About us
Ted was born on the farm, which his father bought in 1955. He and Jackie moved into the main farmhouse in 2005, having already lived on the farm for ten years.
How the ground is used
- Wheat & barley
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- Conservation, on chalk banks
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- Grazing, for Soay sheep and horses
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- In all, approximately
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The family
This is a small family farm of nearly two hundred acres. A hundred acres are sown with wheat and barley, around sixty acres are conservation land on chalk banks, and the rest is grazing for Soay sheep and horses.
Ted and Jackie moved into the main farmhouse in 2005 with Harry, Fergus and Bobby, and with Tess and Pip, our collies. They had already lived on the farm for the previous ten years.
Ted was born on the farm, which his father bought in 1955. Like most small farms it has diversified considerably since the 1960s and 70s, when it was a true mixed farm: dairy first, then chickens and pigs alongside oats, wheat and barley. By the 1980s it was mostly crops and sheep, with around two hundred Welsh ewes. When Ted’s father retired the sheep were sold and the farm reverted to cereals and horses.
Many of the original outbuildings have been converted to accommodate small businesses, who appreciate the location and the family feel.