The Bug Farm is the brainchild of well-known entomologist and ecologist, Dr Sarah Beynon. The venture links farming, food and nature through research, active nature recovery, farming, food and education. Despite our name, we don’t ‘farm’ bugs here on a commercial scale. The farmland supports our Tyddewi Herd of Welsh Black cattle, arable crops, such as wheat and barley, and acres of wildlife habitat including wildflower meadows, Rhos pasture, marshy grassland and heath. Our farming practice is informed by our scientific research. Working with a number of universities, we have a programme of research that covers all aspects of the food chain: farming edible insects for food and feed; farming native insects for land management purposes; and using the services invertebrates provide to farm more efficiently.
Conservationist, farmer and academic ecologist who also appears regularly on our television screens
Andy is our resident culinary wizard. Founder of Grub Kitchen and co-founder of Bug Farm Foods, Andy is passionate about doing good through food
We are the home of the UK’s first edible insect cafe, serving plenty of non-insect options too
Our 100-acre farm is managed following results from our research, putting science into practice