'Farm to fork': Fresh local eggs delivered to your door in Honiton

A local egg farm has adapted its service in the wake of the coronavirus crisis and is offering doorstep deliveries of day-fresh eggs to people living in the Honiton area.

Tony Fowler, who owns family-run Middle Knapp poultry farm producing free-range eggs, spoke to Honiton Nub News about how lockdown has changed his business model and people's habits.

"Overnight - on the evening that Boris Johnson shut the country down - I lost all my customers and the wholesale operation I usually run and had to establish a new customer base," he explained.

"Instead of the customers coming to me, I now go to them."

"I offer a home delivery service of eggs that have recently been laid, cutting out a lot of the usual food miles associated with supermarkets.

"People are really surprised by the freshness, as supermarket eggs can be a week old and travelled 500 miles before they're cooked.

"It's a case of educating people about ethical food production and the benefits of supporting local businesses."

For information on how you can order local eggs (cheaper and fresher than the supermarkets) check out the Fowler's Free Range website here.

You can also like their Facebook page for all the latest updates.