Barn Farm is a small section of unpolluted rich meadowland.
We would like to keep it that way.
This list will be updated in future.
- No use of pesticides.
- Nearly all wood preservatives are low impact (rather than a powerfull substance that lingers and will poison everything).
- Use of predators (ie chicken) to keep populations of pests low.
- Strengthening the hedge lines, to provide a better range of habitat.
- Planting of native species, to encourage biodiverstity.
- Little use of power tools/ high tech solutions that invariably pollute at some point in the development.
- Applying for organic status, but this is a long process. Some issues we find unacceptable our priority is the health of the Livestock and would like to challenge some of the Organic theory!
- Breeding/ maintaining unusual breeds, rather than corporate 'cash cows'.
- Recycling rain off Barn Farm roof. Other water containers now inplace.
- Various wood recycling - particularly pallets - into gates, animal toys etc.
- Reedbed now mature. 3 years has shown us that the Eco.value is very good.
- As much food as possible for Livestock is purchased from Hampshire Farmers.
- Hay and straw is purchased from a local farms.