It is #nationalfarmersday! ๐๐๐ท
From manufacturing, marketing, and tourism, farmers keep small and large communities going strong ๐ช Photo credit image of the @PenllynFarm ๐
Read more here:
https://t.co/MFwXftNTU5โฆ
Our website has now launched! ๐ฅณ
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Check out all we will have to offer and tell us what you think! โก๏ธhttps://t.co/vEewQTCVmF
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๐Penllyn Estate, Cowbridge
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#foragefarmshop#cowbridge
#FarmingFacts 3:
๐ The ๐ฌ๐ง is one of only 4 countries to hold the highest global rating for animal welfare ๐ฅ
๐ Farm antibiotic usage decreased 53% 2014-2018. We are the 5th lowest user in EU ๐
๐ Hormones for growth promotion were banned in ๐ฌ๐ง in 1981 ๐
๐ฌ๐ง agriculture ๐ฉโ๐พ
๐ฝ Grows 60% of our food
๐ณ Maintains 70% of our land & environment
โก๏ธ Produces renewable energy for 10 million homes
๐ฐ Bedrock of a ยฃ122bn food industry employing 4 million
๐ Net Zero by 2040
#BackBritishFarming in future trade talks ๐
A sneak peak showing the hive of activity going on at @foragefarmshop from our drone footage. As you can see we are easily accessible from the A48 and have lovely views of the welsh countryside! ๐ณ
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๐Penllyn Estate, Cowbridge
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EAT WELL โข EAT WELSH ๐พ
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#foragefarmshop
We are hiring a Farm Shop Supervisor and Restaurant Manager. If you are passionate about food and working as part of a team then please apply here โก๏ธFarm Shop Supervisor: https://t.co/dFqOUibhme Restaurant Manager: https://t.co/FGlxr2ZPX6
Our newly planted truffle wood consisting of 3000 oak and hazel trees were hand planted in November 2019. Harvesting truffles is a few years off yet. We look forward to enjoying this view from the Forage restaurant with an @CoaltownCoffee in April ๐ณโ
EAT WELL โข EAT WELSH ๐พ
COMING SOON 2020!
Forage will celebrate seasonal, local produce. With many talented, local artisan suppliers, as well as our own high quality meat and veg from the @PenllynFarm we can't wait to welcome you to our exciting new farm shop and restaurant.
EAT WELL โข EAT WELSH ๐พ
98.84% of the UK popn is NOT vegan
98.77% of UK arable crop production is NOT organic
Just 14% of UK organically certified farmland is arable
73% of the UKs 17.2m hectares of available land is not capable of growing arable crops - why livestock farming IS for the public good