On a recent jaunt through the Lancashire countryside our tech Director spotted this gem of a business using vending machines to dispense eggs and other good stuff. We’ve seen loads of interesting items vended but we were curious about this and not a little amused at the thought of bouncing eggs dropping off vending spirals. But alas, the guys at Hens On The Hill thought of that one.
This is an extract from their website
Hens on the Hill
‘Several years ago, Jimmy and Heather decided to expand their passion for growing sustainable, delicious free-range eggs into more than a hobby. Advocates of regenerative agriculture, their pasture grazed chicken eggs have become a local must-have. After growing success, the business has diversified and now has an on-farm egg vending machine, tucked away next to the chickens.
Since opening the vending machine, areas of wildflowers have been planted to both help and encourage pollinators. Fruit trees have been planted for additional food that the chickens can forage. We have overwintered our birds in our polytunnel, to fertilize the soil ready for spring planting. Our chickens will be rotationally grazed alongside our cattle. The aim of our enterprise is to try and replicate the natural ecosystems in nature to supply nutritionally dense food, free from chemical intervention, grown in an environmentally sustainable way with animal health and welfare at the heart of it all.’
And judging from all the glowing testimonials these are not just any eggs, they are amazingly great eggs. So if you’re in the area of The Grane Road, near Blackburn and love eggs and other cool stuff, do call in. You can be assured of a great welcome, at least by the chickens!
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