Sending email...Highfield Farm
Cornish Mutual insures all kinds of people, business activities and farms in rural communities throughout the South West. Allow us to introduce Highfield Farm
Highfield Farm is a traditional small 118 acre mixed organic farm situated on the outskirts of the picturesque port of Topsham in Devon. It has been owned and run by the same family since 1939. Since 1987 the farm has been certified organic by The Soil Association, and today it is run by the fourth generation, Ian and Lyndsay Shears and their young family.
Currently Highfield Farm rears organic cattle, including native breed Gloucesters, and produces organic wheat for milling and organic barley for animal feed. As part of the Year of Food and Farming initiative Ian has built a mobile bakery with a wood fired oven which he takes to schools as part of a "Seed to Loaf Roadshow"
His workshops allow children to see and experience the whole process as a sheaf of wheat becomes a loaf of bread – from grinding the grain, to making dough and baking for themselves - over the last eight months over 4000 children have experienced Ian’s roadshow.
Well placed for local service
Ian recently moved his insurances to Cornish Mutual due to the local personal service offered by our Insurance Inspectors.
He says:
“Although our farm is traditional in agricultural terms – like many others in Devon and Cornwall we have diversified into many different areas – office lets, a caravan site and school visits. It is essential all these enterprises are correctly insured and this is where I find my local inspector to be invaluable in offering prompt quotes and cover.”
Ian has taken out insurance to protect his farm, home and contents, commercial activities and very importantly public liability – essential for his school visits – and Cornish Mutual was so impressed with his work, it offered help towards costs.
He explains:
“I hope to work with many more schools this year as I feel so strongly about reconnecting children with agriculture and locally grown foods. I am very grateful to Cornish Mutual for their sponsorship of this project and feel secure in the knowledge that the range of risks that I insure with them, like my liabilities and property, are well protected.”
For further information on Highfield Farm telephone 01392 876388 or visit www.highfieldfarm.org
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