Cross Lanes Organic Farm

County Durham

Cross Lanes is a family run farm, owned by Peter and Sue Coverdale. They have a mixture of organic 100% grass fed Shorthorn cattle, Teeswater sheep, rare breed pigs, and free range chickens. They have a brilliant traditional butchers, restaurant and farm shop where they sell their own produce as well as products for other local producers such as local honey, jams and organic wine.

Schedule

tba Summer 2024, 11am to 3pm, Cross Lanes Organics

11am

Arrive at Cross Lanes Organics. Tea / coffee and introductions

11:20

Farm tour guided by the farmer Simon Hare. We will be going by car up to the farm next door and walking from there

Simon will talk us through:

The cattle and sheep, the grazing system they use and how this hugely impacts biodiversity on the farm – they rotate onto a fresh strip of grass every day.
New hedge lines have been planted which we will see – Simon will explain how these provide necessary shelter and shade for cows.
Newcastle university have tested Cross Lanes beef prior to covid, and found higher omega 3 content in the organic grass fed beef – proving that there are significant health benefits to eating organic.

12:50

Lunch and discussion led by Iain Robertson, Royal Bournemouth Hospital, and Kushboo Naik, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Co-Chairs of the Love British Food Hospitals Working Group.

The working lunch and discussion will comprise of:

An Overview of the Love British Food Hospitals Working Group: why it was set up, aims, activities and how you can get involved

Update on the work of the Hospital Food Review: Senior Operational & Policy Manager NHS E&I and Tim Radcliffe, Net Zero Food Programme Manager NHS England.

How dietitians can get involved and why it is so important they do: Kushboo Naik

Opportunities that NHS Supply Chain’s new Dynamic Procurement framework offer for sourcing from SMEs: Kirsten Morris, Head of Commercial, NHS Supply Chain: Food

15:00

Depart

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To cover the farm’s costs, please may we ask for a £20 contribution to lunch on the day. An expenses receipt will be issued.