About Porthmon
Named after the porthmyn of Wales.
For centuries the porthmyn (one porthmon; in English, a drover) walked Welsh cattle and sheep to English markets. They carried news, they were trusted with other people's money, and they knew the road. Porth also means gate.
“Welsh Drovers”, colour print by George Baxter, about 1850
SELL WITH PROOF. BUY WITH TRUST.
News. Trust. Market.
Three things the porthmyn carried. Three reasons Porthmon exists.
Buyer sharing is planned. Today you can keep and print your own records.
Who is behind this
“Farmers are not short of effort. They are short of time.”
I'm Mustafa. For about eleven years I worked in telecoms marketing, much of it on Vodafone's Farmers' Club in Turkey, which sent farmers the information they needed by text message and reached about 900,000 of them.
What I took from it is simple: information that arrives late or in the wrong words is no use to anyone. Porthmon is my attempt to build that kind of help for farms in Wales and the borders. It is early, and I would rather hear what is wrong with it from you now than find out later.
Mustafa Yigit Ozcan · [email protected]
- 11years in telecoms marketing
- ~900,000farmers reached by the Farmers' Club
- Walesand the borders: where Porthmon starts
What we hold to
Your data stays yours
Records stay in this browser unless you sign in to sync them to your own account. When sharing arrives, nothing will be shared without your say-so, record by record, and you will be able to take it back. We do not sell farmer data.
Keeping records stays free
The task list, the diary, every tool that helps you record and your own printouts are free, for good. You pay only if you choose to share records with a buyer or lender, and farmers who start early get that free for their first year.
Proof labelled honestly
Every record says whether it is your own entry, backed by a photo or document, or checked by someone. Nothing is called verified that is not. How we label proof
Sources shown
Guidance here cites the official page it comes from. It is a guide, not advice, and your scheme dashboard is the authority.
Tell us what works, and what does not
Porthmon is in development and these tools are early versions. If you farm in Wales, Cheshire or the borders, write to [email protected].
“Welsh Drovers” by George Baxter (about 1850) is in the public domain; image from the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. The illustrations are by Porthmon.