Don’t forget your Wellies
Exploring different farms and the farmers behind the animals they keep. Showing their farms through an outsider’s eyes, learning about how they work and what their animals mean to them.
Northend Farm
Full time Veterinary Nurse Abby lives on a farm in South Cerney, alongside her dog Doug a gorgeous Springador, owning both Cattle and Sheep.
Never have I met someone who knew so much about each of their cows and could tell me everything about them, where they came from, their likes and dislikes, even the amount of food each cow had as they were all fed independently finished with a cuddle and scratch on the head. In no particular order, meet Fluffy, Gabriella, Gloria, Gemma, Harriet and of course little Percy.
Meat the Flockers
Five families have come together to raise Pigs, Sheep, Cows, Turkeys and more within their village to produce ethically sourced meat and produce. Between the couples and their children they have a rota to feed, muck out and check on their livestock which they later eat as sustainable meat with the lowest food miles possible from field to plate.
The animals are raised in their village of Chalford, when the time comes they go 20 minutes away to a local abattoir and then just 5 miles down the road to the Woodchester Meat Company. Any excess produce not split between the families is sold to people in the village and nearby who can see them free ranging and know exactly where their meat has come from. I met with Rachel and Jonathan Topps, 1/5 of the team, who showed me around.
