Chris Govier pictured above farms 100 acres and produces 250 prime lambs a year. He is also a professional sheep shearer.

When you buy lamb or mutton from Somerset lamb direct it will come from either our own farm or one of our neighbouring Exmoor farms. We have selected local farmers who we know produce lambs to the same high standards that we demand for our own flock. All our local producers are Farm Assured, (as are we) this means we all undergo an inspection once a year to ensure that we comply with certain welfare and safety standards on our farms.  But of greater importance is the fact that all of us are experienced farmers who love the land and respect our animals.

At present we are supplied by nine local farms. As a result of the difficulties being experienced in farming at the moment Somerset Farm Direct is a benefit to local farmers as it allows them to be paid a fairer price for the product they produce than they would otherwise be paid through other outlets.

Apart from working together to sell our lambs direct to the public, there are many other interactions between the 9 farms.  Chris Govier helps us to shear our sheep.  His father Ken not only farms, but is also a professional fencer (he puts up sheep fences rather than using a foil or épée!), he has also just bought a second-hand mower for cutting hay and silage fields - he did a very neat job on our hay field in July.  Roger North has a mobile sheep dipping unit which he rents out to his neighbours. Bill Norman is a farmer and a contractor and he cuts, bales and wraps our round-baled silage.