A 450-acre mixed arable and livestock farm now in organic conversion, near Totnes in Devon. Farmers Jon and Lynne Perkin took on the tenancy of the farm, owned by Dartington Hall Trust, in March 2015. They established Dartington Dairy in 2016, selling products from their goats milk, and their Jersey cow milk going to a…Continue reading Old Parsonage Farm
Oakbrook Community Farm
This 41-acre (17- hectare) farm, just outside Stroud, was purchased by the community through the Biodynamic Land Trust in November 2015. Previously known as Lot 3, Hammonds Farm, the community renamed it Oakbrook Community Farm, inspired by the land’s beautiful spring-sourced, oak-lined brook. The farm is Demeter certified organic and in conversion to biodynamic. The…Continue reading Oakbrook Community Farm
New MA In AgroEcology
Do you want to systematically research and clearly communicate what you are doing on your own plot?
This blended learning course (approved by the BDA Board of Studies) is now recruiting its second cohort for an October 2015 start. …Continue reading New MA In AgroEcology
Huxham’s Cross Farm Neighbour Martin Crawford’s new Agroforestry Film
Martin Crawford’s Agroforestry Forest Garden abuts Huxhams Cross Farm. Here is a new film about his farm. Marina O’Connell plans to use some agroforestry methods on the new farm….Continue reading Huxham’s Cross Farm Neighbour Martin Crawford’s new Agroforestry Film