Situated at 1000 feet (300m) in a secluded valley in Mid-Wales, but only 8 miles from the famous Royal Welsh Showground at Builth Wells, living here can be tough and the hardy Dexter cattle are ideal. They come originally from the West of Ireland and have always been known as the \"smallholder\'s cow\" since they are thrifty, easy to look after, and provide exceptional quantities of high quality beef and milk from a proportionally lower input than other breeds of cattle.

The sheep flock was started to produce wool for home use. No single breed of sheep seemed to have all the qualities we needed, so we decided to breed our own using various native breeds (see \'Animal\' page). Recently we have started a small pedigree flock of Ouessant sheep.

Boer goats provide meat, fibre and help with \'organic\' weeding.

The farm is run in a traditional way with the least possible input of chemicals and a concern for the welfare of the animals. Any medicine used is homoeopathic whenever possible. This means that the wool produced from the coloured sheep is chemical-free - and the range of colours means that it does not even need dyeing.

We have a wide variety of products available from the farm. They include pedigree stock, quality meat, fleeces for spinning, hand- and machine-knitting wool, sheepskin rugs (organically tanned), woven scarves stoles and throws, and machine-knitted hats, scarves, jumpers etc. See the \'Products\' page for examples and \'Lesley\'s Shop\' for full details on prices and availability. Our daughter Melanie\'s artwork is also featured.