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Who we are
About the farm
We farm on the Barra Castle estate, a 16th-century tower house near Oldmeldrum in Aberdeenshire: the Stephen family has been here since 1904, and David has run the family farm since 2000. On about 20 acres (c. 8 ha), in more than 18 km of polytunnels, we grow Barra Berries strawberries, raspberries and blackberries – over 500,000 punnets a year – while 400 acres (c. 162 ha) are for our own sheep and cows, and we also grow our own veg. Our farm shop and the Barra Kitchen café are open every day, offering our own berries (in season), Barra Berries jam, our own veg and ice cream blended with our fruit; we also offer accommodation in four lodges on the estate.
Snapshots
Image rights: Barra Farm Shop & Kitchen
What we grow
Food crops
Here we list the crops we grow for food. Open a row and we show you what we process from it and which of our products we sell.
Fruit
Blackberries
- Fresh produce „Barra Berries”
Raspberries
- Fresh produce „Barra Berries”
Strawberries
- Fresh produce „Barra Berries”
What we raise
Livestock
Here we list the animals we keep, with breed and headcount. Open a row and we show you what we process from them (milk, meat, eggs, honey…) and which of our products we sell.
- Cattle
- Sheep
More of our products
- Jam, preserves & compote
- Jam „Barra Berries”
- Vegetables
- Vegetables
- Yoghurt, kefir, curd, butter, cream
- Ice cream „Barra Berries” · flavoured
Sales channel
- Farm-gate sales
- Gastronomy
- Retail
Product categories
Product groups
Area
The farm's size category is based solely on the area of land, not on the scale of official revenue.
170 ha (420.1 acre) · medium (50–300 ha)- meadow, pasture (grassland) · 162 ha (400.3 acre) 95%
- orchard · 8 ha (19.8 acre) 5%
Farming method / certification
Community farming
Languages spoken
EnglishLocation
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