Twenty-five years ago, there was relatively little concern about where food came from and how the animals that produced it were reared.
But one couple was determined to do things differently. Cambridgeshire farmers, Charles and Jo Mear, were amongst the first farmers in the country to sign up to RSPCA Assured – the RSPCA’s higher welfare farm assurance and food labelling scheme.
Charles and Jo are fourth-generation farmers producing eggs from their 28,000-strong flock