From the road, a person driving by would never know the richness and goodies that are down the long driveway. We pull in and the first thing we see is Baby Clover, a one week old baby cow, resting under a tree.
TY LLwyd ( pronounced Tee Clewed) which in Welsh means Brown House, is a farm owned by Liz and Dave Wines. The farm has been in the family since the 1870s. Offering goodies from free range eggs, fresh produce, milk and sunflowers too. All items they sell are grown or raised or milked on premises.
Dave and Liz kindly allow people to walk around their place and check everything out. It was really nice meeting some of the chickens that produced the eggs I was bringing home with me:)
As our group wandered this charming place we bumped into Liz carrying 2 wire baskets for gathering eggs. I say a fun Hello and introduce myself. Liz tells us how she grew up on a farm in Wales. She also shares that their farm is home to around 1200 Dekalb brown chickens. Some turkeys... a duck or 2 or 3 and some cows for milk.
I ask Liz if I could take a picture of her with the baskets of eggs and she responds with a welsh accent, "If you must:)" Then Liz invited us into one of the many free range chicken areas to watch her gather the eggs. So many eggs. Such playful happy chickens:)
As our group walked, I noticed how perfectly clean everything was. Dave and Liz recycle and replenish their pastures.... They move their livestock from pasture to pasture to allow for the regrowth of each area.
They treat the entire farm with respect for the environment and the animals themselves.
This wonderful farm is located on Sound Avenue in Jamesport. It's not only a great place to get, in season, produce, free range eggs and milk. This wonderful hidden gem is a place to go and enjoy some time...in the country. Dave and Liz are true farmers.... farming in a way that is healthy for all of us. The animals and the people:)
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