Best Food Clonakilty Organic Farm
Camus Organic Farm in the West Cork hills centred on 3 stone barns dating from 1850. Deborah and Vic bought Camus Farm in 2006 and set about renovating the derelict stone buildlings, in which they now reside.
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Dining at The Field Kitchen is different. We offer a set menu determined by what is in season locally. Reservations are essential as our fresh vegetables are harvested daily to order. The first course is served shortly after 7pm. Drinks are served from 6pm.
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December Special €40 off drinks with taxi receipt to Camus Farm.
Try the Best Food Clonakilty Organic Farm Offers
As an Organic Farm, sustainability, biodiversity and animal welfare are at the heart of everything.
​Camus Organic Farm is licensed with the Irish Organic Association allowing the sale of Organic Certified produce, initially in local Farmers’ Markets, all produce now supplies the Restaurant. An acre is dedicated to horticulture growing salad and vegetables providing the best food Clonakilty offers.
Dexter Cattle
For cattle, selecting one of Ireland’s native breeds, the Dexter, descended from the predominantly black livestock of the early Celts. The smallest native breed of cattle in Ireland, hardy and dual-purpose, producing excellent beef and milk.
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The Organic Beef is 100% Grass-fed and 28-day aged before delivery to the Restaurant.
Horticulture
The vegetables, grown in a walled garden and two large tunnels, are harvested hours before service to ensure maximum freshness providing the best food Clonakilty offers.​ Organic Farm vegetables are grown without pesticides or herbicides.
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There is a short walk from Car Park to Camus Farm, with a Set Down Bay at the Restaurant for the less mobile. We aim to keep the Farm car free and encourage our visitors to enjoy the sights, scents and sounds of the landscape. This walk is referred to as ‘the first course’, as it is a feast for the eyes and ears. The botharín is lined with lush hedgerows and maturing trees, home to numerous birds and butterflies.
Biodiversity
With an interest in biodiversity, reseeding the land to permanent pasture using a mixture of heritage grasses such as dogstail, cocksfoot and foxtail, along with clovers. Around the field boundaries planting hedges using hawthorn, blackthorn, buckthorn with native trees such as oak, ash and alder. Over the years these have become full hedgerows and maturing trees.
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Recent additions include walkways and nature trails around the Farm allowing diners to get up close to the cattle and wildlife. Buzzards, Peregrines and Kestrels are regularly seen, and dusk brings occasional sightings of Owls.
Animal Welfare
Organic Farm cattle have more space, higher welfare standards and are not subject to routine castration or de-horning.
Haymaking
Over winter, the cattle are fed farm-made hay, saved over the summer months each year.
Farm Walks
Farm Walks and Nature Trails, get on the land and get up close to our herd of native Irish cattle.
Sustainability
We serve seasonal food which, as much as possible, we produce on-Farm. Our three Set Menus (carne, vegetarian, vegan) are determined by what is in season. This supports our Zero Food Metres and Zero Food Waste ethos.
Discover Best Food Clonakilty Organic Farm
The Field Kitchen Restaurant on Camus Farm serves the best food Clonakilty offers. Authentic farm-to-table experience with much of the produce grown on organic land.
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