We bought the croft in 2010 - 40 acres of unproductive grazing ground, and an old croft house.  No fences.  No buildings.  No trees.  We set about bringing it back into use - a new agricultural shed; 2km of hedge; 4km of fences; we added 120 tonnes of basalt rock dust, to replace micro nutrients; planted a new woodland; and converted to organics.  No wonder we've aged!

Polytunnel

Our polytunnel gives us year round growing for more tender crops - it regularly reaches 40 degrees C in summer!  In winter it enables us to continue supplying fresh greens to the veg box.  

field veg & fruit

We run a 5 bed organic rotation in the fields.  Plus permanent herb and fruit areas.   Green manure is grown in 'rest' years to fix nitrogen, and feed the soil with organic matter.  
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woodland

With help from the Woodland Trust, we planted 22,000 trees - including an orchard, wild harvest area, native trees for wildlife, and productive timber for firewood and lumber.
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