We have been growing a wide variety of vegetables on 47 raised beds, 5 acres of field and 11 polytunnels for 30yrs. The vegetables are sold in our Farm shop and the courtyard has 6 other businesses including a Cafe. Woodland covers 25acres and we rent out grazing on another 30 acres. The work is extremely varied. We have had French internships coming to the farm for 25yrs and previously between 1996 to 2008 we accommodated WWOOF's. So we have experience in passing on our skills and many people who have worked here have gone on to run their own projects. We have enjoyed showing off the Dorset countryside mainly on bikes and trips to the Jurassic coast.
We are very close to sustrans cycle route 25 which is easy to follow to all the local towns as far up as Salisbury and down to Poole.
Organic methods: We have belonged to the Soil Association since 1987 and use a minimum
dig on the raised beds. We are also part of the country-side stewardship mid-tier scheme.
Certifications: Soil Association
Current projects: We prepare raised beds and tunnels all year round for rotational planting of a wide range of vegetables. Planting and harvesting are all year round activities but more intense April to June and Sept to early November. In the winter we maintain fences, hedges and buildings. The farm shop is run all year round.
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Vegetable farming
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Host type
Production farm
Certified organic
Former WWOOFer
24.3
Hectares
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60
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