The Feather Down Farms
story

How you are helping
our farmers

Farming plays a critical role in our daily lives and the functioning of society. It is the primary source of the food we eat, providing us with the necessary sustenance to live and thrive. The agricultural industry also creates jobs and drives economic growth, with farms, agribusinesses, and related industries accounting for a significant portion of employment in many communities.

Just your presence on a Feather Down farm means you are boosting the incomes of farmers and their families. As a diversification avenue for farmers, they combine their knowledge and assets with our passion to help people escape to the countryside and experience true farm life.

Everyone comes back from a Feather Down Farm holiday with a better appreciation of how the countryside works and what you can do in your everyday world to help sustain these traditional ways of life.

Our educational mission

In a recent survey it emerged that one in five primary school children did not know where milk came from. At Feather Down Farms we have always regarded it as part of our mission to help everyone understand how food gets from farm to fork. That’s why we encourage guests to ask the farmer questions whether on a farm tour or just as they are passing by.

On a farm stay, children will get to meet animals up-close and personal, bringing their story books to life right in front of their eyes. They may see cows being milked, have the opportunity to bottle-feed new-born lambs or calves and experience true wildlife such as deer, badgers and birds.