Galloway Beef

Flavour Fortnight – South West Scotland  -    3rd -18th September 2011

Now in its second year, Flavour Fortnight will showcase the very best food available in Dumfries and Galloway and once again our dynamic members Chirstie and Callum Baird, Laughtmuirside Farm, Thornhill are taking part.   They will take you on a true field to plate experience, at the home of A Taste of  Galloway,   this special one off event on Wednesday 14th September provides an in-depth insight into how top quality Galloway Beef is produced.  In the morning you’ll go on a farm tour and see the Galloway cattle, you’ll then enjoy a delicious farmhouse lunch to taste for yourself the quality of Galloway Beef before venturing into the farm butchery.  For more information and costs please contact A Taste of Galloway, Tel 01848 330622.

Also,  in the evening, a linked event with the Buccleuch Arms Hotel in Moffat and A Taste of Galloway, you are able to enjoy the delicious flavours of top quality Galloway Beef Carefully prepared by Buccleuch Chef Lara Smith.  Please contact Buccleuch Arms Hotel, Moffat, Tel  01683 220003.

 

If you would like purchase any of this excellent beef please go to their web page www.atasteofgalloway.co.uk

Callum & Chirstie Baird
Laughtmuirside
Thornhill
Dumfriesshire

 

It is very refreshing to find a young couple such as Callum and Chirstie Baird wanting to farm and wanting to farm Galloways.  They have newly moved into the Laughtmuirside Farm, a 130 acres lowland LFA Farm on the outskirts of the quite village of Thornhill, at present they have 80 pedigree Galloways which they keep pure, all progeny are reared on the farm and are finished at 24 to 28 months and sold direct to the customer through the on farm butchery. Chirstie took time to learn the butchery trade in her own time.  Christie explains “We decided to produce Galloways as they are low input and will produce the highest quality meat which is ideal for our new enterprise, we sell our Galloway beef direct to the customer, mainly at farmers markets, on line, farm shops, upmarket restaurants and catering at festivals and events through their company known as “A Taste of Galloway” 

This very busy, go head young couple are certainly trying to make farming pay and with the focus on the eating quality of Galloway beef , food miles and their enthusiasm how can they fail.