About Us

However far back we go in our family tree, we have been farmers, tied to the land across generations and borders. There have been plenty of ups and downs, farms lost, livelihoods and lives lost yet we are drawn to return to the land. A good living always seemingly in reach, despite the associated graft and toil.

Current generations are witnesses to change like never before. A post-war ‘green revolution’ swept the industry in the name of progress, followed by consolidation and un-fettered market domination. This decade has layered on Brexit, Covid and war in Europe. Big retail and foodservice have driven efficiency to prioritise price over all else. UK government is content to let markets drive policy for an industry in the front line of the climate crisis and buffeted by socio-economic trends. There is no future for us in veg & fruit growing, despite award winning innovation and reasonable scale. So we have quit, for now, apart from our Olives..

But, that is not what drives us. Each generation since the war has grown up playing in the same fields, brooks and woods. Each has a new baseline we remember, each poorer than our parents. Species disappearing, water stress and crops failing. Despite a customer base indifferent to environmental efforts we have created wildlife reserves and taken care but it isn’t enough. Now we are devoting ourselves to a new - or perhaps old - farming. Transforming land to restore biodiversity, store carbon, hold water and yet still produce food.

We have a brilliant team, we hope you can work with us.