Ballybrado

A visionary food producer of the county of Tipperary is Josef Finke, of Ballybrado. Mr Finke is one of organics most committed and eloquent advocates, and also responsible, via his Good Herdsmen and Ballybrado companies, for getting organic meat to a large audience via supermarkets.

He also manufactures the fine range of Ballybrado biscuits. Aside from this, his on-going advocacy of organics has been of vital importance in bringing the government and the public around to appreciating small-scale, high-quality food production.

(Cahir, Co Tipperary, Tel: (052) 66206)