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Robert & Jennifer Adams

Shirley Old Park Farm

Fields at Shirley Old Park Farm

Robert and Jennier Adams farm near Ashbourne in Derbyshire.

Organic Ayshire cattle at Shirley Old Park Farm

The 138 acres is a typical organic mixed farm, with Dairy, arable, sheep and beef production.

Jennifer describes their farm:

"A family organic concern - we keep Ayrshire dairy cows, sheep and Galloway beef - situated on the edge of the peak district, where they all graze on clover leys.

Sheep at Shirley Old Park FarmThe two farms are run by Robert and Jennifer Adams and their offspring - Joanna, Richard, Nicola and Andrew.

In our lamb flock, we have recently started keeping Polled Dorsets, for their early lambs, born mid January. We cross these with a Texel or Charollais ram for the best shape of carcass. These are followed on by our later lambs from Kerryhills, Derbyshire Gritstone and Mules - which are lambed at our other farm in the heart of the peak district, where the Belted Galloway* suckler herd also lives. Fantastic lambs, awesome flavoured beef!"

 

 

* The Belted Galloway is now a rare breed, but is distinctive, with a white band around the middle of the animal, which contrasts with the black front and rear.