Connecting Children and Families with Sustainable Food

What's it all about?

"At The Exmoor Game School, we are a passionate and dedicated team committed to engaging children and families with the origins of their food. Run on a not-for-profit model, we believe in the ethical, sustainable, and nutritious value of game meat, and want to share our enthusiasm for responsible consumption with as many people as possible. Our mission is to promote the intrinsic value of food, emphasising its ethical and nutritional significance over mere cost. With our roots in education and training, we have seen first-hand the positive effect that connecting children with the food they eat has on wellbeing as well as fostering a sense of empowerment and achievement. We strive to foster a deeper connection between individuals and the food they consume, enriching lives and promoting sustainable practices for generations to come."

Sustainable

Ethical

Educational

Engaging

Fun

There is a lot of talk in the media about "eating less meat but of a higher quality" this typically means, more expensive, but we don't think this needs to be the case. With the skills you'll learn on our courses you'll be empowered to make informed choices about the meat you eat and where it comes from - whether that's breaking down a venison haunch or going to your local butcher and buying a hogget neck joint to make a delicious casserole. If you're looking for a fun and educational experience, look no further than our deer butchery and group courses! Plus, with the money we make on these courses, we provide free game preparation and cooking classes to children and families in the local area...what's not to like? Get in touch today or check out our social media, we'd love to chat.

About Exmoor Game School

Venison butchery course

This a really practical and informative course run by people who are passionate about game meat and it's preparation. The course will be delivered by Matt, one of the founders of the EGS, a very experienced deer manager, professional butcher and great all-round person.

Each participant will get half a carcass of from a local, wild and 100% traceable Exmoor deer to break down into a variety of different cuts from joints and steaks to mince and burgers - under the expert guidance of Matt.

You'll leave with everything you prepare, ready to go in the freezer and keep you in tasty meat for weeks to come, so bring a big cool bag to take it all home in. The course will be run indoors but we won't have any heating on, so you'll need to dress comfortably and bring an extra jumper if it's a cold day.

Hot and cold drinks will be provided throughout the day, and a lunch of melt in mouth local, wild venison will also be provided.

The best bit...this course helps to support the free opportunities we provide to children and families in the local area, so thank you!

The course cost is £185 per person - which is excellent value considering the value of the venison you'll leave with would cost significantly more than this if you bought it yourself. If you'd like to bring a partner that is fine, we just ask for a £35 contribution to cover, venue hire, insurance, cleaning, lunch etc.

For further details and booking, please email us on: info@exmoorgameschool.com

Game school, children, cooking, Exmoor, Devon, Somerset

Exmoor Feast - Part of the Dark Skies Festival 2024

Spend a day in the heart of Exmoor with the Root Project and The Exmoor Game School - learning to forage, butcher, smoke and cook
game and a variety of wild foods culminating in a wild food feast around
the campfire. Itʼs very much a hands-on sort of day, where youʼll learn a
combination of open fire cooking principles with hot and cold smoking
techniques. The Game School Team are passionate about locally sourced
and sustainable game, so the majority of what we eat will have been
sourced within a few hundred metres of where it is being eaten. During
the day youʼll learn about venison and deer management, hot and cold
smoking methods, butchery and game meat preparation, wild plant
identification and open fire cooking. £95pp or £170 for two people.
The best bit...as well as having a brilliant day out, you'll also be supporting the children's Game School! To book please follow the link to the Root Project's website below.

We love Deer!

In fact, we love all of the varied and wonderful wildlife that make their homes here on Exmoor - but there is just something special about deer.

There are six species of deer in the UK. We have both native species of deer on Exmoor namely the Roe and Red deer (Britain's largest land mammal), we also have the naturalised Fallow deer mainly towards the East of Exmoor. There have been sightings of Muntjac and Sika deer on the Moor but these are not common occurrences and as far as we know there have been no sightings of the Chinese Water Deer.

The British Deer Society have a fantastic website that is well worth a look if you're interested in finding out more about these special and enigmatic animals, just click the link.

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