Indie Farmer Meat Boxes

Meat Boxes

From our fields to your freezer

Our founder Nigel Akehurst is a third-generation farmer. In 2014, he returned to his small family farm in East Sussex to help his parents care for cattle and sheep, and to explore a simpler, more direct way of selling good food.

As demand grew for local, traceable meat, Nigel established a small herd of native-breed Sussex cattle, alongside a flock of Suffolk Mule sheep (scroll down for lamb boxes).

Our docile brown Sussex cows — and their Aberdeen Angus-cross offspring — spend most of the year grazing the SSSI Pevensey Marshes, thriving on ancient salt-marsh pasture while carrying out conservation grazing in partnership with Sussex Wildlife Trust.

Sussex Meat Box

Beef boxes: simple, honest and great value

In 2016, working with a local artisan butcher, we released our first batch of 28-day dry-aged beef boxes. Since then, demand has grown steadily through word of mouth. Today, we sell almost all of our Angus × Sussex cattle directly to customers via meat boxes and our monthly farm-gate sales at Hockham Farm.

We believe this is one of the fairest and most transparent ways to buy meat. You’re buying a share of a whole animal, butchered traditionally, dry-aged for flavour, and priced honestly.

  • 10kg beef box — £160 (around 1/20th of an animal)

  • 5kg beef box — £85

We usually release one to two batches per month. Availability is limited and orders are taken on a first-come, first-served basis.

What’s in a beef box?

10kg beef box – £160

A typical box includes:

  • Sirloin steak (450-500g)

  • Rump steak (450-500g)

  • Shin of beef (500g)

  • Chuck steak (500g)

  • Braising steak (500g)

  • Rib of beef or brisket (1–1.5kg)

  • Topside (1–1.5kg)

  • Silverside or top rump (1–1.5kg)

  • 6–7 × 500g packs of mince

All beef is grass-fed, 28-day dry-aged, vacuum packed, clearly labelled and delivered chilled or frozen (note: individual weights are approximate).

5kg beef box – £85

A typical box includes:

  • Sirloin or rump steak (450-500g)

  • Slow-cooking cuts such as shin, chuck or braising steak (500g)

  • One or two roasting joints (topside, silverside or top rump, 1–1.5kg each)

  • 2–3 × 500g packs of mince

Delivery & collection

  • Free local delivery within 5 miles of the farm

  • Free collection from our monthly farm-gate sales

  • Nationwide UK delivery via courier: £17.50

Reserve a beef box

Complete the form below to reserve a box from one of our upcoming batches. We’ll be in touch within a few days to confirm availability and delivery details.

If you have any questions, email hello@indiefarmer.com and we’ll do our best to help.

Beef Boxes

  • These can include instructions to leave in a safe place or with a neighbour if you don't happen to be in when the delivery drivers calls etc.
  • You can top up your box with extra packs of steak, short ribs, our delicious burgers or extra packs of mince.

Lamb boxes

We also offer half and whole lamb boxes from our Suffolk Mule flock.

  • Half lamb — £160

  • Whole lamb — £300

Delivery and collection options are the same as for our beef boxes.

What’s in a lamb box?

Whole lamb box includes:

  • 4 × half shoulders (or 2 whole shoulders)

  • 2 × racks of lamb

  • Loin chops

  • 4 × half legs (or 2 whole legs)

  • 2 × neck fillets

  • 2 × kidneys

  • Whole liver

  • Mince

Half lamb box includes:

  • 2 × half shoulders (or 1 whole shoulder)

  • Rack of lamb

  • Loin chops

  • 2 × half legs (or 1 whole leg)

  • 1 × neck fillet

  • 1 kidney

  • Half a liver

  • Mince

Lamb Boxes

  • These can include instructions to leave in a safe place or with a neighbour if you don't happen to be in when the delivery drivers calls etc.
  • You can top up your box with packs of quarter pounder lamb burgers.

Farm-gate sales – 2026

We hold a monthly farm-gate sale at Hockham Farm on Saturdays from 10am–1pm, selling individual cuts of beef and lamb alongside award-winning Pevensey Blue cheese and their newer cheese, Tilley Lane.

You can also collect your meat box from the farm gate. Card payments accepted.

Upcoming dates

  • Saturday 17th January
  • Saturday 7th February
  • Saturday 14th March
  • Saturday 18th April
  • Saturday 16th May
  • Saturday 20th June
  • Saturday 18th July
  • Saturday 15th August (No cheese, only meat)
  • Saturday 19th September
  • Saturday 17th October
  • Saturday 14th November
  • Saturday 19th December

Address
Hockham Farm
Tilley Lane
Boreham Street
Hailsham
East Sussex
BN27 4UT

Individual cuts – price list

Steaks

  • Whole fillet — £75/kg

  • Sirloin — £45/kg (450–500g packs)

  • Rump — £40/kg (450–500g packs)

  • Flat iron — £35/kg (450–500g packs)

  • Skirt — £22/kg (400–500g packs)

Slow-cooking cuts

  • Braising steak — £18/kg

  • Shin — £18/kg

  • Chuck — £18/kg

Roasting & slow-cook joints

  • Rib joints — £45/kg

  • Topside / Top rump — £18/kg

  • Silverside / Brisket — £17/kg

  • Short ribs — £16/kg

Basics

  • Mince — £14/kg (500g packs)

  • Burgers — £8 (pack of 4, 500–550g total)

Stay in touch

You can sign up to our free farm newsletter here to receive updates on meat box availability and farm gate sale dates. You can also read more about Nigel’s adventures as a beginner farmer here and follow his updates on the Indie Farmer instagram account here