Open Farm Sunday: Shropshire organic farm raising money for community ownership to showcase 'unusual' cow and calf dairy

Babbinswood Farm is at the centre of a community ownership campaign to safeguard its future

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Casha Bowles-Jones with a newborn calf from the cow and calf dairy herd
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Casha Bowles-Jones with a newborn calf from the cow and calf dairy herd

A Shropshire organic farm is looking to utilise Open Farm Sunday to showcase its ‘unusual' cow and calf dairy unit, as it looks to raise money for a community ownership campaign. Campaigners have...

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