Seven years ago Joanne Mudhar used her life savings to buy 12 acres of agriculturally depleted land and started turning it into Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm. Today she has an young, embryonic, community-focused business – but not without its scares and hard work! To read more click on the post title or image.
Category: Suffolk
Wakelyns Agroforestry Farm
Professor Martin Wolfe, owner and creator of Wakelyns Agroforestry Farm, has developed a wheat population which is highly resilient, producing a good yield despite diseases, pests, weeds and climatic variation. He needs no chemicals to keep it safe. Only trouble is, in this world controlled by the large corporates, it’s currently illegal to sell the seed to other farmers! To read more click on the post title or image.
Calf At Foot Dairy
Ethical, raw, Jersey milk from ‘purely pasture’ fed cows allowed to keep their own calves, may seem a pipedream, but its pipedream which is being made real at Calf at Foot Dairy just outside of Lowestoft. It is one of only two dairies in the UK using the ‘calf at foot dairying’ methods. To read more click on the post title or image.
Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm
Joanne Mudhar’s story is one of overwhelming commitment. Five years ago she used her life savings to buy 12 acres of agriculturally depleted land and started turning it into Oak Tree Low Carbon Farm…………………click on the post title or image to find out more.