Description
Mixed farm in County Tipperary. Hives, hive gifts, Hiveshare. Lamb direct & forestry & crops. Delicious honey, good food and gifts from the farm to people Brookfield Farm specialises in artisan food and produce delivered direct to you. From a beautiful landscape running down to the shores of Lough Derg in Co. Tipperary we carefully produce delicious wild flower honey and tender lambs.
Taste matters. Our careful and sustainable farming produces delicious farm food, minimally processed.
You matter. We value the relationship between farmer and consumer, and want to deliver our food fresh from our farm to your kitchen.
We matter. As food producers, a vital part of thriving rural life, we need to connect with you to share our farm produce.
Sharing matters. The joy of farming, keeping the beauty of the land, let us share our story with you. Come and visit our organised farm events, and share your story.
Value matters. Selling directly from farm to consumer, we both benefit.
Brookfield Farm - Who?
Ailbhe Gerrard studied sustainable development in University College London, and organic farming for three years in the renowned Scottish Agricultural College (SRUC). Following a successful construction project management career, she is well qualified to farm at Brookfield beside her family home in Co. Tipperary.
Driven by her vision of bringing agriculture back to its sustainable roots; producing good food for people.
Ailbhe has farmed Brookfield Farm for four years, growing skills, developing new ideas and making collaborations with skilled farmers and apiarists.
Enthused by the energy generated hosting the All Ireland Permaculture Gathering on Brookfield Farm in August 2014; with hundreds of festival attendees attending dozens of workshops on sustainability and food. Ailbhe launched Brookfield Farm Hiveshare - an artisan honey food product with flair.
Ailbhe’s recent activities include:
Member Tipperary Food Producers' Network 2015
Awarded alumnus IFOAM (Organics International) Global Organic Agriculture Leaders’ programme, scholarship winner 2015
Winner Irish Times Artisan Food Producers' competition 2014
Organic Farming qualification - Masters in Science from SRUC 2014
A Taste of Lough Derg - Tipperary County Council food producers’ promotion. 2014 and 2015
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RECENT FACEBOOK POSTS
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Sunset over #loughderg yesterday evening from @brookfield.farm cottage.
Gurteen College
Heading for this Energy in Agriculture event in Gurteen College today - looking forward to learning and meeting colleagues.
Heartbroken to find a red squirrel killed on a local road this morning. I hope it wasn’t the red squirrel I saw by the farm cottage a few days ago. Cars v bodies.... Perfect, so light, and beautiful - red coat, bushy tail and wonderful white front. I moved it from road to hedge to go back to nature.
Shannon Princess, Luxury Barge Cruises, River Shannon, Ireland
Amazing! I’ll be up stargazing tonight...
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Lovely Connemara, looking across the water to Roundstone.
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Filming VR/ 3D on @brookfield.farm today for @tipperaryfoodproducers Wonderful weather, thrilled with the footage captured. Thank you to the team involved! Can’t wait to see the results... @ Lough Derg
The Ethical Butcher
Bees and pasture - applies to Irish bees too!
Summer on @brookfield.farm flower meadows popping with poppies 🌺 and blue blue cornflowers! Hear a distant saw working and the drone of a bee... 🐝 and ....breathe...
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Captain ahoy! New skipper pleased to be on board the newly painted squib. Just have to finish sealing the floor and fix back all the floor blocks etc... then it’s splash back in the water and sail away... sail away.... etc
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Absolutely delighted to be shortlisted for best Gift -#irishmadeawards2019 @irishcountrymag Great craftmakers shortlisted. Do please give Brookfield Farm a vote in Gift section, it would be really appreciated! https://irishcountrymagazine.ie/vote-irish-made-awards-2019/
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Little swallow chicks update - had a peek at their nest tonight. They are getting so big, only 3 can fit at the front of the nest now. Look! Smart new feathers and nearly ready to fly... Wings and feathers crossed that all will be well.... #biodiversity #supportinsects #farmbirdsanctuary
Farming for Nature
Bees bees! Bumblebees... find out more about Ireland’s bumblebees here, and download the poster!
PICTURES BY OTHER USERS ON INSTAGRAM
The beautiful woods around @brookfield.farm, a lovely spot for a winter wander on a recent shoot.
Adventure is just outside your window 🌌#brookfieldfarm #honeyhill #acorns
Brookfield you have stolen my heart #Acorns #brookfieldfarm #honeyhill
Apple trees and sun beams #Acorns #brookfieldfarm #honeyhill
Views of Brookfield.farm - love May and the vibrant green! #nofilter
New sign by the harbour - welcome to Brookfield.farm!
Amazing dance this evening - Mayfly pirouettes in the sky!
Green on green at Brookfield.farm this evening. Winter barley and newly seeded wild flowers. Lough Derg in the background.
Hard to tear myself away from the fields this sunny evening - admiring the barley crop!
Beans and courgette seedlings from irish_seed_savers ready to be planted on a lovely sunny May evening. Garden - a vote of hope for a warm summer!
Orchard blossoms - petals glowing. Lough Derg in the background. Lucky to farm in such beauty!
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