Welcome to the Hook & Son page! Father and son Phil and Steve Hook farm Longleys Farm organically. They have been in partnership together since 1991. It's in their blood, the Hook family have been farming in East Sussex for at least 250 years! They farm 180 acres just north of Hailsham, and on the very western edge of the Pevensey Levels Site of Special Scientific Interest (S.S.S.I.) The
organic methods of farming that they use work in harmony with maintaining and enhancing this important and wonderful local ecology. Their farm is teeming with a wide variety of flora and fauna. A recent RSPB species survey found 45 different species of native birds, including eight species whose status is category red (declined by more than 50% over the last 25 years), and nine species that have declined by 25-49% over the same period (category amber). The farm is an all grass farm, most of which is permanent pasture on the Pevensey Levels. On the upper western side of the farm, grass leys that are rich in red and white clover are grown. The cows graze all these fields once the ground is dry enough 'to turn them out' in the spring, until the ground becomes too wet in the autumn. The cows are then housed indoors for the winter. They are fed grass silage in the winter that has been made from lush spring grass and clover. An organic pea bean and wheat mix is also fed to the cows to supplement their grass diet. Hook & Son have been selling raw, organic products directly to the public for over 5 years now, both on a local milk round and by national postal order. For lots more information feel free to visit the Hook & Son website at http://www.hookandson.co.uk
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