Redwoods Farm Soy-Free Chicken

Mark Chapple - Redwoods Farm - Devon

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The farmer

Mark Chapple is is from a family of farmers and he is following his grandfather's footsteps. He has been farming at Redwoods Farm since 2007 and has 150 acres in pasture and cover crops.

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The animals

Mark is supplying us with our soy-free chicken which is a Hubbard hybrid, chosen for being a good grazer, slow growing and rather active. As well as chicken, Mark keeps 50-60 cattle which are a breed called a Stabiliser, a Red Angus / Simmental cross, being transitioned to a 100% pasture-fed diet. Mark also farms 700 Highlander sheep, originally a NZ breed. They are 100% pasture raised with the view of becoming PFLA certified.

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The land

The farm rises to 850' above sea level and is undulating clay loam. Mark installed a borehole on taking over the farm in 2007, and the water is still supplied through this.

 

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Mark is working on integrated farming where the animals follow each other in rotational grazing systems to be regenerative.


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