BALLARDSFIELD FARM

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3rd January 2012 - Hi Adrian and Clare
We had one of your suckling pigs for Christmas Dinner. Decided to go for something completely different this time and we were not disappointed. The quality of the pig was first class. I roasted it in the oven for 3 1/2 hours and the meat literally fell off the bone. It was succulent and flavoursome. Cannot thank you enough. We also had some of your sausage. My husband says your sausages are the best he has ever had. We will definitely be coming back for more. Thank you so much. The quality of the meat made christmas dinner really special. Mr & Mrs Gibson Bucks

1st January 2012 - After some family disagreement about what to have for this year's Xmas dinner, we plumped for slow roasted shoulder of pork from Ballardsfield. I can safely say we will NEVER be going back to anything else! Coupled with the marvellous chipolatas and streaky bacon, it was the most wonderful roast meat any of us have ever had. The sausage rolls didn't last very long either! Thank you the Ballards for a wonderful product, and we will be back to stock up on bangers soon!

The Robins of Veryan

23rd December 2011 - If you are in the habit of buying supermarket meat Ballardsfield Old Spot is going to come as a bit of a shock to you. This is REAL meat. Not the over-processed water injected minimum standard rubbish the big boys sell. Ballardsfield Old Spot bacon, in particular, is in it's own class. I would not bother to buy supermarket bacon at all now, I would rather go without. The sausages also are sooooooo tasty; and the meat joints have more flavour than any other pork products I have tasted anywhere. Ooooh, this is making me hungry. Perren, St Austell

11th December 2011 - As someone who used to keep rare pigs I was delighted to come across Adrian & Clares pigs. During the summer we had a triple birthday celebration and the birthday girls requested a hog roast, so I set to work to build a spit roast it was completed useing all reclaimed bits and pieces around the farm The crowning glory was the pig, on the spit it looked magnificent rubbed with garlic, onion and sage it started roasting at 10am over a bed of charcoal and vine prunings and after a lot of basting and smoke doging was ready at 7.00pm, ceremoniously lifted from the spit by four strong hungery carnivors and placed ready to carve. WOW! WOW! WOW! was all that coud be heard, everyone went back for seconds and the crackling they could not get enough of it.
What am I trying to say after all my ramblings. The best pig we have tasted dont take my word try it.
Thank you Adrian & Clair for every thing, you did save our Bacon! you know what I mean. Graham and Ann, Roseland Cornwall

2nd November 2011 - Chilli and Mango Sausages - WOW!!
I am not a great fan of chilli but once again, Clare and Adrian have got it dead right. AMAZING, mind the rush while me and my family go down to fill our freezer! Tina from St Stephen

31st October 2011 - PORK, MANGO AND SWEET CHILLI sausages.......I have to say they are absolutely delicious, my favourite so far!! An unusual combination but definately a winner!! What next?? Vanessa from Probus

 27th May 2011 - Yes, Yes, Yes, To British pork as the latest nationwide campaign launched by British pig farmers states. I would like to add another Yes to Adrian and Clare at Ballardsfields. We upsticks and moved down from Shropshire just over a year ago. By chance I happended to pass by Ballardsfield and noticed the farm shop sign, on driving in I took one look at the Old Spots being reared in a natural enviroment and had to try their pork. Since then I'm a regular and no longer shop at the suppermarket for my pork be it sausages, bacon or joints. Their Bacon and sausages are to die for reared as pork use to be and your not paying through the nose ( or should I say snout ),No sow stalls, No water injected meat thanks Denmark ! If your having a BBQ this summer try the Pork burgers more taste than beef !
Keep up the good work and enthusiasm, I'm also now a customer for life.
Dave Riley, Veryan, Cornwall.

29th December 2010 - Dear Sir I bought a pack of your Dry Cured bacon a couple of weeks ago and you asked me to tell you if it was as good as the bacon that we buy from Lichfield (Staffs) well, you promised me that it was the best in Cornwall and I must agree with you, it really is the best that we have been able to find in 9 years that we have lived here. I am pleased to be able to tell you that when our frozen stocks run out in a few weeks time I shall become a regular client and will call at the farm shop for a quantity to freeze down - well done. Regards - John Bartlett - St Tudy, Cornwall.

16th November 2010 - I want to recommend Ballardsfield Farm Shop at Brighton Cross roundabout, Summercourt. If you haven’t been yet, then you’re really missing out!! They sell easily the best pork I have ever tasted! I haven’t found a local butcher who can produce better quality meats. I don’t actually like sausages very much, and would usually opt for vegetarian ones, until I encountered Ballardsfield Farm Shop! As a little price comparison: Pack of 8 medium sized frozen Wall’s sausages =  £2.39 Pack of 6 huge, frozen from fresh Ballardsfield Breakfast Sausages = £2.92 The frozen joints taste like they’ve never seen a freezer, and you get perfect crackling with no apparent effort whatsoever. You can also buy eggs, chutneys and cookies!! It is family run and family friendly, which reflects in the high quality produce and low price. If you turn up to the shop and it’s closed you can call the number on the board and someone will unlock for you, with no obligation to buy – although I’m certain you won’t want to leave empty handed! They also have off-road parking for customer convenience.
I am keen on animal welfare and I think it is safe to say that the piggies I saw running around in the grassy fields look pretty well cared for to me! Also, Clare Ballard beams when she talks about her pigs. It is clear to see she loves them all dearly.They have a customer in me for life, so I urge you all to go along and check them out for yourself. Enjoy! - Maria Wieczorek BSc (Hons)Adv. Cert. Couns. Cornwall. 

8th August 2010 - I'm sure you'll have tried pork. I'm pretty certain you'll have tried pork. You probably think you've eaten pork. Newsflash...until you've experienced Ballardsfield pork my friend, you have certainly not truly eaten pork!! I have a small restaurant in Bonnie Scotland and did some 'Old Spot' research. Once I had convinced Clare that it wasn't a hoax and that I really did want my customers to sample 'The Best of English', it was all systems go on simply the most sublime pork ever given the sausage and burger treatment. Take my advice. Have a Ballardsfield feast. We Scots know best...we eat a lot of meat in the chilly North!! Congratulations to Adrian & Clare on a simply splendid product. Colin McNicoll, Perthshire 

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24th May 2010 - Hi there - my daughter and I came into your farmshop on Friday and bought all sorts of scrummy stuff from you - hers went to St Austell and was truly delicious so I'm told and ours travelled very well back to Hampshire and was also scrummy. We both had shoulder joints which were slow cooked - they put the crackling under the grill and we did ours over a cooking fire in the garden - both excellent. Bacon, burgers and sausages also fab - thanks loads and we'll definitely be back for more :-). Helen, Hampshire

22nd November 2009 - Great pork, real cracking and the best every gravy from the meat juices. Roasted a shoulder very good flavor and also had some of the breakfast sausages cooked some fresh and some after freezing both tasted fab nothing lost from freezing them the sausages had a good texture. So impressed am I that I've just ordered gammon (smoked) sausage and bacon for Christmas. Will be a regular visitor from now on. Jensen is still talking about the pigs in mud. Thanks Frank, Cornwall

4th October 2009 - We have just tried your old spot plain sausages.OMG!It is the best tasting sausage we have EVER had. We really like the pork and sage but the plain even tops that. They will definitley be on our weekly shopping list from now on.Yet another great taste experience from Ballardsfield farm. Well done Clare and Adrian. Wayne & Tina Bilkey Cornwall.

28th September 2009 - Adrian and Clare, Now I am finally back home can I thank you for the excellent pig.  It was certainly the best pork I have tasted and it was a great success with everybody (at the wedding) Kind regards Dick Bowdler, Fife.

 26th September 2009 - Hello Clare & Adrian, I bought a full primal shoulder from you the other friday. It served 10 hungry people, and was BY FAR the tastiest, most tender pork I have ever tasted. Just thought I'd let you know! Keep up the good work & I'll be back for more soon -  Mick Booth, Cornwall.

25th September 2009 - All produce we have purchased from you has been nothing short of outstanding - pork as it used to be, and really should be. Keep up the good work - Mike & Jan Channon, Cornwall

29th August 2009 - Just a few words to say how much we love all your pork products and have never been dissappointed yet with any of your products,just soooo tasty.We would also like to thank you for giving us Henry who is NOT a pig but a very nice puppy,which considering we only came for some bacon and pork was a bit unusual! Your farm is such a happy place and we will recommend you to lots of other people and will see you soon for more pork,and of course to show Henry Regards Chris and Linda Gethin, Newton Abbott, Devon.

5th August 2009 - Had the pork sausages and burgers, they were delicious. Can tell the quality just by looking. Taste and texture were superb. We really appreciate knowing that the meat has come from a good source and has been carefully reared. Will recommend Ballardsfield to the rest of my family. - Dave Advent, Bristol.

22nd May 2009 - We called in and bought a selection of pork about a month ago and we are absolutely delighted. The joints are all really beautiful, the flavour is amazing, the best I have ever tasted. All the pork joints make amazing crackling! The sausages are the best quality I have ever seen/tasted in the whole of the UK. I try to call in when ever I am passing, quite often I will buy a tray of eggs. These too are really nice and fresh, with good thick shells. I think that what you are doing there is terrific and we as a family will continue to support you and would not dream of buying our pork from anywhere else. With admiration for all you have done thus far. - Sue Heather, Cornwall.

16th May 2009 - The pork is the best in the west. Purchased half a pig a few weeks ago and already going back to buy some more! The sausages and bacon are also delicious. Very friendly and helpful people. - Jackie Courts - St Stephens, Cornwall

13th May 2009 - To all at balladsfield farm - Just a few words just to say that we were very pleased with the meat that we got and the service, we will be coming  back to you in again and we have told other people about you as well - L Rowse - Grampound Road, Cornwall

4th May 2009 - I have just tried your pork sausages and burgers and they are delicious!! Absolutely gorgeous and so tasty! To be able eat free range pork is a pleasure and knowing it is safe and healthy for the children fantastic too. It reminds me of the 'good old days' when meat really tasted like meat and nothing was added to it. Thanks Clare and Adrian, I will be back for more! Vanessa McGill - Ladock, Cornwall

11th February 2009 - I have been buying the pork box for mail order from here since the middle of last year and can honestly say the pork is the best i have ever tasted. I have also had the lamb box and this too is absolutley full of flavour. The prices are very competative and delivery up here to manchester is always on time. What more could you ask! - Tracey Cruise - Manchester

4th February 2009 - At last a honest organic free range pig breeder in Cornwall, well done Adrian & Clare. We have had Chops, Bacon and Sausages, what meat !!, people out there don't know what there missing. It won't be long before we see you again, in the meantime G/bye Mr.Tesco etc. - Alan & Nancy Wilkinson - St Austell - Cornwall

30th January 2009 - If you saw Jamie saves our bacon last night and want some "proper pork" try  Ballardsdfield Farm. I have been getting my pork, sausage and bacon from them for about a year now as I wanted meat that was not pumped full of antibiotics, hormones or water. The pigs are born and reared outdoors all year round and when you visit the farm shop the pigs can be seen rooting around in the fields. I love pork products but I also care about the welfare of the animals. These pigs are well and truly taken care of, resulting in old fashioned traditional farm pork that tastes like it used to - not like the commercially bred imports we get in the supermarket today. - Tina Bilkey - Cornwall.

28th January 2009 - Hello ladies, I'm sure some of you will have seen Clare advertising her 'Ballardsfield Farm' pork. I just wanted to 'big her up' as this is the nicest meat I have ever had (and the sausages are wonderful!) In addition it's so nice to be able to go to the farm and see the conditions the animals are kept in and watch them behaving like pigs are supposed to! With so much adverse publicity about animal husbandry lately it's good to know that there are some good guys out there and I think Clare and Adrian are two of them. Why not pay them a visit and give them a try? Joanne Chaplin - Cornwall. - www.caterpillarmusic.com

21st Janaury 2009 - Hi, I have been meaning to e-email you to say how happy I am with the 1/4 pig I bought just before christmas. It is delicious and I am still slowly munching my way through it.  The bacon was the best I have ever had, really good quality, the sausages are really tasty and the roasting joints were absolutely gorgeous and unlike other joints I have had yours did not shrink at all! I will pop in and get some bacon and sausages soon as I have ran out. Kind Regards, - Laura Gribble - Cornwall.

17th January 2009 - Hello Adrian, Hello Clare, Just a line to let you know how delighted we were with the christmas pork it really was the business. We had the leg ( with bone ) on christmas day and strangely enough I managed to roast it perfectly. We will undoubtedly be ordering again but right now still have chops in the freezer. Thanks for your personal attention before christmas and hope to visit your shop later in the year. Best wishes for 2009. John & Lesley Gill - Woldingham - Surrey.

15th January 2009 - Ballardsfield Sausages Awesome - Good Afternoon I would like to say that my hubby and I ended up buying some ballardsfield sausages.  I am not fond of pork sausages, but these are the most amazing sausages I have ever eaten. So if you are in the area it is definitely worth a stop to pick up some of those sausages for dinner. Tess Norton - Cornwall. www.planyourweddingonline.co.uk

10th January 2009 - hi claire, our christmas pack was a revelation, succulent joints, massive pork chops, bacon as it should be, belly pork (first meal, yummy!!) and there it was, the gem!!. my brother and i have spent, well, years really, looking for the PERFECT pork sausage, and always take our first bite at the same time while commenting (with our mouths full , (rude), usually about yet another disaster. not this time, oh happy days!!, not a word was said, just a knowing smile to each other was enough. a real contender for britains best pork and sage sausage, thank you, thank you. from - Noel and John Gale - Cleethorpes.

15th December 2008 - It's a pleasure to visit the farm, the meat is fantastic, really good value, and the family are lovely. If only all shopping could be like this! Julia Bowden - Cornwall.

14th December 2009 - The sausages & sausagemeat were amazing! What we liked was that the sausages didn't shrink in the oven and there was none of the horrible fat swirling around that you have to drain off. Jem thought everything was so meaty he could actually have done with a steak knife! - Lizzie Alder - Cornwall.