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Tom Browne - Smallbrook Farm, Newton St Cyres.
As of April 2008 Tom is going to be supplying us with our larger ‘bacon’ pigs which will make the boxes 100% organic. He has established a 100 sow herd of DurocXLandrac gilts which he is crossing with HampshireXDuroc boars which should be ideal for our sausages, bacon and ham. Tom’s family have farmed at Smallbrook Farm for generations but things went a little wrong when they went intensive with their pigs and chickens. They got screwed by the ‘cheap food’ myth which seduced so many farmers during the 70s and 80s. Situated in an area of incredibly free draining sandy loam, just north of Exeter, they couldn’t be in a better position for outdoor pig production. Looking after the pigs on a day to day basis is Nick who has been a pig man for thirty five years and "never not wanted to go to work".
We have agreed a price structure based on feed costs so, providing he looks after his pigs properly, his fortunes shouldn’t depend on the fickle nature of the market. |
