Applegate FarmButchers

Patrick Cole runs Applegate Farm Butchers from a shop on Oad Street in Borden, outside Sittingbourne, selling beef and lamb from local Kent farms alongside pork raised on the family's own land. Keeping pigs on site lets the butchers control feed and traceability from birth to counter, a detail that shapes the shop's approach to every joint sold. The counter also carries free-range eggs from the farm, homemade jams and chutneys, and sausages made on the premises, which took silver in the National Sausage Competition. Staff talk customers through cuts, cooking times and how to carve a joint for Sunday lunch. Trading hours are limited to a few days a week, reflecting the rhythms of a working farm rather than a supermarket counter. Orders can be placed ahead by phone for collection.