Building a future on grass at Brightleigh Farm Nigel Akehurst·January 22, 2026Brightleigh Farm is a mixed livestock holding near Outwood in Surrey, run by Penny and Nigel Franklin alongside...Farming·0 Comments·0·8 views
Starting from Nothing with Lynnie Hutchinson at Brickpits Organic Farm Nigel Akehurst·December 19, 2025Brickpits Organic Farm, a 110-acre off-grid organic enterprise located in the High Weald near Uckfield in East Sussex,...Farming·0 Comments·0·57 views
Grazing with Nature: How Sam Newington is Rethinking Cattle Farming at Limden Brook Nigel Akehurst·October 13, 2025Limden Brook, a 450-acre farm of permanent pasture, floodplain meadows and wooded banks in the Limden Valley, has...Farming·0 Comments·0·56 views
Sheep, Sheepskins and Shared Responsibility: Life on the Land at Plaw Hatch Farm in Sussex Nigel Akehurst·October 9, 2025Plaw Hatch Farm, a 200-acre biodynamic co-operative on the edge of the Ashdown Forest in East Sussex, is...Farming·0 Comments·0·95 views
How to run a monthly farm gate sale (and why you should give it a go) Nigel Akehurst·May 7, 2025Back in 2021, I shared a post called How to Start a Meat Box Business, which struck a...Food·0 Comments·0·132 views
Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes Sponsored·Nigel Akehurst·April 21, 2024Pasture and Profit in Protected Landscapes is funded by Farming in Protected Landscapes Fund (FiPL) offering free, innovative...Farming·0 Comments·0·203 views
Meet the High Weald Farmers: Helen and Neil Ridge Sponsored·Nigel Akehurst·April 8, 2024We recently caught up with first generation farmers Helen and Neil Ridge at Fresh Meadow Farms in Dallington,...Farming·0 Comments·0·399 views
Meet the High Weald Farmers: Sam Newington Sponsored·Nigel Akehurst·April 8, 2024We recently caught up with Organic Beef Farmers Sam and Becky Newington at Burgham farm in Etchingham, East...Farming·0 Comments·0·206 views
Meet the High Weald Farmers: Dr Joanna Gore Sponsored·Nigel Akehurst·April 8, 2024We recently meet up with first generation small holder Dr Joanna Gore at Green Oak Farm in Brightling,...Farming·0 Comments·0·291 views
Meet the High Weald Farmers: Dan Burdett Sponsored·Nigel Akehurst·April 8, 2024We recently caught up with Organic Dairy Farmer Dan Burdett at Cockhaise Farm, near Haywards Heath in West...Farming·0 Comments·0·142 views
