About the Farm

Our family's history with poultry dates back to the 1920's when granddad George Potter would often win top prize with his Rhode Island Red and Light Sussex hens in the National Laying Trials. Today, our two farms set in the idyllic surroundings of the Vale of York, provide some of the most up to date production and packing facilities in the country.

This is a far cry from when mum (Susan Potter) first decided to buy 200 hens in order to have a supply of fresh tasting free range eggs, but we have stuck to our philosophy of only ever handling genuine free range eggs. This is what we mean when we say our whole operation is 'dedicated' free range and there are not many others who can claim to be in the same league as us in this respect.

Today, all of our hens are kept under the RSPCA Freedom Foods and BEIC Lion Quality farm assurance and food labelling schemes. These standards are underpinned by our own unique on-farm standards for quality control, hygiene, traceability and bird welfare. This ensures that not only are our eggs produced to the very highest standards, but also the welfare conditions of the hens are far higher than is required by law.

We have long believed that trees play an important role in creating a natural environment for the hens, encouraging them to roam and express their natural behaviour. We believe it's this additional natural outdoor diet that determines the flavour of the eggs and why we think our eggs taste so good. It is for this reason we have planted 1000's of trees on our farms, which means tasty eggs, happy hens and it's great for the environment too.

In 2010, we completed work on our new state of the art on-farm Pack house were all of our eggs are graded, packed and then delivered using our own fleet of temperature controlled vehicles. The Pack House is certified to the British Retail Consortium Global Standards for Food Safety, which ensures the highest possible standards of quality control and hygiene.

As a company we are committed to reducing our impact on the environment. All of our eggs are sourced from our own farms within a 20 mile radius of the Pack house, not only making our eggs fresher, but also reducing the number of food miles they have travelled. We make every possible effort to use local Suppliers for all our packaging requirements and only use Recyclable materials where possible.

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