With a last name that originates from the Old English for ‘ploughing with oxen’, maybe it was inevitable that we would end up with a herd of cows. It’s in our name, but not in our family, so a move to Howemill, the place we call home, allowed us to bring cattle into our lives.
Here we explored the integration of livestock into a small farm ecology. What we observed confirmed that livestock play an important role for healthy soil, plants and wildlife.
We believe agroforestry, holistic planned grazing and pasture fed livestock can restore ecological functionality and produce delicious, nutritious beef, this is our raison d’être.
We are working hard as graziers to produce the meat we would want to share with friends and family, at all times respecting our animals, trusting and learning from them, guided by nature.
Photo © Clem Sandison