By Donwynne and Amy Bergh
When you buy a pack of Inyama biltong, you're probably thinking about one thing: a tasty, high-protein snack. We hope you get that every time. But we'd also like you to know the kind of farming that sits behind it.
Every pack starts on a Farm Wilder farm
All our beef comes from Farm Wilder farms across South West England. It's 100% pasture-fed British beef, from farms certified to Farm Wilder's Regenerative Standards. Those standards were developed with FWAG South West, and Farm Wilder audits each farm in-house every two years.
So when you buy our biltong, you're creating demand for beef raised to those standards, and supporting the farmers who meet them.
What those farms do
These are some of the practices Farm Wilder's standards ask for.
Cattle fed on pasture and forage
The cattle are fed on pasture and forage: grass, hay and grass silage, for their whole lives. Some are housed over winter, when they eat hay and silage made from grass, so they're still 100% pasture-fed. Grass-fed or pasture-fed? explains why we use the word "pasture-fed".
Diverse pasture
New grass leys must include at least 20% legumes, such as clover, and 10% herbs and wildflowers such as yarrow, plantain or chicory.
Room left for wildlife
At least 4% of the area of fields cut for hay or silage is left uncut, as margins or in awkward corners.
Hedges left alone in nesting season
Hedges, trees, ditches, walls and grass margins aren't cut or managed between 1 March and 31 August, so nesting birds and mammals aren't disturbed. Hedges are also managed so there's a range of heights, with hedgerow trees kept or planted.
A plan for the soil and for wildlife
Every farm keeps a Soil Management Plan and a Farm Biodiversity Plan, and reviews them every year.
Shade and shelter
Livestock must have access to adequate shade and shelter at all times.
Why we talk about this
There's a lot of loose talk about "sustainable" food. We'd rather tell you exactly what happens on the farms behind our beef, and let you decide what it's worth to you. Farming this way costs more, and that's part of why biltong costs more than most snacks.
If you'd like the bigger picture, read our guide to regenerative farming, our Our Beef page, and why we chose Farm Wilder beef.
Made to our recipe, the traditional way
Our biltong is made to our own recipe, the traditional South African way: marinated, then slowly air-dried. It's made in the UK by our specialist production partner, and sent out from our UK fulfilment partner. Every ingredient is listed in What's in our biltong?
Packs of 6 are £24.99 and packs of 12 are £44.99. Standard delivery takes 2 to 3 working days. Choose Express and order before 14:00 on a working day for next-day delivery. Delivery is free on orders over £65.
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