Organic Fish
At The Organic Butchery, we work with an award-winning producer of organic salmon based in Northern Ireland. With welfare, health and sustainability at the heart of the system, the fish are farmed in the chilly, fast-flowing waters of the Irish Sea, off the coast of Antrim. This makes them powerful and muscular, so their flesh is firm and well-textured. Choose tasty organic salmon fillets and rustle up a mid-week meal that's unfussy but satisfying, or opt for a whole side of salmon to make a special-occasion meal even more special. Fancy making your own fish stock? In the spirit of wasting nothing, we have heads and frames ready to be transformed into a hearty broth for soups and stews.
FAQs
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Just like organic meat, you can get organic fish. Organic fish grows in conditions as close to nature intended as possible state, with production of organic fish being carried out in uncontaminated water of high quality, where the fish do not eat artificial feed and have room to roam. We are proud to work with one of the UK’s only organically certified salmon producers, JCS fish. You can find their organic salmon on our website, delivered frozen so you can enjoy it all year round should you wish.
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At Coombe Farm Organic we work with JCS fish who supply our organic salmon. JCS fish are one of the UK’s only suppliers of organic salmon production, certified by the Organic Food Federation. We are proud to work with JCS fish as we believe their organic salmon is something very special. The salmon is reared in Spring which mimics an Atlantic salmon’s natural reproductive cycle. The salmon are fed an approved organic feed which is GMO free, with only natural pigments used in the organic salmon feed, resulting in a slightly paler flesh, in comparison to conventionally farmed salmon whose feed have been manipulated to enhance their pink flesh colour. Space is essential in any organic farming system and these salmon are no exception, being given the freedom to move and grow, the space is double that of conventional fish farming systems. This space paired with clean saltwater with a strong flow ensures the salmon grow lean and strong, resulting in a better tasting fish.
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When you buy organic salmon, you are buying salmon that has come from a trusted source, with the highest welfare standards at the heart of its production. Organic salmon production is regulated to ensure lower stocking densities, conditions that mimic nature as closely as possible and that fed is GMO free. We believe organic salmon is a better tasting fish as a result of the organic condition in which it was produced, but don’t just take our word for it, try it for yourself.
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Wild caught fish is not organic as there is no way to control fish movement, diet or exposure to contaminants.