Our Story
Rooted in Farming, Grown by Family
Lowe’s has always started with the farm.
Our family has been growing vegetables for six generations, and in 1958 David and Doreen Lowe began farming here in Byley on just 30 acres.
Today, the farm has grown to more than 500 acres and Lowe’s has become home to a farm shop, tearoom, butcher and a collection of independent local businesses. But behind everything you see today, we’re still a working family farm.
Where It All Began
Long before there was a Lowe’s Farm Shop, produce grown here was sold at local markets.
The family spent years at Middlewich and Crewe markets, building relationships with generations of customers and establishing something that remains important to us today; a direct connection between the people growing the food and the people taking it home.
While the markets continued, Doreen also began selling produce from a small outbuilding here on the farm in the 1960s. It was simple, but it marked the beginning of customers coming directly to Lowe’s to buy what we had grown.
From Farm to Farm Shop
In 2001, the first official Lowe’s Farm Shop opened.
What started as a practical place to sell our own produce gradually grew with our customers. The shop expanded, moved into its current home in 2011 and continued to develop into the place you see today.
More Than a Farm Shop
In more recent years, Lowe’s has grown in a slightly different way.
Ginger & Pickles joined us in 2020, followed by our resident butcher in 2021. During the Covid years, we also began creating space around the farm for other independent local businesses, something that has since become an important part of Lowe’s.
Today, people might come for their vegetables and stay for coffee, visit the butcher, browse the other businesses or simply see what’s new.
Still a Working Family Farm
Despite everything that’s changed, the most important part hasn’t.
Today, David and Doreen’s son Graham runs the farm alongside his wife Tracy, with their sons Tom and Sam also involved in the day-to-day running of the farm and farm shop.
The fields surrounding Lowe’s aren’t simply part of the view. We’re still growing, harvesting and working with the seasons, and much of our homegrown produce still makes the short journey from our fields into the farm shop.
Still Growing
Lowe’s will continue to change, just as it always has. But as we grow, we want to hold onto what made the place special in the first place: family, farming, fresh produce and supporting local.
And we look forward to welcoming familiar faces and new ones for many years to come.
- 1958
The Beginning
David and Doreen Lowe begin farming in Byley on 30 acres of land given to them as a wedding present.
- 1960s
Selling From the Farm
Doreen begins selling homegrown produce from a small outbuilding on the farm- the earliest beginnings of Lowe’s Farm Shop.
- The Market Years
From Field to Market
Alongside selling from the farm, the Lowe family spent years selling their homegrown vegetables at Middlewich and Crewe markets.
- 2001
Lowe’s Farm Shop Opens
The first official Lowe’s Farm Shop opens, giving customers a dedicated place to buy directly from the farm.
- 2011
A New Home
The farm shop moves across the yard into the building it calls home today, in memory of David Lowe.
- 2020
Ginger & Pickles Arrives
Ginger & Pickles opens inside the farm shop, adding a tearoom to the Lowe’s experience.
- 2021
Our Butcher Joins Us
Our resident butcher becomes part of Lowe’s, bringing a traditional butcher’s counter into the farm shop.
- Today
Still Growing
Lowe’s is now home to the farm shop and a growing community of independent businesses- while remaining a working farm run by three generations of the Lowe family.
Meet the People Behind Lowe’s
Family-run, with a brilliant team behind us. Meet some of the familiar faces keeping the farm, farm shop and everything in between running.
The Boss*
*According to Graham
The Real Boss & Keeper of the Peace
Tractors, Fields & Everything Farming
Farming, Fresh Produce & Everything In Between
20+ Years of Keeping Us All in Check — and Basically Family
The Original Farm Dogs & Senior Management
Farm Dogs in Training
And the Team Behind It All
Lowe’s might be family-run, but it certainly isn’t run by the family alone. We’re lucky to have a brilliant team behind us, including plenty of familiar faces our regular customers will know well.
Address
Shanty Farm, Moss Lane, Byley, Middlewich, Cheshire, CW10 9NG
Email Us
lowesfarmshop1@gmail.com
Call us
01606 832 874