Sometimes raising the best duck in Ireland just isn’t enough. Either that or our Managing Director Stuart and Breeding Manager Denis have let some high altitude affect their faculties, but this autumn they are off to climb 17,500 feet to the Everest Base Camp.
It’s a big challenge, and they are doing it all for the very worthy charity ‘Fighting Blindness’. The charity aims to raise much-needed funds for pioneering research to help those afflicted with blindness and ultimately find a cure for this debilitating affliction.
Of course, getting to the Himalayas isn’t easy and the guys are on a major fundraising drive to raise the €12,000 for the charity. This is where you can help – without having to suffer freezing -10 degree temperatures! Stuart and Denis will be running events to help raise the money, but you can also donate – totally confidentially – here.
Any amount, no matter how small, 
would be a great help.
I will also keep you updated of their progress when they set off – should make for exciting reading!
More great news from the Silver hill foods camp – we have been awarded ‘3 Star Gold’ for our Ummera Smoked Silver Hill Duck at the Great Taste Awards! Over 6,000 entries were received for the awards, but only 91 were honoured with the ‘3 Star Gold’ distinction.
Mary Hanafin enjoyed a tour of the Silver Hill farm, and sampled some of our produce – of course! She also had a look at our new Silver Hill allotments that aim to increase sustainability in our Monaghan community.
I’ve had the best couple of weeks possible – cooking up all of the recipes that so many of you sent in for the Silver Hill Consumer Recipe competition. It’s a chef’s dream!
Chinese New Year begins next Sunday (February 14th), and we at Silver Hill are getting ready to welcome the Year of the Tiger!
On my way back from Australia I stopped in Beijing – the home of the Pekin/Beijing Duck – and ate in one of the worlds best known duck restaurants, ‘Quan Ju De’. Wow what an experience and I’ve a few tips up my sleeve from what I saw there! 
Calling all amateur chefs! Silver Hill Foods, Ireland’s premium duck producer is searching for the nation’s top duck recipe. It’s time to get those creative juices flowing and show us what you’re made of! 
It’s been a long time in the planning, but today we opened the Silver Hill shop!
