Our Story
We’re Sam and Emma, and Longbrook Farm is our little corner of the countryside just outside Oundle, where we’re raising both our family and a herd of native-breed cattle.
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Sam grew up nearby, and after several years managing a large arable farm in Cambridgeshire, he returned to the family farm in 2021. That’s when the cattle came back too, for the first time in over 20 years. Since then, he’s been rebuilding the herd and the land with care, bringing traditional livestock farming back to Longbrook.
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Emma, who comes from generations of arable farmers herself, is still learning the ropes with the livestock, but she’s the face behind the beef retail side of the business. Together, we’re raising our two young children, Lottie and Reggie, with a strong understanding of where their food comes from and what it means to farm responsibly.
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We keep a mix of heritage breeds (Aberdeen Angus, Hereford, and British Blue) and in 2023, we introduced our first Pedigree Longhorn cattle. The Longhorn herd is now up to 21, including Warrior the bull who joined us in 2025, and two cute calves born this year (Zebra and Zig-Zag). After some very promising scan results, we’re hoping for at least seven more calves in early 2026.
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We also keep a small flock of sheep who help graze the pasture over winter and keep the grassland thriving.
What matters to us
We believe in doing things properly, looking after our animals, working with the land (not against it), and producing beef that’s as honest and flavourful as it is traceable.
Our cattle are raised slowly, grazed throughout the summer, fed on homegrown forage, and treated with care from start to finish.
We want to make it easy for local families, chefs, and butchers to buy exceptional meat, with minimal food miles and maximum transparency.
The future...
One day, we’d love to open a small farm shop, not just to sell our own beef, but to give other local farmers a space to showcase their produce. There’s so much delicious produce being grown around here, and we want to help make it easier for local people to buy fresh, seasonal vegetables and locally sourced meat, right on their doorstep.
Emma is also desperate to show some of the Longhorns, and so halter training will be starting imminently.
For now, we’re proud to offer beef boxes and wholesale orders direct from our farm to your table, and we’re always just an email away if you want to ask questions, chat cuts, or see what’s happening on the farm..
