February 10th, 2021 COVID-19 Farming Impact, Rooting for Real Farms Farm Case Study 29: Red Deer Farm, Exmoor Share: 👩🌾 Louise runs Red Deer Rare Breeds in Exmoor home to Middle White pigs of which there are around 1-200 left in the UK, rarer than the giant panda. The farm also have British Lops and Gloucester Old Spot pigs. The animals are slowly grown outdoors on an organic diet. Louise says, “Because of the coronavirus, people have been more willing to buy online and expressed more interest in the provenance of their food. People are happy with the few extra pennies that they’re not spending in the pubs and restaurants to spend it on their food”. 🐖🌳 If we don’t continue to support our local farmers & high welfare independent retailers now and into the future, we will lose them! #RootingForRealFarms Post Retweet Visit their Website: https://www.reddeerfarm.com/ Follow them on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/RedDeerFarmRareBreeds/ More Case Studies Share This Article Related ArticlesView All February 4th, 2021 0 Farm Case Study 28: Thatched House Farm, Norfolk 👩🌾 Farmer Vic Jenkins from Thatched House Farm in the Norfolk Broads says, “There’s a growing movement that people want… Read More COVID-19 Farming Impact, Rooting for Real Farms January 21st, 2021 0 Farm Case Study 27: Jolly Oinks, Worcestershire 👨🌾 Max Tailby, owner of Jolly Oinks tells us about his rare breed Berkshire pigs, about surviving lockdown and about… Read More COVID-19 Farming Impact, Rooting for Real Farms December 17th, 2020 0 Farm Case Study 26: Tania Beagley-Brown, Somerset 👩🌾 Tanya tells us that commercial pigs “aren’t a patch on her traditional rare breed Oxford Sandy & Blacks”. All… Read More COVID-19 Farming Impact, Rooting for Real Farms November 26th, 2020 0 Farm Case Study 25: Slade Farm Organics, Vale of Glamorgan 👩🌾 Polly from Slade Farm Organics says despite lockdown, nothing much has really changed. All the animals still need to… Read More COVID-19 Farming Impact, Rooting for Real Farms November 11th, 2020 0 Farm Case Study 24: Seaview Farms, Ulster 🐖🌳🌊 Seaview Farms is a diversified, grass-based, beyond organic farm with a focus on soil health and regenerative agriculture 🌱… Read More COVID-19 Farming Impact, Rooting for Real Farms October 27th, 2020 0 Farm Case Study 23: The Free Company, Edinburgh 👨🌾 4th generation Farmer Angus Smith runs The Free Company farm and restaurant near Edinburgh. Everything served in the restaurant… Read More COVID-19 Farming Impact, Rooting for Real Farms Leave a Comment Cancel replyYour email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *Name * Email * Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Comment