The Norfolk Large Black Banger Co.
The Norfolk Large Black Banger Co.
About us
We pride ourselves in producing top quality, high welfare pedigree livestock; Beef Shorthorn Cattle, Kerry Hill Sheep, Gloster Canaries, and most recently Large Black Pigs. By keeping pure breed, pedigree livestock, we are helping to maintain precious, rare bloodlines and improve the genetic pool. In recent years the Large Black pig has been vulnerable on the Rare Breed Survival Trust Watch List, and our breeding programme has helped to swell numbers significantly, by increasing our sow numbers, but also selling breeding pigs on to other pig breeders. Of course there are only so many pig breeders, and with a lot of pigs to try to place, diversifying into food production seemed a logical step. There is no middle-man. We have the satisfaction of producing a truly delicious, honest, food which is so versatile, and a recognised household favourite.
The welfare and happiness of all our animals, including our free-range pigs is at the heart of what we do at our farm in west Norfolk. Our pigs are born and reared outdoors and enjoy behaving like pigs in their free-range environment.
Meet the team:
Nick
A man on a mission to save the Large Black pig
breed. A keeper of pigs many years ago, before
pursuing his career as a Senior Animal Health
Inspector for Norfolk County Council. Now retired but
busier than ever, his passion for pigs has driven him to
start our current Large Black pig breeding programme on
our farm in West Norfolk, alongside the herd of Beef
Shorthorn cows, Kerry Hill sheep, and his world renound
stud of Gloster canaries. Nick is a man with passion and
determination who is out feeding and tending to his
livestock in all weathers.
Andrew
A man who is passionate through and through about the British farming industry. A family man who turns his hand to most things. As well as showing the cattle all over the country, has judged Beef Shorthorn classes from the Surrey County Show, Great Yorkshire Show, Perth Bull Sales and The Orkney Agricultural Show. A great 'animal logistics planner', fixer, feeder, livestock midwife and attendant and general all-rounder.
Danielle
Andrew's wife, mum of 3, Senior Environmental Health Officer, enthusiastic livestock attendant and marketing / IT bod for the Norfolk Large Black Banger Co. Danielle is well placed to ensure high food safety standards in the finished product; whether it be the raw sausages, or whilst manning the Norfolk Large Black Banger Co. stall.
Our next generation of livestock keepers and food producers in training.
