Country Food Trust

A Coronation Food Project grant is supporting the work of the Country Food Trust to provide high-protein nutritious meals to people in need.

The Trust accesses surplus raw meat (often game meat such as venison and pheasant) given by estates, farmers and gamekeepers. They create ambient meals including wild venison bolognese. which are then donated to the local area from where the meat originated. They also donate raw meat to community kitchens that can cook onsite.

An added benefit of using game meat is that it protects the British countryside. Wild deer populations are a major source of damage to the UK’s woodlands and so population control is vital. Country Food Trust is providing an important means through which culled deer meat can be used for good.

Since 2015, they have distributed nearly 6 million meals to more than 1,500 charities nationwide, including Burngreave Foodbank, who said:

“Thank you for the delivery of the Free-Range Pheasant Curry; it looks delicious. We’ve seen record numbers coming to us in the last few months. This donation will be such a huge help to us.”