Harvest Week 47 · Tuesday Dispatch
White Park sirloin. Portland mutton. The last of the season's tomatoes.
"Three cuts I'll be sending to the block this morning, and a tray of Costoluto that finally turned. Order by noon for London dispatch tomorrow." — Margaret Halloran
Order This Week's HarvestDispatch · 19 November
This Week from the Farm
A working list of what is being cut, hung and packed in the next 36 hours. Prices shown are trade (per kg, ex-VAT) and subscriber (per 500g pack). The same animals, the same fields — only the portion size differs.
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£42.50 / kg Trade
£24.80 / 500g Subscriber
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£18.20 / kg Trade
£11.40 / 500g Subscriber
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£9.60 / kg Trade
£6.20 / kg Subscriber
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£3.20 / half-dozen Trade
£2.40 / half-dozen Subscriber
Rare & Native
The breeds that graze Stone Street
We are the only UK farm commercially finishing these four native breeds at scale. Each one is grown slowly on grass alone, taking the time the industrial system does not allow.
Cattle
White Park
Britain's oldest recorded breed, descended from the wild cattle of medieval parkland. Finished at 28–32 months on grass alone.
Sheep
Portland
A small, tan-faced breed once thought extinct. We keep a closed flock of 240 ewes on the Benenden downs.
Poultry
Norfolk Black
The original bronze turkey, dressed for the Christmas block from late November. Slow-grown to 22 weeks.
Pigs
Gloucester Old Spot
The orchard pig, kept in our Benenden wood on apples and whey. Cured into charcuterie by our in-house butcher.
The Ledger
By the numbers
- 93
- Years of unbroken family stewardship on the same 280 acres in Stone Street, since 1932.
- 140+
- Trade accounts across London and Kent, including fourteen Michelin and Bib Gourmand kitchens.
- 480
- Head of rare and native cattle on the holding in 2024, plus 1,200 sheep and 6,500 laying hens.
- −142t
- Net tonnes of CO2e sequestered across the holding in the 2024 carbon audit.
On the pass
Where the produce lands
A handful of the fourteen Michelin-starred and Bib Gourmand kitchens we currently supply, alongside the press we keep on the desk.
- 01The SportsmanSeasalter, Kent
- 02Quo VadisSoho, London
- 03The Fordwich ArmsFordwich, Kent
- 04The Dysart PetershamRichmond, Surrey
On the desk
Press & Awards
- The GuardianTop 10 Ethical Butchers, 2023
- BBC CountryfileDecember 2022
- Rick Stein's Food StoriesSeries 2, 2024
- Royal Smithfield ShowThree Gold medals, 2024
- Soil AssociationFarm of the Year, 2023
- Taste of Kent AwardsBest Small Producer, 2024
The Hallorans · 1932–2025
Four generations on the same 280 acres
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1932
Cornelius Halloran
Bought the Stone Street holding as a working dairy of 64 acres and began the first mixed-livestock rotation across what is now the farm.
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1968
Patrick & Eileen Halloran
Took on the neighbouring parcels and doubled the holding. Built the first on-farm curing room and added the Portland sheep flock in 1974.
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1996
Margaret Halloran
Converted the holding to fully pasture-fed, took the Soil Association certification, and opened the first direct trade route into London in 2001.
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2025
Tom & Will Halloran
Joined the holding from their respective kitchens. Brought in the in-house butchery, the weekly box scheme and the breed-traceability system used today.