Barracks Farm
Our main farm bought in 1958.
WHO WE ARE!
OUR FARMS
Barracks Farm, based in Fetcham, was our original farm intended for just for pigs and cattle however over 60 years ago Neil Conisbee introduced turkeys. After introducing turkeys, we decided to concentrate just on rearing cattle and turkeys and a few years later a “Flying Flock” of sheep were introduced.
Over the years, we have extended our one farm to four farms; Barracks Farm, Lady Place Farm, Polesden Lacey and Chapel Farm which totals to 1800 acres. We rear 500 cattle, 1000 Sheep, 3000 Turkeys and 250 Chickens where most of our meat is sold through our two shops in East Horsley.
We also use our farms to produce wheat, barley and maize to which with feed our own stock with. We also harvest 750,000 litres of roof water and generate energy from solar panel installation.
Much of our farming enterprise is covered by the Natural England Countryside Stewardship Scheme aiming to improve the environmental value of farmland throughout England.
The Farm
The farm originally reared pigs and cattle. Neil Conisbee introduced turkeys over sixty years ago. As pigs and turkeys don’t mix at all well, a swift decision was made to concentrate on rearing cattle and turkeys. A ‘flying flock’ of sheep came later.
We rear a Sussex Limousin cross breed as the Sussex cattle are good mothers, feed well on grass and ultimately produce a good quality meat.
Beef
The cattle we raise are a cross of the Sussex Breed and the Limousin breed, this allows the cattle to fine muscle, texture and size which provides a great flavour.
You could also purchase wagyu beef burgers from either shop in West Horsley. Waygu is renowned for its depth of flavour and marbling.
Lamb
We lamb two flocks; one in winter for spring (milk lamb) and the other in April. “Bonfire night tupping gives April Fools lambs”.
We finish our lambs on grass, grazing the picturesque Polesden Lacey Estate, part of the Surrey Hills. Some lambs are finished as hoggits over winter fed on stubble turnips.
Turkeys
We raise over 3,000 turkeys every year for the Christmas season.
So they are ready in time to sell in our shops for Christmas we need to get the chicks in as early as July
