First Generation Farmers seeking land and property

Hello, we are Andy and Abbie, two first generation farmers based in Suffolk. Neither of us come from farming families but from a young age we've both wanted to be farmers. We met and on our first date discovered we had the same dream! To one day have our own farm and business.

We farm using regenerative farming practices and we believe strongly this is the future of farming. We out winter our stock and they're purely grass reared. We also try to not use chemicals as this damages the soil and we don't like the thought of eating those chemicals once we eat our meat.

We currently have a small herd and flock of all native breeds 13 cattle and 18 breeding ewes. We have mixed cattle breeds such as Shorthorns, Galloways, redpolls, stabilisers, Hereford crosses. Our sheep are Wiltshire horns, which are a self-shedding breed. We graze at Melford Hall Estate in Long Melford. We are very lucky with our landlords who have been very supportive and given us a chance. We'd like to expand, we don't currently live together or live close to our livestock which makes running and caring for our animals challenging.

We both work full-time still as well as our farming business, we're aiming to go part time next year. Andy is a herdsmen and has been to agricultural college, I'm learning as I go! (Abbie). We supply grass reared beef and lamb to the public, we're newly certified to do so. Our plan is to go part-time so we can concentrate more on our business and to expand massively within the next 5 years. We'd like to eventually buy some land near where we rent land and keep expanding. One day having our own farm.

We're looking for some land to rent/possibly buy in or very local to the long Melford, Sudbury, Suffolk area. Or land with/to put a static caravan to live in. Or somewhere to rent and live in with some land/rural. We're open to suggestions! As first generation farmers we do not have any land of our own and have had to make all of our contacts from scratch. We work very hard and will aim to regenerate and look after your land well. Please get in contact if you can help us or know someone that can.

Our business is A & A Livestock on Facebook or a_and_a_livestock on Instagram if you'd like to see what we do.