by Neil Hickson | Jun 27, 2021 | Essay
Working in conjunction with Edge Hill University on their ‘multispecies storytelling project’ got me thinking about how we treat the land that feeds us, together with the nature we share it with. Neil Hickson It’s a dream of many people, owning a piece of...
by Neil Hickson | Sep 7, 2017 | Essay, Organic
Its ‘s Organic September! That’s what the news says but we have to be very careful with how we describe organic growing on our farm. We have always grown ‘organically,’ that is to say we never use any pesticides, herbicides or artificial...
by Neil Hickson | Mar 14, 2017 | Essay
Starting a small scale food growing project like ours off the ground is tough. It is sometimes hard to make the economics work and it’s physically demanding. So, why are we doing it, ‘why are we here?’ We are working on a community growing project...