National fame for farming couple

WINNING top awards for their produce has secured local farmers Neil and Sally Grigg a feature in a prestigious national magazine.

Neil and Sally, who run a farm near Broadclyst, are featured in this week’s Country Life magazine.

The couple are tenants on a 400 acre National Trust farm which is part of the Killerton Estate, where they have been farming their own herd of Red Ruby cattle since 2007. This month’s Country Life, features them talking about their entry into farming, following careers as an accountant and rural surveyor.

Neil said: ‘We always wanted to move back to the west country from Winchester where we were living and working at the time, but we weren’t sure how or when it would happen. When we saw an advertisement for the lease of Burrow Farm, we knew we wanted to go for it’.

The feature in Country Life has come about as a result of Burrow Farm winning awards for their produce. The farm has been award winners in the National Trust Fine Farm Produce awards every year since 2011 and overall winners in 2014. They also won awards for their black pudding and gluten free sausages in the Taste of the West awards in 2015.

‘Winning awards is the icing on the cake for us and it’s such a lovely way to be recognised by the Trust and fellow foodies,’ said Sally.

‘We’re thrilled to be featured in such a well read and reputable magazine such as Country Life. We’ll be making sure we buy a few copies to show our families.’

Burrow Farm meat is available at the Burrow Farm butchers shop at 30 Cowick Street, Exeter.

They are also going to be at the Exeter Festival of Food and Drink which is taking place in Northernhay Gardens from 22-24 April, where they will be selling a range of hot food including red ruby burgers, as well as a selection of ready to cook meats from their butchery counter.