About Us - The Farm & Family

Along with his wife, Emily and his children, Anna and Hamish, Mark set to work transforming his farm. His aim? To provide his family with the finest quality food produced honestly and naturally with animal welfare at its heart.

Kick-starting it all, Mark spent two back-breaking years planting over 30,000 trees, reinstating miles of hedgerows and laying fencing to nurture the land back to health after years of intensive farming.

Once trees had taken root and natural flora began to flourish once again, wildlife returned to the area and the soil was rejuvenated. After months of toil, the farm was finally granted organic status in 2004.

Working with the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, Mark began rearing his own herd of native Aberdeen Angus cattle fed on a 100% pasture diet.  This means animals feed on grasses and wildflower alone, never grain. Mark also introduced a flock of grass fed sheep to keep the meadows mown, and organic pigs were kept busy clearing scrub from the farm’s woodland.