Welsh, Free Range Pedigree Pork, Lamb and Hogget
About Us...
We are a family run, small farm in rural Monmouthshire, Wales. We pride ourselves on the love and care that we give to our animals.
All of our animals have the freedom to roam and forage.
We rear Pedigree Welsh rare breed pigs and have a variety of sheep breeds, including the rare Llanwenog breed.
We sell our Welsh pork, lamb, and hogget direct to customers.
Our Story...
We are a family who, due to work commitments, relocated from Salisbury to the rolling hills of Monmouthshire in 2013. We were fortunate enough to be able to buy land with our house and Lloyd Family Farm was born.
On moving in our eldest son decided that he wanted some pocket money. He bought some chickens with his birthday money and started to sell the eggs at the farm gate and to friends and family. Inspired by his success we decided to rear our own Christmas turkey. As an ex-vegetarian there was a risk that we'd end up with a pet turkey so we decided to start our adventure by buying 20 poults. I certainly wasn't going to have 20 pet turkeys. Thankfully we were able to find Christmas tables for them amongst our family, friends and work colleagues and promptly started to plan our next venture.
Having thoroughly enjoyed rearing the turkeys we decided to try our hand at rearing pigs. Again we didn't want to be left with a huge pet pig, so we started with 6 Tamworth rare breed pigs. We sourced weaners locally and reared them to pork weight. Again we found homes for them and started to think about turkeys for Christmas 2015. Year on year we have steadily increased our numbers and year on year they always find a home.
During the latter half of 2015 we began to contemplate sheep. We sourced Welsh Mountain sheep from a farmer friend in Powys and our flock was born. A number of bottle fed, larger lambs were added to our flock of Welsh Mountain ewes and we then had a mixed flock, that I call my "randoms" of: Charollais Cross and Welsh Mountain. A few years later the black faced Llanwenog entered our lives. A rare breed of Welsh native sheep on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust watch list. In their heyday, during the Industrial Revolution they were favoured by Londoners (end of the trainline) for their sweeter, more flavoursome meat.
I am now the proud shepherdess of two flocks: The Randoms and the Llanwenog Flock.
In the summer of 2017 we were approached by NFU Mutual to become a case study for their Smallholders Insurance Policy. Click on the photo above to watch our NFU Mutual video for a clearer idea of where we started. I was amused to see the final edit as they'd made me out to be a very capable single mother and farmer, in total control of the animals and children, but sadly I am not Wonder Woman and my long suffering husband very much pulls his weight too.
During the summer of 2018 we were fortunate to expand our enterprise into the neighbouring farm. Having tried a variety of rare pig breeds we settled on specialising in the Pedigree Welsh breed. Which are also on the Rare Breeds Survival Trust watch list. We bought a Pedigree Welsh boar for our two lovely Tamworth ladies and two Pedigree Welsh gilts. The Tamworth ladies retired to a farm in Brecon to clear woodland. The two Welsh gilts became sows and are still going strong and have since reared 5 further breeding gilts, soon to be sows (mothers).
The current herd of 7 ladies are being happily served by Billy: The current Three Counties Show Champion (2022). He is not so bothered by the certificate but we are very proud of him.
We are now awash with Welsh lambs and Welsh Pedigree piglets and the farm is thriving.
Our Animals
Our focus for our animals is high welfare standards.
We rear our animals with love from beginning to end. We limit our numbers to ensure that each animal has the space it needs to enjoy life. We feed them high quality feed, milled on a farm on the Wales/England border. All of our animals have the freedom to roam and forage, just as nature intended.
Our Lambs and Hogget are pasture fed from our natural meadow fields.
We make small bale hay for our winter feed the traditional way: family muscle power!
Our piglets are born outside in fully insulated, very fancy, farrowing arks.
We have Welsh Pedigree weaners and breeding stock available most of the year. All are birth notified and, if sold for breeding, with be tattooed and checked for suitability.
Our Produce...
I personally transport all of our animals to the abattoir (no 7072).
Having given our animals the best life that we can, we feel it is also important to aim to give them the best end. The abattoir is small, calm and quiet and helps us to achieve our aim. The carcasses are expertly butchered to the customer's requirements ( if pre-ordered) back on the farm in our butchery. It is vacuum packed, labelled, boxed and either picked up from the farm, delivered locally or mailed out frozen by Royal Mail using their next day delivery on a Monday, Tuesday or Wednesday.
Whilst meat packaging requires a degree of plastic to maintain freshness and prevent freezer burn, where possible we aim to use eco friendly packaging, such as eco trays for our sausages and burgers. To deliver, via courier, we package in sustainable and recyclable cardboard boxes with wool liners and ice packs to keep the produce frozen for up to 48 hours.On testing the Sausages and Bacon, depending on delivery time, may need to be refrigerated on arrival as opposed to being put in the freezer. The pork joints and chops can go straight back into the freezer.
We have pork, including sausages, available most of the time. Lamb and Hogget can be pre-ordered. They are usually available in August/September/October (Lamb and Hogget) and again in March/April (Lamb), but larger orders can be usually be accommodated outside of these times.
A hogget is a lamb that has entered its second year of life. My hogget will have enjoyed a second summer season of eating lush, nutritious grass. This gives the meat more depth of flavour, larger chops and better value for money.
We have gained a five star hygiene rating from Monmouthshire County Council.
OUR SHOP...
Our Welsh Pork
We sell our pork in Pick 'N Mix for 2, Family, Large Family, 1/2 or whole boxes.
We also sell individual joints, bacon and a variety of flavours of sausages and burgers. Family Box for 4 Contains:1 x Leg or Shoulder joint2 x packs of 2 Pork Chops1 x pack of 4 Belly Pork Slices2 x packs of Sausages2 x packs of Bacon 2x pack of pork Quarter Pounders.
Our Welsh Lamb
We sell our lamb, in 1/2 or whole boxes
Individual joints may be available.
1/2 lamb box contains approx:
1 whole leg joint
1 whole shoulder joint, boned and rolled1 x breast boned and rolled12 cutlets/chopsNeckMinceOptional: Liver, Kidney, Heart
Our Welsh Hogget
We sell our Hogget as 1/2 or whole or £30/£50/£100 boxes.
Individual joints may be available.
1/2 Hogget box contains approx:
2-3 x leg joint
2 x shoulder joint, boned and rolled1 x breast boned and rolled12 cutlets/chopsMinceOptional: Liver, Kidney, Heart
We aim to be competitively priced when compared with pork products from leading supermarkets.
The larger the order the better the value per kg
AFTER AN UNEXPECTED ILLNESS WE ARE BACK IN BUSINESS!!
Welsh Grass Fed Hogget is on the menu...
£30 Box
( approx 2.5kg- £13/kg)
1x small leg or shoulder joint
4x chops
1 x 500g mince
£50 Box
(approx 4kg - £13/kg)
1x medium leg or shoulder joint.
1x rolled breast joint
4x chops
1x 500g mince
£100 Box
(approx 8kg - £13/kg)
3x small or 1 x large leg or shoulder joints
2x rolled breast joints
8x chops
2x 500g mince
Whole and half Hogget boxes and offal are also available.
Limited Stock
Delivery available - contact Emma for details
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