The farm has been run by the same family for over 100 years
Claremont Farm in Bebington , Wirral , is loved by locals and visitors alike for its popular farm shop and café that serves produce grown on the farm itself, and from the surrounding area. Whieldons also run a butchers' counter inside the farm shop, stocked with local meats and a selection of homemade pies and sausage rolls.
Back when his grandparents ran the farm, Andrew, 47, told the ECHO: "It was a real mixed farm. We would grow the crops to feed the animals."My grandpa went to America in the 1950s - a lot of the future trends for farming come from America - and he saw farmers' markets, farm shops and pick your own. That's when we started our farm shop which was potatoes, eggs and vegetables.
After years spent working in Zimbabwe and Venezuela, Andrew was inspired to become his own boss and take things on Claremont Farm to the next level. After ten years of running the Wirral Food and Drink Festival, the Pimbley family had outgrown its small farm shop. Inspired by The Everyman Bistro in Liverpool, which blazed a trail in the hospitality industry before it closed in 2011, Claremont Farm decided to build a new farm shop and café.
Challenges facing local farms after years of uncertainty The challenges facing local farms like Claremont since Brexit, the coronavirus pandemic and the cost of living crisis are impossible to ignore. Andrew said: "It's recently been very tricky just staying afloat really. With the cost of living crisis, the energy crisis - our electric bill went from £30,000 to £90,000.
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