MP visits wellbeing farm to meet founder — and llamas
It’s not every day that you get to meet a pair of llamas but it’s all in a day’s work for MP Andy McNae.
The Labour MP for Rossenwell and Darwen visited The Wellbeing Farm, a fun venue known for its quirky weddings involving llamas, to meet with Celia Gaze, the founder of the B-Corp enterprise. B Corp is an acronym for "benefit corporation" and is a type of company that aims to create value for society and the environment.
Andy was interested to hear about the challenges facing the tourism and hospitality industry and was impressed by Celia’s innovative approach to sustainability and helping businesses thrive.
He said: "We have so many great innovative businesses in Rossendale and Darwen, and one of the best aspects of my job is seeing them in action and hearing their stories.
“This is especially true where llamas are involved. It was great to meet Celia to hear her exciting plans going forward and discuss them in the context of the Government's growth and net zero agendas."
Celia said: “I appreciate Andy taking the time to understand the challenges facing the hospitality industry right now – it was a great discussion.”
March is B-Corp month, and The Wellbeing Farm is passionate about inspiring other businesses, and get behind the movement.
The farm was one of the first wedding venues to become B-Corp certified in March 2022 and meets the standards of social and environmental performance, transparency, and accountability.
Celia's journey to well-being and llamas started when she suffered burnout while working in the NHS and decided to take her life in a new direction.
She founded the farm and hasn't looked back. Follow her inspiring journey on the website https://thewellbeingfarm.co.uk/