FROM THE VERY BEGINNING…
Based in the idyllic surroundings of the Vale of York, our farm provides the very highest standards in free range egg production and packing.
The story began in 1970. This was when our mum Susan, having been brought up on a small farm and enjoying real free range eggs throughout her childhood, decided she was not happy with the quality and ethics of the eggs available to buy at that time.
With the help of our dad, Roger, they bought 200 hens in order to have their own supply of fresh free range eggs, that were produced under the highest standards of welfare for their hens. Demand quickly grew for their award winning local eggs, as did the business. Shortly afterwards, their son’s James and Adrian joined the business.
It is these original values of quality and welfare that underpin how the farm is run to this day.
CONTINUING A LEGACY
Our family's history with poultry actually dates back to the 1920s, when granddad George Potter would often win top prize with his Rhode Island Red and Light Sussex hens in the National Laying Trials.
When mum first decided to buy 200 hens in order to have a fresh supply of high-welfare free range eggs back in 1970, we were only the second farm in the UK to start producing commercial free-range eggs. Despite the challenges of producing what were at the time a very niche product, we stuck to our belief that locally produced, high-welfare, free range eggs were the way forward.
Since joining the business, James and Adrian ensured that these values were kept at the heart of everything we do at James Potter Eggs.
In October 2019, we tragically lost James. James was a passionate farmer and businessman, and alongside Adrian, he had grown James Potter Eggs into the successful business you see today. Since 2019, Adrian has taken sole responsibility for the business, continuing the family vision of producing high-welfare, delicious, free range eggs from Yorkshire.
