The Story Pig are hiring a farm assistant
JOIN OUR TEAM

We're hiring a hardworking and enthusiastic Story Pig General Farm & Gardening Assistant (2-3 days...

WE’RE HIRING

We’re hiring a lovely Café & Front of House Supervisor (includes weekends) We’re on the...

The Story Pig Roasted Ham Hocks recipe
ROASTED HAM HOCKS

These roasted ham hocks, using The Story Pig’s Tamworth free-range ham, are a delicious springtime...

Fire sunset over the farm at The Story Pig
WATCH US IN ACTION

It's early evening and I am sitting outside in the shade next to the tipi....

Pizza from a pizza oven, local ingredients, cheese and tomato pizza
CHARLOTTE, SHALL WE MAKE PIZZA?

Friday Pizza Nights at The Story Pig Pizzarea are becoming more popular every week with...

Freshly baked shortbread at The Story Pig, made by Charlotte
A NEW ERA

In May 2021, we opened Lavender Keepers café to the world.

Tipi all set up in the gardens at The Story Pig
THE YEAR OF 2020

After the pandemic had hit us all, we quickly changed our business model as did...

Close up of some flowers in the gardens and a bumble bee getting pollen
OUR GARDEN IN BLOOM

Our vision was to create a formal garden where visitors in the future would be...

James and Charlotte hosting a local event at The Story Pig
HOW FAR WE’VE COME

Charlotte joined James at Lavender Keepers and from then ‘till now we have built The...

The view at The Story Pig from the tipi
THE START OF OUR STORY

In 2016, James started building Lavender Keepers. At that time, it was bare land, just...