Our story
We are a Welsh/Bolivian farming family based in North Wales. We’ve been rearing cattle and sheep for 6 generations, and while continuing family tradition, we’re also diversifying.
After many years of selling through traditional livestock markets, we decided to start selling our produce direct to customers and to put our culinary knowledge to good use. We’re now producing fresh meat boxes and have recently announced our latest endeavour: Bolivian-inspired street food. Producing and preparing high-quality food is one of our greatest joys. We look forward to sharing it with you.
The Farm
Our farm, located in the Dee Valley, Denbighshire is a rural hill farm with upland territory. It is situated within an area of outstanding natural beauty and our moorland grazing is in the Berwyn Mountains SSSI (Site of Special Scientific Interest). We are therefore subject to strict land management programmes and are also certified with the Farm Assured Welsh Livestock Scheme (FAWL).
Our breeding livestock consists primarily of traditional heritage breeds of cattle, sheep and pigs. As a rural hill farm with upland territory, our livestock is well suited to the climate without too much additional input.
We rear pure Welsh Mountain Ewes and cross some with Charolais rams. The Welsh are a hardy native breed that can withstand cold winters and upland grazing. They spend the warmer months up on the Berwyn mountains grazing on heather alongside our Welsh Black cattle. Our Saddleback pigs are also happy outside for most the year, but appreciate a warm straw-filled barn when it’s cold and wet.
We also rear goats and a variety of poultry including Norfolk Black turkeys, geese, Muscovy ducks, chickens and Coturnix quail, however, we do not farm these animals commercially.
Ethos
Sustainability, traceability and sustainable land management are central to our values as producers. We believe in providing high-quality produce that is fully traceable and reared using non-intensive methods. We are committed to maintaining high welfare standards and practicing sustainable methods. We also aim to challenge misconceptions about agriculture and educate consumers about farmers like us and the role we play in the food chain.
The Llamas
In 2005, we acquired a small herd of llamas – true to our Andean heritage.
17 years later, one member of the original herd, and many of his descendants, are still very much at home in the Welsh countryside. Llamas are natural shepherds and perform an important task all year round, protecting our sheep and poultry. They are normally gentle creatures but are also very territorial and will see off foxes, unfamiliar dogs and sometimes people who enter their fields.
We can rest easy knowing that our llama farmers are watching over the flock.
