Nestled on the shores of Strangford Lough just outside Portaferry,
Northern Ireland, Marlfield Farm has been supplying free range oven-ready
turkeys, geese and chickens for over 35 years. With a focus on quality,
rather than quantity, we have grown a highly regarded reputation
that has helped win contracts with some of the premier butchers
in the region, particularly for the busy Christmas period. At the
same time we have maintained a loyal base of on-farm retail customers
that appreciate the superior taste that our sympathetic rearing
and high welfare standards produce.
All the birds are free-range and enjoy access to lush acres of Portaferry
pasture boasting some of the best views in the country. As a result,
foliage accounts for a large part of the birds' diet with the rest
made up of wheat grown here on the farm in Portaferry. As everyone
knows good food and exercise are the key to a happy life and so
too for the birds. This shines through in the meat we produce by
intensifying the flavour of the farm's traditional breeds, especially
chosen for taste rather than weight gain, the latter a trait of
more intensive poultry units. Adding to the flavour of the meat
is the fact all the birds are dry plucked and hung for at least
seven days prior to dispatch, two key areas where the supermarket
bird misses out.
We are a member of the Traditional Farmfresh Turkey Association
and all our turkeys carry the Golden Promise European seal of approval.
Membership of the association guarantees our turkeys have been produced
by the traditional method of rearing and processing where the birds
are grown to full maturity before being dry plucked and properly
hung. To access the Traditional Farmfresh Turkey Association and
for recipe ideas go to: Golden
Promise
Our free range turkeys and geese for Christmas will be available
for collection on 23rd December. The farm is located 3 miles north
of Portaferry, Northern Ireland. Click here
for a map.
Marlfield Farm
4 Marlfield Road
Portaferry
County Down
Northern Ireland
BT22 1PH
All the birds are free-range and enjoy access to lush acres of Portaferry
pasture boasting some of the best views in the country. As a result,
foliage accounts for a large part of the birds' diet with the rest
made up of wheat grown here on the farm in Portaferry. As everyone
knows good food and exercise are the key to a happy life and so
too for the birds. This shines through in the meat we produce by
intensifying the flavour of the farm's traditional breeds, especially
chosen for taste rather than weight gain, the latter a trait of
more intensive poultry units. Adding to the flavour of the meat
is the fact all the birds are dry plucked and hung for at least
seven days prior to dispatch, two key areas where the supermarket
bird misses out.
