About Glanrafon Farm
We are a small family run farm situated in the beautiful Vale of Clwyd at the
foot of the Clwydian range. Though only a small business we concentrate on the
quality of our product both in providing a happy and full life for our pigs but
also in producing a top quality meat with a distinct and full flavour.
A
Little About Us
There
are four of us involved in the business. Made up of Jennifer (mum), Cisa
and Gemma (her daughters) and Martin, Gemma's husband... and of course their
nearly 2 year old son, Tomos. We each have our separate roles within the
business, but hopefully that's what keep's it running like clockwork!
Martin
is the farmer, without him there would be no business. Martin has always
farmed and when he joined the Borsey Household he brought with him his love of
farming. Though (initially) not a big lover of pigs, he bought two for his
wife Gemma a few Christmas' ago as she had always loved them. As the herd
of pigs grew so did Martin's fondness for them!
Gemma
is a primary school teacher so helps out when she can: mucking
out, feeding and keeping all the registration details in order.
Jennifer is a retired nurse whose main occupation now is her flock of Hampshire
Downs. She is also the Gofer, as the rest of us all work full time.
She does most of the errands and packs most of the meat ready to be delivered.
I (Cisa)
pretty much fill in the gaps! I sort the orders, do all the paperwork, PR
and promotion and and anything that involves the computer or money!
We all
muck in and juggle everything in between looking after Tomos, who I'm sure soon
enough will be mucking in himself!
Our Pigs
Our pigs have full run of orchards rich in damsons, wild garlic, acorns, crab
apples and bracken amongst other trees and shrubs. It is the variety of plants
available to our pigs that we believe gives our pork its distinct and unusual
flavour.
Our pork has full traceability – all are pure bred from registered parents and
can be traced back to the point of birth and every stage in between.
We have our own boar – ‘Carl’ so we never use artificial insemination.
Everything is done the ‘natural’ way!
They travel just over 5 miles to slaughter, a rarity due to diminishing pig
slaughterhouses. The reduced stress and length of journey ensures that even at
the end our pigs have a stress free environment. All our pigs are around 4-5 months
of age at slaughter.
A member of the Rare Breeds Survival Trust, we aim to promote the British
Saddleback and help prevent it from becoming a rare breed. They are
currently in the 'at risk' category on the RBST register.
FREE RANGE SADDLEBACK PORK
