Park Farm is a dairy & arable farm, one of three on the Chevening Estate, in Brasted, north Kent, close to the Surrey border. The farm is run by James Edgar, who is the 3rd generation of the Edgar family to farm this land. Over the years the farm has evolved but the essence is still the same – to produce high quality crops and milk.
Our Story
Farming in general is changing and over the past two years we have been making changes here at Park Farm.
Educational Visits
School visits are of great importance to us, in the sense of informing and educating.
Catering
We offer trailer-based catering of our luxury Jersey ice cream for your next event.
About our Farm
The arable side of the farm is approximately 900 acres and a mixture of wheat, rapeseed and beans is grown which is sold worldwide, through a Farmer Owned Co-operative. In addition to the arable part of the farm producing quality crops for sale, we also aim to produce as much feed for our cows as possible, growing silage, maize and fodder beet in house.
The dairy currently has a milking herd of 140 Pedigree Jersey cows, with all year-round calving. We raise our own dairy youngstock and overall we have approximately 300 head of cattle, including 1 Pedigree Aberdeen Angus bull. The bulk of our milk is purchased by Freshways and is taken away for pasteurisation to be sold in shops.
In July 2016, we also obtained our license to sell raw milk at the farm gate. This is milk which is unpasteurised and unhomogenised. Our raw milk is full fat and you will be able to see the cream settle on top of the milk.
In 2022, we started selling pasteurised milk through our vending machines and we also make and sell deliciously creamy Jersey Ice Cream, which is made onsite in small batches. We love to experiment with new flavours! We have also renovated an old ice cream trailer to take to events to sell our ice cream.
We breed and raise some Angus cows for beef and we have hand reared a small number of sheep in order to create a small flock for lamb.
We are also able to offer interesting and educational school/club visits to the farm. These tours can be tailored to the needs of your group and include a tractor and trailer ride to view some of the arable land and a tour of the dairy unit.
For more information, please contact us.
