Avril Allshire-Howe chats about her family's free range pig farm and connecting with nature

Avril Allshire-Howe, along with her husband Willie and their two sons, William and Maurice, farms a herd of 100 crossbred pigs in Caherbeg, County Cork. It all started when Avril from West Cork and Willie from Carrigaline were looking for some land in the countryside and bought a house with running water on 3 acres. This expanded over time and since 1997 the farm has grown to a 58-acre enterprise containing forestry, agroforestry, free-range pigs, an on-site processing plant as well as an agritourism and wellness business.  All of the produce is processed on-site and sold directly to customers under the ‘Caherbeg Free-Range Pork’ or the ‘Rosscarbery Recipes’ label. 50 acres of this 58acre farm is under forestry – a mix of Sitka Spruce and broadleaf woodland, along with eucalyptus groves planted around the farm.

In this podcast, we hear their story and get some insight into how this family navigate such a diverse business and also hear of Avril’s great passion for Forest Bathing.

Find out more on www.rosscarberyrecipes.ie

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