Gartur Stitch Farm - Soay Hogget Flank

We have a special place in our hearts for our herd of Soay sheep. Wild, skittish and more deer like than their fluffy commercial counterparts, Soays form the backbone of our regenerative farming practices here at Gartur. None of the animals have ever been treated with antibiotics and live completely on pasture except for a small amount of organic hard feed we give them daily to help them be a little less skittish.

Soay tastes very different to other lamb and mutton you have eaten before. It is a much leaner meat, closer in taste to venison than it is to supermarket lamb. I am not at all a fan of lamb, but I love soay. Our meat is classed as hogget - older than lamb, but younger than mutton.

Our cuts are small, like the sheep they came from.