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Who we are
About the farm
We are a third-generation family dairy farm and have farmed Old Ley Court in Birdwood (Churcham, near Gloucester) since 1963, on about 95 acres (around 38 ha), mainly grassland. In our own cheese house we make traditional Single and Double Gloucester cheese from the unpasteurised milk of our closed, mixed-breed herd of 70 cows, including native Gloucester cattle; we are one of only six producers of traditional Single Gloucester. We also keep a few Gloucester Old Spot pigs. We sell our cheese at farmers' markets, in shops and, pre-ordered, direct from the farm; on Tuesdays and Thursdays you can arrange a visit to see the cheese being made.
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Image rights: Smart's Traditional Gloucester Cheese
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
- Cheese
- Ripened cheese
- Hard, long-aged cheese
- Cheese
- Pigs
More of our products
- Ham, bacon & smoked meats
- Streaky bacon
Sales channel
- Farm-gate sales
- Farmers' market
- 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.
38 ha (93.9 acre) · small (5–50 ha)Farming method / certification
Community farming
Languages spoken
EnglishLocation
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