Higher hacknell
Website: http://www.higherhacknell.co.uk/
Higher Hacknell Ltd
Higher Hacknell Farm
Burrington
Umberleigh
Devon
EX37 9LX
Phone/Fax: 01769 560909
Tim and Jo Budden came to Higher Hacknell in 1985 with a determination to farm, but in a way that worked with nature and not against it.
So, in 1988 we started farming organically, a system which we believe offers many common-sense answers to the problems facing agriculture, the food industry and our environment. Organic standards embrace all aspects of the farming system, most especially animal welfare, wildlife conservation and food safety. We believe that for our future health and well being, it is the way forward.
Producing our own food, vegetables from the garden, cider from the orchard and meat from our own animals happened as a natural part of our farming life. From just feeding ourselves in the beginning, we now deliver our produce to homes nationwide. We hope you'll enjoy our organic meat too!
About the Farm
Higher Hacknell, nestling in a secluded part of North Devon between Dartmoor and Exmoor is a true mixed farm with cattle, sheep, corn and a cider orchard where chickens peck and wander beneath the trees.
We are proud of our South Devon cattle whose gentle nature and rich milk make them ideal mothers. Calves suckle their milk for around a year and then graze on the lush clover rich grassland on which no artificial fertilisers are used.
Pasture is grazed in rotation with sheep, the traditional way, to prevent the build up of pests and provide a clean, healthy system which avoids use of drugs and antibiotics.
On the better land, we grow corn, barley, wheat, oats and beans to feed the animals in winter. The straw provides comfortable bedding and is returned to the land in the form of farmyard manure.
