10/06/2026
Walk through the wheat with us 💚 all these crops could become slices of organic bread on your plate.
Zollern Spelt is an ancient or heritage variety of winter wheat. It grows tall, puts down strong roots, is disease resistant and has a nutty flavour. Good for soil and good for you.
YQ winter wheat is a population variety created by ; its genetic diversity means the crop looks slightly different every year as it adapts to the farm. It always grows well in our system and makes super uk grown organic bread. We've intercropped the wheat with field beans; they grow in harmony and benefit each other. We'll separate the beans at harvest and feed them to the pigs.
Mariagertoba is a population spring wheat bred by .borgen.landsorten in Denmark for quality bread making and disease resistance. It has hard to grow organic wheat in the uk with high enough protein for sourdough. Most bakers use imported flour so this is a home grown alternative being made available by the .
We love to see diversity in the field; flowers attract beneficial insects and pollinators - there butterflies, dragonflies and moths in amongst the crops. Diversity is a core principle of soil health and regenerative farming.
We have at the very least a 4 metre permanent grass margin round every field. These are often filled with flowers and act as an insect reserve - spot the knapweed and electric blue dragonfly.
