Blackacre celebrates 30 years of family farming

Blackacre Farm Eggs in Templecombe, Somerset is celebrating its 30th anniversary. Started by husband and wife team Tim and Judy Wood, Blackacre began producing fresh, quality eggs in 1979, and 30 years later the business is still going strong producing over one million eggs per week. With son Dan and daughter Vicky now at the heart of the business, the Wood family employs 17 full time members of staff and works with three other local, family run farms to keep up with demand.

Dan Wood comments: "We have seen many changes as a family working on Blackacre Farm over the years. People are far more concerned about the welfare of the animals that produce their food and at Blackacre that has always been paramount. We have always believed that healthy happy hens will produce healthy and delicious eggs."

Dad Tim bought Blackacre Farm in 1974 and began rearing chicks for other producers. After seeing an opportunity to start a family business that could bring fine quality eggs to people in the West Country, Tim began producing and selling Blackacre Farm eggs in 1979. With wife Judy helping on the farm, and the children helping collect the eggs, the business grew from strength to strength.

Dan continues: "The family ethos has always been that by looking after our hens, our team and our customers, Blackacre Farm will continue to grow. Demand from over 700 customers including independent shops, restaurants and hotels has meant that we now source from three other family farms to ensure a constant supply of the very best free range eggs.

"We have taken the time to hand pick local, family run, free range farms, that best understand our family’s values, and we believe this is reflected in the quality of every egg we produce. Each egg has a code on it meaning that through the website, www.blackacrefarmeggs.com anyone can track the egg to the specific family farm on which it was laid. Also by entering your postcode you can search to find your nearest stockist to ensure there is a minimum amount of distance travelled by Blackacre eggs from our family farms to your home. By allowing people to see exactly where their food comes from, we hope to make a real connection with people in terms of the provenance of Blackacre eggs."