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TMOrganic Devonshire Red Chicken
In January this year M&S launched a new
the birds are reared in portable wooden
breed of chicken, the Devonshire Red, an
shelters which are regularly moved to fresh
organic and free range bird that represents
pastures where they spend most of the day
some of the leading standards in animal
in the fields with lots of space to forage
welfare. The chickens are grown on Lord and
amongst the vegetation. Organic Devonshire
Lady Ivar Mountbatten’s Bridwell Park estate
RedTM Chickens are a slow growing breed,
in the heart of Devon. The whole 120 acres
reared for almost twice as long as a standard
of park land is certified organic and is a
broiler chicken, resulting in an extra
haven for wildlife including a herd of fallow
succulent and flavoursome bird.
deer. Grown to Soil Association standards
To find out more about some of the individual UK and Irish producers behind
some of our best fresh produce, visit plana.marksandspencer.com/Farmers