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The Lorax Patch Farm "I am the Lorax, I speak for the trees"
Follow our successes and failures as we learn how we might work lightly on our land.

When we accidentally disturbed an egg-filled nest in the barn a few weeks back, I was certain it was going to be an unha...
04/06/2026

When we accidentally disturbed an egg-filled nest in the barn a few weeks back, I was certain it was going to be an unhappy ending.
But we now have a bunch of tiny robin chicks, slowly learning to fly around the barn, as mum & dad dutifully fetch food for them.

Today was a porridge and coppicing kind of day πŸͺΎπŸŒΎ
03/01/2026

Today was a porridge and coppicing kind of day πŸͺΎπŸŒΎ

Christmas day at our little smallholding...β€οΈπŸŽ„...two hours of peace and joy with the animals
30/12/2025

Christmas day at our little smallholding...β€οΈπŸŽ„...two hours of peace and joy with the animals

The Lorax Patch turns 10 this year, and this month (after 5 years of heart-wrenching bureaucracy), we were finally grant...
11/08/2025

The Lorax Patch turns 10 this year, and this month (after 5 years of heart-wrenching bureaucracy), we were finally granted planning permission to live at the farm, and convert the barn into something liveable. Thanks so much to friends and family that came over yesterday to celebrate the surreal news!
Gabe, and his dad Peter, built the barn themselves when we first started the smallholding, and now they get to begin the mammoth journey of making it into a home.

19/07/2025

Before we started the permaculture planting design for the Lorax Patch back in 2016, we visited East Devon Forest Garden and were mesmerised by the future-proof-planting of peaches. Global warming was making peaches a possibility in the UK. 9 years later, and we are harvesting our first Lorax Patch πŸ‘ πŸ’₯

Our shepherd's cabin is now fully booked for the summer holidays, but we would love to get some September bookings! πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’šI...
05/07/2025

Our shepherd's cabin is now fully booked for the summer holidays, but we would love to get some September bookings! πŸ’šπŸ’šπŸ’š
If you see this post, share, and book via FB, we are offering a special price of Β£85 a night for all September bookings.
Details:
Furnished with super-king size bed for 2 adults, and 2x full size single bunk beds for up to 2 children.
(Please note that the top bunk is higher than you'd find in most homes)
There is a small kitchen, with sink, fridge, 2x hobs, grill and oven. A small dining area with table and seating for 4 people. A sofa too.
Thick sheep wool insulation in the walls, floor and roof helps keep the place cooler in the summer and warmer in winter.
The log burner does a good job of warming this tiny home, even when it's below freezing outside. All 3 windows are triple glazed. There are ample 240v electrical sockets, and warm lighting. The bathroom has a shower, and there are shared compost toilet facilities on site.
We built this shepherds cabin ourselves, from the ground up. πŸ’šπŸ’š

Solstice veg p**n.
22/06/2025

Solstice veg p**n.

We have a small toilet block on the farm, with compost toilets. Each year, we are the grateful recipients of thousands o...
20/06/2025

We have a small toilet block on the farm, with compost toilets.
Each year, we are the grateful recipients of thousands of poos, which we process into a nutritionally rich fertiliser.
After composting down for a year or two, it is virtually scent free, and you'd easily mistake it for soil or shop bought compost.
We certainly don't use it on the lettuce or kale, but the fruit trees absolutely love it.

Every Wednesday is livestock day. It's the day Gabe and I take each week to really be with the animals; to sit, and stro...
18/06/2025

Every Wednesday is livestock day. It's the day Gabe and I take each week to really be with the animals; to sit, and stroke, and play, and observe. Today we also made a wallow for the pigs.

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Wells
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