Lodge Farm Kitchen (homecooked meals from Herefordshire)

Lodge Farm Kitchen is a small company in Herefordshire, producing delicious home-cooked vegan meals, delivered to your door. Founded by a family to use up a glut of garden produce, today this flourishing business works with local farmers to produce quality food. Not everything is vegan, but the link above goes to their plant-based meals.

Before cooking, read up on food safety for people & pets (many human foods are unsafe around animal friends). Recycle packaging at kerbside or supermarket bag bins.

The trays and sleeves are made from compostable recycled paper and wood. The boxes are insulated with recycled paper (sometimes wool but they’re working on this).

This company never uses palm oil, unused food is taken to food banks, everything is recycled and most staff walk to work. Trade orders available.

If you find these meals expensive, just eat half with filling potatoes and vegetables, then cook the other half the next day. This way, they still work out cheaper than ‘gourmet’ ready-meals from supermarkets.

Most meals are cooked in the wood trays (remove the outer sleeve and cover tightly with recycled foil). Ensure they are not close to direct flame or element. To save on bills, defrost meals in the fridge (then they take just 25 minutes to cook).

The range includes:

Lentil Bake with Sweet Potato Mash is made with pearl barley, mushrooms, celery and carrots. Rich with herbs and tamari, this is delicious and is often found in farm shops.
Squash Curry saves the bother of having to chop a fresh squash yourself for a Balti-style curry made with fresh garlic and ginger, along with fragrant Indian spices. This creamy coconut milk curry is rich in protein, due to chickpeas.
Black-Eyed Bean Burgers cook in a pan in just a few minutes. Serve in a bun with chutney and fresh herbs. Packed with natural protein.
Aloo Gobi is a Punjab curry made with tomatoes, roasted cauliflower and spinach. With warming spices, this is a nice light lunch with bread.
Jackfruit Jalfrezi is an Indian stir-fry that uses a tropical fruit that is often used in savoury dishes. This is combined with spicy sweet potato, spinach and herbs, for a dry curry that’s ideal with naan bread and natural yoghurt.

If you can’t decide, why not order the Vegan Meal Box? This costs around £40 and along with some fresh veggies and potatoes, could feed you for the entire week, likely less than the cost of a supermarket shop.

And these meals are all free from palm oil and made by chefs from wholesome local ingredients. The box includes: