Good afternoon,

March is here, and with it a feeling of spring is in the air thanks to the keen daffodils and wild garlic. To celebrate, the yard shop is back to normal hours and will be serving farmhouse cider & wagyu hot dogs this Saturday and we hope to see you.

We will have wagyu hot dogs available for walk-ins, but please let us know if you’re meat or gluten free as I’ll need to organise these beforehand.

We’ve got beef, eggs & cider to take home aplenty - take a look here.

The first thing most people notice when they come down our farm drive is the unusually shaped cowshed in the middle of our yard. Not only does it serve as a convenient roundabout for shop customers, delivery drivers & tractors, and an interesting venue for interesting talks by agricultural authors, but it provides a happy home for our cattle.

The design is inspired by the principles of Temple Grandin, who observed cattle prefer to move in curves rather than straight lines, don’t enjoy heading into darkness and feel more safe in a confined creche-like handling system, which this barn has in its centre. It has a chimney that draws moist air up and out, improving the health of the herd, and its design enables the cattle to all see each other, which helps keeps them calm. All in all, it’s a thoughtfully designed building and the first barn we put up at Trenchmore, almost 10 years ago. We currently use it for the finishers, where they get ample silage and bi-products to eat, and access to the Happy Cow, a rotating brush that is turned on when a cow pushes against it for a back and neck rub.

We’re open on Saturday 11-4pm so pop by to see the Happy Cow & our happy cows.