About Us
We’re Cass and Nick, first-generation farmers passionate about regenerative agriculture, ethically raised livestock, and honest, nutrient-dense food.
With access to family land just outside the village of Quin, County Clare, we decided to pack up our lives in the subtropics and take the leap into farming full-time. In December 2021, we moved from Byron Bay, Australia, to Ireland and began building Lúnasa Farm, a small, certified organic family farm we now run with our two children, Finn and Isla.
Our goal is simple: to raise food with integrity, care for the land, and share the best of what we grow directly with our community.
Meet Cass
Cass grew up by Clovelly Beach in Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs. In 2013, she completed a livestock apprenticeship at the Stone Barns Center for Food & Agriculture in New York and has been working in organic farming ever since; managing livestock operations, growing seasonal vegetables, and selling produce to farmers’ markets and chefs.
As a wholefoods cook and qualified nutritionist (BSc Food Science & Nutrition, La Trobe University Melbourne), Cass is passionate about food education, seasonality, nose-to-tail eating, fermentation, and the slow food movement - creating food that nourishes both people and the planet.
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Meet Nick
Nick grew up in Quin and trained as an engineer before following his true calling — regenerative farming, whole-animal butchery, and charcuterie.
He spent five years running a pasture-raised pig enterprise in the Byron Bay hinterland, selling pork boxes directly to customers while learning the art of artisan butchery with Hayters Hill Farm. Nick has also travelled twice to Italy to study traditional European charcuterie methods, bringing that craft back home to Clare.
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Our Butchery
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We lease a small butchery in Clarecastle, where we break down our own animals and make everything from scratch - from fresh cuts to natural sausages and nitrate-free pork products.
Our products are free from gluten, artificial flavours, colours, and preservatives, and full of genuine, farm-raised flavour. We also proudly stock seasonal Irish products from like-minded producers, including seasonal organic raw milk, pasture-raised eggs, and fermented vegetables.Our shop is open every Friday and Saturday from 9am–1pm, and we offer local click & collect most days of the week by prior arrangement.
Running our own butchery has been a long-held dream, and we’re thrilled to now share our ethically raised, regeneratively farmed meats with customers across Ireland through our online store.
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Our Farm
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Pasture-raised
Our animals are free to roam outdoors year round on well managed pastures. Our cattle forage on diverse plant species, making them 100% pasture-fed. Our pigs are always free to root, dig and run around their paddocks, and their diet is supplemented with a certified-organic, balanced ration to ensure that their nutritional needs are met.
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Regeneratively Farmed
At Lúnasa Farm we use holistic planned grazing to manage our pastures, moving our cattle regularly using single strand electric fencing and a portable water system. This ensures that overgrazing never occurs and that all plants will have sufficient time to recover before the animals return to them.
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Certified Organic Farm
Our farm is certified organic with the Irish Organic Association. We adhere to strict organic standards when it comes to both animal husbandry and environmental management. We want our customers to be confident that the food they are buying is chemical free and has been raised as nature intended.
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Heritage-Breed Pigs
Our heritage-breed pigs live outdoors year-round, free to root, forage, and wallow in fresh paddocks that we rotate weekly. They’re fed a certified organic, soy-free wholegrain mix grown in County Tipperary that we ferment in local whey to improve digestibility and nutrient absorption.
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Pasture-fed Cattle
Our certified organic beef cattle are managed using holistic planned grazing, ensuring they’re 100% pasture-fed and finished. This approach helps build healthy soil, capture carbon, and support local biodiversity, all while producing deeply flavourful, nutrient-rich meat.
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Natural Farming
We incorporate principles of Korean Natural Farming (KNF) into our regenerative practices. We make our own natural inputs, including fermented plant extracts, lactic acid bacteria, and indigenous microorganism cultures, to improve soil health, strengthen animal resilience, and reduce the need for outside inputs.
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Our Mission
Our mission at Lúnasa Farm is to provide our community with ethically-raised, nutrient-dense and exceptionally delicious produce that's been raised in a way that mimics nature. Our aim is to encourage and build biodiversity on our farm, increase carbon sequestration and improve water retention.