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About us
About our Farm
We are a family owned Farm here in Northwest Co Kildare Ireland.
My Grand parents moved from Leitrim in 1948. This farm reared that family of 9 kids. Then my father Chris and Uncle JohnJoe and their families
It was initially a mixed farm like all farms in the 40-50s. Then when it reached its maximum output in the 80's Chris and Johnjoe were milking 100cows and rearing all the offspring to beef.
Milking stopped in the mid 2000s I'm not sure ill have check that for sure. But the lads were getting on and none of us were showing any interest. A few bits of bad luck like TB and Brucelosis were the final straw for the cows. Then the lads switched to a suckler herd and calf to beef as well.
It was a great place to grow up. Every summer was silage time when the cousins would muck in on our farm and us on theirs! You couldn't ask for a better childhood.
Right now our focus is on Beef as the primary enterprise. We use regenerative farming methods as our aim is encourage biodiversity.
Our Mission
“To be an uninterruptible source between naturally farmed Local Irish meats and consumers who understand the changing world we are entering into"
When I came back to farming in 2018, I did so maybe with some romantic vision of re-creating that atmosphere like which I grew up in. With the Beef industry as it was that was going to take some doing.
Initially I thought it would be enough to extensify to Regenerative ag and go direct to market to secure the farms viability. This has helped somewhat but now new threats have emerged.
The threat of the Mercosur trade deal (BMW’s to south America for Beef to Europe) now hangs like the sword of Damocles above our whole industry. So far, no thought has been given to the huge welfare and regulatory difference between the blocks. European Farmers will most likely be the fall guy!
Thats my worry, so why should you care from a consumer point of view? What are the likely results?
Well possibly cheaper meats until inflation catches up then longer and more fragile logistic supply chains. Lobsided regulatory burdens as they stand will drive Europeans farmers out of business.
Therefore, Greater likelihood of supply disruption and therefore “necessary" Government intervention in consumer “choice".
Establishing a track record of orders from your Farm supplier will prevent “Tortious interference" that may result from any possible regulatory interference.
We still have to win your business with great quality and value but its better that you support your community rather than BuenosAires
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New Direction
Our family as with most families in agricultural Ireland in the 80's were raised on the Fat of the land. Specifically grass derived!
Sounds very glamorous but that was all there was!
The western diet has changed things but not for the better.
Finally modern science is catching up to mother nature in recognizing, among other things, that pasture derived animal fats have amazing chemical properties! Specifically the ratio of Omega 3 to 6.
So by eating what you need to be healthy you are creating a demand for grass-fed beef you're creating a demand for more pastures to feed them. Its a virtuous cycle.
