Hyden Farm is a 300 acre farm on the edge of the Meon Valley and part of the South Downs national park. The family has been farming in the valley since the mid 1800s and became organic 10 years ago as part of their efforts to be producing the very best meats and poultry that they can.
Hyden Farm also use ‘old fashioned’ breeds, established at a time when the eating quality of the produce was of the upmost importance. They try to blend their farming with a sympathetic approach to wildlife and natural habitat. The farm is surrounded with mature woodlands and they are part of the environmental standard ship scheme, run by the government.
Their ethos is very much one of balancing nature with farming and producing a product that has had a more natural and slower paced life than the bigger producers and outlets can handle. They care they take is reflected in the quality of the produce, winning Best Organic food producers in Hampshire in 2008. Hyden Farm also has gold awards for their guinea fowl and bacon from the Great Taste awards.
April sees Hyden Farm bringing new season lamb to market, produced from our October lambing Pole Dorset Ewes. Being a Hampshire Farmers Markets producer enables Hyden Farms to visit more than one location and reach a much wider group of customers than they would achieve from just solely having the farm shop. They say coming to market also gives them the opportunity to meet other producers and exchange information and ideas.
