Sophie swaps the classroom for life on the farm
Former primary school teacher Sophie Pritchard has swapped the classroom for life down on the farm, joining the Rhug Estate, near Llangollen, and explaining to chefs around the world about the advantages of buying its organic meat.
Sophie worked at a local village school for three years, having qualified as a primary school teacher in 2018.
Lord Newborough, owner of Rhug Estate, and formerly from Shropshire, said: “I am delighted to welcome Sophie to the team at Rhug. Since Covid-19 struck, our retail, wholesale and online businesses have been turned on their head. With restaurants around the world finally getting back on their feet, Sophie is doing a great job of meeting the demands of our top-class chef customers.”
Sophie said: “Having grown up on a local beef smallholding, I’m delighted to now be working with Lord Newborough and the team at Rhug.
"Rhug Estate is such a diverse business and yet at its core is organic farming. I’m enjoying getting to know Rhug’s customers. I’m pleased to be working with a fabulous team of people in the most amazing surroundings.”
Sophie's partner, Dion, already works on the estate. In her spare time Sophie enjoys spending time with her family and friends as well as walking her two miniature Schnauzer dogs, Kiwi and Nel.
Lord Newborough added, “I would like to thank all our customers for their continued support. We appreciate their loyalty. We are looking forward to everything going back to normal in the very near future.”
Rhug Estate’s online shop offers individual customers an opportunity to order the organic meat, together with farm shop items. Rhug’s wholesale customers include some of the major delis, restaurants and hotels around London and abroad.
