This summer the Fir Farm team have been busy preparing new vending machines and testing new products to sell directly to local customers as well as further afield. With one eye on expanding our product range and the other on easier ways to sell the finished items. From field to fork and cow to cup…
In line with Fir Farm’s objective to be as sustainable as possible, Fir Farm’s Head Gardener, Jon Heath, has been busy building his dream green house. Jon Heath, Fir Farm’s Head Gardener, has been growing organic plants and vegetables for most of his life. In October 2022, he was able to take this to a
For the past year, our expert advisors in ecology, river management, invertebrates and birdlife have been running surveys on Fir Farm land and other newly acquired land bordering the river Windrush at Manor Farm. Whilst we await their full reports we have had some interesting interim feedback.. a few soundbites are listed below. Vaughan Lewis,
In March this year, our farm manager David Wilson spoke to the BBC’s Adam Henson about regenerative agriculture and why ‘business as usual is not an option’ for modern farming. David explains how the key to farming in a way that enhances rather than depletes nature is through growing a diverse range of crops, building
