Mimi, alongside husband Owen, farms 28 acres in Cloughjordan, north Tipperary; a farm that has been passed from Owen’s grandfather and mother. Together, they have built Crawford’s Farm out of a desire to live well, eat well, connect with nature, put their ideals into practice, and ultimately to contribute positively to the world of food and farming systems.  

Mimi & Owen share a strong belief that small farms play a vital role in carrying on food tradition in Ireland, and that a seasonal, natural, diverse and transparent style of farming not only brings about a lost connection between consumers and food producers, but also returns the flavour and nutrition to the products produced on the farm.  Their overall goal at Crawford’s Farm is to produce traditional, wholesome, organic foods that they feel good about feeding to themselves, their families and their neighbours – food that is raised consciously, ethically and according to nature’s brilliant design.

On Crawford’s Farm they are constantly working on diversification rather than specialisation, and a visitor to their farm today could be forgiven for mistaking it for a farmstead from yesteryear.  A place where small herds of traditional grazing cattle produce milk that is turned into cream and butter, pigs enjoy home-grown rolled oats soaked in skim milk, poultry roam freely after the cattle herd, the kitchen garden supplies an abundance of fresh veggies, and the farm dogs and cats (attempt to) keep everyone in line. 

You can see some short clips of Mimi’s farm here and you can also connect with Crawford’s Farm on social media and via their website: