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Our better meat is free-range, grass-fed and dry-aged, sourced from responsible British Farms.

Our breeds

The British Isles has some of the finest beef, pork and lamb breeds in the world, bred to perfection in the 18th and 19th centuries, to yield more marbling and fuller flavour as well as range freely in the great outdoors. These breeds became perilously close to extinction in the twentieth century with the onset of industrialised farming. Our mission is to return heritage breeds to the nation's table, with a founding principle of Farmison & Co being that the more we demand them, the more farmers will rear them.

Ethical farming

We source from a network of small, family farms, close to our Ripon base, primarily in the Yorkshire Dales and the North York Moors. Our farmers are specialists in raising heritage breeds on pasture the old-fashioned way, in balance with the environment. We are always free-range, and do not rush animals to market - our herds and flocks grow naturally at their own pace. We give our farmers a fair price they can rely on, to ensure their continued stewardship of the environment.


Our story

Farmison & Co. were founded in 2011 and is rooted in the heart of Ripon, North Yorkshire.  An award-winning online butcher, they take pride in delivering hand-cut heritage breed meat to both home cooks and professional chefs.

Our quality

We are butchers by trade and artisans at our craft. We are experts at dry ageing, hanging our beef to ensure fuller flavour and succulence. Our range of both traditional and modern butchery cuts is constantly growing as we encourage home cooks to eat nose-to-tail and discover new dishes.

Our farms

North Yorkshire, we're fortunate enough to have access to some of the best in the world right on our doorstep.

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