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The Stringer family
farmers_and_growersI (Mike) manage the farm at High and Low Callis Wold together with my family. I am the third generation of a 3-generation tenancy (more...J Stringer & Sons, High Callis Wold, East YorkshireOrganic & conventional -
The Barbour family
farmers_and_growersWe farm cattle and sheep on land that is part of the Bonskeid Estate, near Pitlochry in Scotland. Fincastle is 500 hectares (ha) of farmed...Mains of Fincastle Farm, Pitlochry, PerthshireOrganic -
Paul & Nic Renison
farmers_and_growersThis profile was created as part of the AHDB Grass project Cannerheugh sits on the edge of the Pennines, looking over the Eden Valley towards...Cannerheugh Farm, Renwick, CumbriaRegenerative agriculture -
Jonty & Mel Brunyee
farmers_and_growersOur vision for Conygree Farm is to develop a diverse sustainable farm business following holistic and regenerative principles. We seek a range of environmental, community...Conygree FarmOrganic / Pasture Fed / Agroecological / Regenerative / No dig (market garden) -
Andy Dibben
farmers_and_growersAbbey Home Farm is a diverse mixed, family owned 1,600 acre farm near Cirencester, Gloucestershire, that has been organic for 30 years. John Newman is...Abbey Home Farm, Cirencester, GloucestershireOrganic -
John Pawsey
farmers_and_growersShimpling Park Farm is a mixed organic farm situated about 8 miles south of Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk. We manage our farm as a...Shimpling Park FarmOrganic -
Mark Lea
farmers_and_growersGreen Acres is an organic mixed arable and sheep farm that my wife Liz and I have been farming organically since 2000. We are certified...Green Acres Farm, Kemberton, Shifnal, ShropshireOrganic -
Simon Hare
farmers_and_growersI farm with my father John and uncle at Trees House Farm and Dent House Farm, Brignall (which adjoin each other), near Barnard Castle in...Trees House Farm, Brignall, Co. DurhamOrganic -
Wendy Seel
farmers_and_growersListen here Agricology · Agricology in the Field - Wendy Seel Wendy Seel set up Vital Veg with her partner Anne Taylor in 2005 on...Vital Veg, North Tillydaff Farm, Inverurie, AberdeenshireOrganic -
George Young (farmingGeorge)
farmers_and_growersFobbing Farm is a 1,200 acre (485 hectare) zero tillage and zero insecticide arable and livestock farm in south Essex. We are not on the...Fobbing FarmIntegrated Farming -
Jonathan Smith
farmers_and_growersListen here Agricology · Agricology In The Field - Jonathan Smith Jonathan Smith grows organic fruit, vegetables, herbs and flowers on the island of St...Scilly Organics, St Martins, Isles of ScillyOrganic -
Callum Weir
farmers_and_growersWimpole Home Farm is an organic 589 hectare (1,419 acre) mixed livestock and arable farm near Cambridge. It is part of the National Trust ’s...Wimpole Home Farm, CambridgeOrganic -
Julian Gold
farmers_and_growersListen here Agricology · Julian Gold Farmer Profile Julian Gold is farm manager of 800 hectares of Hendred Estate in Oxfordshire on the edge of...Hendred Estate, Wantage, South OxfordshireRegenerative agriculture -
James Alexander
farmers_and_growersLitchfield farm near Enstone in Oxfordshire (owned by Nicola and Kevin Knott) is one of 4 farms I contract farm (of a total of 1,500...Litchfield Farm, Enstone, OxfordshireOrganic & conventional -
Georgie Bray
farmers_and_growers(First published: November 2019. See November 2022 update below) The RSPB bought Hope Farm, a conventional arable farm in Cambridgeshire, in 2000, with the aim...RSPB Hope Farm, Knapwell, CambridgeshireIntegrated Farming -
Joe Rolfe
farmers_and_growersRBOrganic is a vegetable growing business that forms part of Houghton Hall Estate in Norfolk. We have a long-term relationship with Houghton and are a...RBOrganic Farm, Houghton, NorfolkOrganic -
Chris Jones
farmers_and_growersWoodland Valley Farm is a 170-acre organic dairy farm situated in mid-Cornwall in a secluded valley, incorporating 26 acres of woodland, streams, ponds and wetland...Woodland Valley Farm, Ladock, CornwallOrganic -
Ashton Hawker
farmers_and_growersWe are a mixed farm set across 1600 acres of Cotswold Brash, the stony, thin and relatively heavy soils that run through Gloucestershire, Wiltshire and...Gardners FarmIntegrated Farming -
Ian Wilkinson
farmers_and_growersCotswold Seeds purchased the farm in 2013 with aim of developing it as a centre for farming diversity, demonstrating how small family farms can use...Honeydale FarmConservation Agriculture -
Tim May
farmers_and_growersWe farm 2500 acres regeneratively and organically, applying a holistic approach. We are currently growing organic quinoa, organic linseed, organic gluten-free oats and heritage wheats...Pitt Hall Farm, Kingsclere Estates Ltd., HampshireConservation Agriculture -
Phil Jarvis
farmers_and_growersThe Allerton project has been researching farm ecosystems and the effects of different farming methods on wildlife and the environment for over 20 years. As...Allerton Project, Loddington EstateIntegrated Farming