IS NOT CLOSING DOWN ?

We just want to clear up a little customer…

We frequently run competitions for our butchers and direct customers. We’ll link to our latest competitions from this page,…

More than 4,000 visitors flocked to Packington Fields Farm on Sunday 11th June, to show support for…

Welcome to our new website. It’s been a few months in the making but we’re really pleased with the…

Great last couple of months on the farm. We’ve had Tom Kerridge and James Martin to visit.

Open Farm Sunday raised an amazing amount this year.

We were able to donate £2268.26 to County Air Ambulance Trust

Rainbow…

Reporter HELEN MACHIN went to Packington Pork to find out more about their free-range pigs.

“DOGS look up to us….

Claudio Ranieri has gone from The Tinkerman to ‘The Sausageman’ after a local Leicester butchers produced an Italian version…

Well how things have changed over the last twenty-something years, including the little boys I played football with in…

This is the second year of the education project ran by Packington Free Range. From September to October and…

What perfect weather for a family day out! Open Farm Sunday is a fabulous chance for farmers across the…

Planning is now well underway for Open Farm Sunday on Sunday 7th June between 10am and 3pm.

Open Farm Sunday…

In preparation for this year’s Open Farm Sunday some of our team have been off on a workshop training…

So after a very busy Christmas period we have finally got all our feedback from our cockerel in. We…

Well what an amazing first open farm Sunday! Never did we imagine that we would end up with over…

Open 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…

Rob Mercer was filmed recently for an Abel and Cole promotional video on our free range pigs.

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Farmers from across England have recorded a special ‘Thank you’ video to show their gratitude to everyone who buys…

We’re really proud to report that we’ve recently become a LEAF Marque farmer (Linking Environment and Farming). To secure our…

They’ve been described as the ‘Oscars’ of the food world and ‘epicurean equivalent of the Booker Prize’; the heavily…

So after a very, very long winter, and a pretty snowy spring, the summer of 2013 is finally shaping…

The 2012 Marks and Spencer’s Farming for the Future Awards saw a record number of entries, and this year…

This Thursday marks the start of the 32^nd Lichfield Festival, and we’ll be there!

Packington is proud to be sponsor…

The only dedicated UK meat industry show, Meat Up, is taking place at Birmingham’s NEC this week, and Packington…

Every year the RSPB: Nature of Farming Awards celebrates the commendable work that farmers are doing to help sustain…

Packington joint MD Rob Mercer has recently ventured off the farm and cross-country on a mission to be proud…

Three of Packington’s major UK stockists have been busy this Spring, not only with bringing home the bacon, but…

In early February, the Packington team were invited down to London for the day, to attend the 2013 Staffordshire…

It’s Bacon Connoisseur’s Week, so it goes without saying we needed to get involved.  As you know, we love…

In light of our new recipes being going live this week, we would like to say a huge thank…

Here’s your invitation to planning the perfect Christmas day dinner; The Taste Kitchen at the Heart of England Fine…

We’ve got some very exciting news to share with you…Packington Free Range and Seasoned Cookery School are going to…

Fancy impressing the family with something a little different for Christmas Day dinner? Our free-range cockerels, rich in flavour…

Last Monday we attended the prestigious Taste of Staffordshire Good Food Awards – and what an evening it was!…

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve been awarded The Good Pig Award by Compassion in World Farming as part…

We’re thrilled to announce that the homemade Packington Free Range pork pie produced by Packington Moor Farm Shop, has…

Last weekend, we were lucky enough to have the opportunity to be involved with Lichfield Food Festival and provide…

At Packington, animal welfare is key to everything we do, and as well as ensuring that our pigs, chickens…

Last month, staff and pupils from Winshill Village Primary School in Burton on Trent visited us for a day…

We’ve put together this Butcher’s Buying Guide to help reassure that there really isn’t anything easier than buying from…

In September, we donated two of our pigs along with feed, straw, a feed trough and drinkers to a…

We had a fantastic jubilee weekend and it was great to see the whole community get together and celebrate…

We’re very pleased to announce that we have won yet another award to add to our rapidly growing collection….

Chicks usually tend to steal the limelight over Easter (8th April 2012), but this year there’s a new bird…

We all know that our own mum’s Sunday roast is the best there is, and she’s had plenty of…

Whether you’ve already found that special someone or are trying to impress a new Valentine, a romantic meal for…

We’re always keen for people to visit the farm to see the work that we’re incredibly proud of, so…

At Packington Pork, we rear our pigs using two different methods; outdoor bred and free range.

As part of the…

The run up to Christmas has seen some fantastic coverage of Packington Free Range in the media, especially for…

The world of TV is a fast-paced one. It took just nine days from start to finish for C4’s…

We’re incredibly proud to announce that our apprentice stockwoman Emily Ward has been named runner-up Trainee Pig Farmer of…

A few weeks back we told you that we were embarking on an exciting new venture, sponsoring the Lichfield…

What could be a more perfect association for us here at Packington Free Range, than a local festival that’s…

It’s official – we need another mantelpiece!  Some of the team were invited to the Good Farm…

Malmaison Hotel in Manchester has launched a new promotion called ‘toast the roast’ with our very own Packington Free…

Olympic fever may be gripping the nation, but for Barton-under-Needwood the Gold medals have been flocking in a little…

We are delighted to announce that Packington Free Range has been awarded the coveted title of Pig Producer of the…