The Farm & Our Story:

Taverners farm is a fifth generation 650 acre family farm
in Devon

A Working Farm:

In our milking herd, we have 180 Friesian and Devonshire milking cows. The herd is milked through a 32 standing 16 milking unit parlour and has been fully organic since 2000. Most of our milk is sold through OMSCO, the Organic Milk Suppliers Cooperative.

Benefits of Organic Farming

We believe we can make the best food, naturally, by working with nature.

Farming organically, we don't use any pesticides. Our feed is GM free (containing no genetically modified material). We don't use any growth promoters and do not make use of routine antibiotics. Our land practises work with nature rather than against it, supporting a diversity of wildlife.

Research indicates that organic milk can contain up to 71% more Omega-3 ALA fatty acids than conventional milk as well as up to 50% more vitamin E and 50% more beta carotene.

But farming in this way also helps to protect the environment, by using natural cycles of rotation.

Beef & Dairy Cattle

We also have a herd of Devonshire Milking Cows. The calves stay with their mothers for a full summer.

The meat produced by our Devon cows is finely grained and well-marbled. The beef is hung for 3 weeks to allow the taste and tenderness to develop fully.