A Red Poll Micro Dairy in North Wales: Regenerative Farming Against the Grain | Huw Foulkes | 213

A grass-based micro dairy in North Wales, native Red Poll cows, and a business built by stacking enterprises and educating the local community. In this episode, Huw Foulkes of Pentrefelin Dairy shares how he started with just a few heifers, built a cow and calf micro dairy that fits his land and labor, and developed direct-to-consumer sales through farm gate bottles, local coffee shops, and beef boxes. You will hear the details behind his grazing approach with long rest periods, how outwintering works on dry sandy soils, and why he prioritizes an animal that thrives on forage over chasing high milk yield. Huw also walks through what it took to sell milk legally in the UK, why simple infrastructure matters, and what he has learned while adding poultry, pigs, and trees into the system. If you are working toward more resilience on your farm, this episode is full of real-world insight on matching production to grass growth, creating a market that values your practices, and not being afraid to open the gate and show people what you are doing. Find out more: Instagram | @pentrefelin_ Website | https://www.pentrefelin.com YouTube | ‪@PentrefelinDairy‬