Nellfield Farming Company
Address:
Nellfield House
Off Boghall Road
Braidwood
Carluke
Lanarkshire
ML8 4PP
The Gibsons commenced Ostrich Farming in Lanarkshire in 1995 and established a strong customer base in North & South Lanarkshire & East Renfrewshire. They now work closely with Kezie Ltd. which is the only E.C. Approved Ostrich Slaughtering & Processing Plant in Scotland. Initially the outlets for Ostrich, an extremely healthy meat (See Table), were very limited but the  coming of Farmers' Markets allowed for direct contact with the consumer. This allows "Grumpytam!" to advise potential customers on the healthy benefits of eating Ostrich. Both he and Eileen can talk knowledgably about the birds, the meat and how to cook it. Tastings are available at most markets and "Grumpytam!" can rustle up a roll with burger, sausage or steak. Direct sales have steadily increased since 1998 when the Gibson's young birds first came on-stream.
Eileen's Country Kitchen came out of being involved with Farmers' Markets and she has  gathered together a number of interesting products to augment Grumpytam's homemade chutneys and marmalade. Eileen looks after the jams as she doesn't trust him to get it right. The produce not produced by Eileen or Tom comes from established businesses who sell their own produce at other farmers' market outlets.
Any of the normal produce for sale at the Markets can be purchased direct from the farm but customers are advised to phone to enquire about availablilty. Deliveries can be arranged if required.
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Whats available in Ostrich
Product |
Quantity |
Price |
| Ostrich Fillet Steak |
250g vacpack containing 2 steaks |
£5.00/pack |
| Ostrich Rump Steak |
250g vacpack containing 2 steaks |
£4.50/pack |
| Ostrich Diced Steak |
350g vacpack |
£3.65/pack |
| Ostrich Mince |
500g vacpack |
£3.30/pack |
Ostrich Burgers
|
220g packs containing 2 Burgers
(95% ostrich meat)
|
£2.0S0/pack |
Ostrich Sauages
(Plain) |
Pack size vary (4,5 or 6 sausages) |
£9.1/kg |
Ostrich Sausages
(Italian Herb & Olives) |
4 pack |
£9.25/pack |
Smoked Ostrich Fillet
(ready to eat) |
100g pack |
£4.50/pack |
| Ostrich Steak Pies |
prices vary |
£8.50/kg |
| Ostrich Mince Pies |
Various Types |
Various Prices |
| Ostrich Sausage Rolls |
4 pack |
£1.20 |
Spaghetti Bolognaise Sauce (to order) |
|
Ostrich Casserole (to order) |
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| Grumpytam also sells Wild Boar (farmed) and can obtain other alternative meats. For details please ask. |
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Whats in Eileen's Country Kitchen
Ayrshire Cheese from Ann Dorward of Clerkland Farm
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Aiket - a soft cheese similar to Brie- from cow's milk
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Swinzie - a hard cheese made from sheep milk
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Dunlop - a hard cheddar-type cheese made from cow's milk
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Smoked Dunlop - lightly smoked for added flavour
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Clelland Crowdie - soft cheese rolled in oatmeal & pepper
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Bonnet - a hard cheese made from goat's milk
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Lanarkshire Cheese from Humphrey Errington
- Lanark Blue - from sheep milk
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Dunsye Blue - from cow's milk
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| Lanarkshire Honey - 1lb - £3.10 /jar & 1/2lb - £1.95 |
Exotic Scottish Mushrooms from Stirling Mushrooms, Callander (Prices vary)
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| Bouvrage from Ella Drinks, Clackmannanshire Large £3.50 Small £1.35 Quantity deals apply. Please ask |
| Homemade Jams (£1.40) & Marmalades (£1.10) - 230g Jars |
| Homemade Chutneys (£1.60-£2.00) - 230g Jars |
| Homemade Tomato Sauce (£1.60) - 250g Bottles |
| No prices are quoted against the Country Kitchen cheeses as the items are of varying weight. |
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OSTRICH - THE HEALTHY ALTERNATIVE
Ostrich meat is simple, versatile and easy to prepare and cook. It is lean, requires little or no trimming, and has very little waste. You can use any of your favourite recipes for beef, pork, chicken or turkey - and the big bonus is that it is healthier than all of them.
The Following table gives a comparison for Ostrich against other common meats.
| |
Ostrich |
Chicken |
Beef Steak |
Pork |
| Sample weight (g) |
85 |
85 |
85 |
85 |
| Calories |
96.9 |
140 |
240 |
275 |
| Chlosterol (Mg) |
49.3 |
73.0 |
77.0 |
84.0 |
| Fat (g) |
2 |
3 |
15 |
19 |
| Mono Unsaturated Fat (g) |
0* |
1.1 |
6.9 |
8.8 |
| Poly-unsaturated fat (g) |
0* |
0.7 |
0.6 |
2.2 |
| Saturated Fats (g) |
0* |
0.9 |
6.4 |
7.0 |
*Negligiible amounts - not measurable
Being a red meat, an ostrich steak on your plate is hard to distinguish from beef in appearance. In texture it is very like lamb. It is mils-flavoured meat which lends itself to a great variety of sauces and added flavourings of wine and herbs. Like other meats it freezes well. It is high in iron, calcium and protein. It is now available in fillets, stri-fry, mince, sausages, burgers and smoked. The bird produces very little low quality meat and so sausages, with a very high %age of meat (95 & 75 respectively) are quality products |
