OUR PLACE
Our home is a Georgian farmhouse with 7 acres of land, including a pasture, an orchard and gardens. We now have 11 chickens, we're growing food (organic no-dig raised bed system), have set up composting, and planted 30 new trees to add to the collection of 10-15 trees on site with plans for small-scale cider and apple juice production. The new trees include apples, pears, plums, cherry, walnut, hazelnut inc 15 cider trees of 5 varieties. We're making organic fertilisers using a number of methods including fermentation.
ACTIVITIES
Gardening, grounds work, projects such as building compost bins, fencing, harvesting, woodland management, making ponds and other conservation activities, we are developing an educational offering and so looking at the infrastructure and setting around that.
A TYPICAL DAY
Orchard tasks (depending on season), chicken support, compost management (inc building wormery). Other activities onsite are sowing, planting, weeding, raised beds, herb gardens, watering, pruning, maintenance, equipment cleaning, cooking, and tidying tools.
AROUND THE FARM
There are lots of local walks, we have a 5-year-old son so tend to be doing outdoor stuff a lot. We are 30 mins from the historic city of Bath, 7 minutes to the transition town of Frome and close to a number of other attractions, and sites of historic or cultural significance (Glastonbury, Stone Henge etc)
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Learning opportunities
Vegetable farming
Fruit or nut farming
Poultry farming
Wild foraging
Seed saving or production
Vegetable or fruit preservation
Beer, cider, wine, or juice making
Renewable energy production
Mechanics / tools / technology
Methods or systems
Biological pest control
Permaculture
Regenerative agriculture
Host type
Self-sufficiency property
1.6
Hectares
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4
Acres
