How to order

Both the fresh meat and our charcuterie is available regularly and can be obtained in a number of ways including …

Direct from Wark

We hold farm open/selling days for 3-4 days each month. Come along and meet us, see what seasonal meats are available, join in with other planned activities (walks, talks, tastings etc.), view how your meat is reared and how the farm environment is being enhanced and taste samples of new and exciting products that are coming out of our trials. Products can either be selected from the shop or pre-orderd for collection or delivery. A full product list and order form is available to download here.

Open days for Autumn/Winter 2009 are:

July 2010 29th, 30th, 31st. 10am – 4:30pm for sales and collection of orders. Deliveries will be made on the 29th and 30th.

August 2010 26th, 27th, 28th. 10am – 4:30pm for sales and collection of orders. Deliveries will be made on the 26th and 27th.

September 2010 23rd, 24th, 25th. 10am – 4:30pm for sales, and collection of orders. Deliveries will be made on the 23rd and 24th.

If you would like pre-notice of any specialities available each month or to reserve meat prior to an open day then please join our mailing list and we can let you know what is coming up.

Delivery

We offer a free monthly delivery service to customers in central Aberdeenshire. Central Aberdeenshire is not precisely defined but generally includes Deeside, Donside and Aberdeen. Orders can be placed using the booking form to be found on the link above. Orders are dispatched monthly at the same times as the open days. Orders can placed by posting or emailing back the completed form or by telephone.

Following receipt of your order we will then inform you of the next delivery date and check that you will be able to receive it that day. Payment is made by cash or cheque on delivery.

For customers further afield we can arrange to send products to you via overnight courier in insulated boxes.

To take advantage of new products and special offers please join our mailing list and each month we will inform you of what will be available and enclose an order form.

Monthly Buyers Scheme

This option, where regular buyers agree to buy a certain amount of product each month paid by standing order, has significant advantages for us in knowing that we are able to prepare for a minimum amount of sales each month and so plan ahead with stock management and processing. It will also offer advantages for our customers in developing closer links with the farm, in price, convenience and new products samples. We hope that it will be another step towards our customers being co-producers rather than just consumers. It is a type of Community Supported Agriculture (CSA) scheme.

To sign up to the scheme, you agree to:

Commit to spending a certain amount on our products each month (minimum £20). Products can be chosen from our full range and include Maryfield Farm chickens.

Set up a standing order for the monthly amount to be paid on the 27^th of each month.

Let us know you order each month. You will continue to receive our monthly mailing and can call, email or phone the order to us. We also offer to telephone you to get your order if this is of help (we will do this by our latest date for cutting so that we can cut to order to ensure you get what you would like). We can also prepare a mixed seasonal meat order if you do not wish to specify your order or you can come to the farm and chose from what is available without pre-ordering.

If you sign up we will:

Prepare your order for collection or delivery (within our current delivery area).

Keep a statement of the amount we have received from you and the amount of products you have received. While the order amount should be approximately your chosen level, if you buy more or less some months (or skip a month if you are away) that is fine. You can of course chose to spend over the monthly amount if you wish and if this is significant we ask that it is settled with the order.

Provide a statement to you once in every 12 months (probably January to take account of Christmas) and refund any over payment in our favour or ask you to settle any shortfall. If any discrepancy is large we would require a settle up and revision to the monthly amount sooner.

Discount the price of your order by 5% each month.

Offer you free samples of new products to try and to let us have feedback.

If you are interested in this scheme please get in touch and we will provide you with a form to complete to get started or answer any queries you may have or alternatively you can download the form here for completion and return to us.

Retail Outlets

A small selection of our products are available via local shops. Outlets currently stocking our products are:

Finzean Farm Shop & tea room (Strachan near Banchory)

Cairn Gourmet, Banchory

Dee Larder, Banchory

Newton Dee Store, Bieldside, Aberdeen

Deli-Cacies, Stonehaven

Gow's Deli, Ballater

The Deli at Cults, Aberdeen

Kincardine Village Store, Kincardine O'Neil

Food for Thought, New Deer

Deeside Activity Park & Farm Shop, Dess

The Millers, Midmar

Food Story, Rose Street, Aberdeen

Hammerton Store, Gt Western Road, Aberdeen

Andy Gordon @ J Barber & Sons Butchers, Chatten Place, Aberdeen

Most shops stock our Spotty Pig Pork Pies with some also stocking a range of other items including bacon, hams smoked sausages and other charcuterie products. Fresh meat is generally not available from these outlets and should be ordered direct from the farm or a limited range can be bought through Finzean Farm Shop.

We are also pleased to supply product to the the The Milton at Crathes, the Auld Kirk and Green Inn restaurants in Ballater, the Loch Kinord Hotel at Dinnet and the Glenkindie Arms between Alford and Strathdon.