Biodiversity is at the heart of how we farm. Rather than relying on just one or two crops, we grow a wide variety suited to our soils and seasons. Across the farm you’ll find winter and spring wheat, oilseed rape, mustard, peas, beans, oats, barley, sugar beet, potatoes, herbal leys, apples, and permanent pasture.

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But it’s not just what we grow — it’s how we grow it. Many of our crops are planted alongside companion crops or understories, creating a more diverse and resilient ecosystem in the field. We also mix different crop varieties together to help crops support one another naturally, reducing the need for artificial inputs.

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Sometimes we even grow two crops together in the same field — like wheat with beans, or beans with oats. These “bi-crops” grow side by side and are separated after harvest, bringing more life and diversity to the soil while producing great food.
 

Healthy soil is the foundation of everything we do, so we work hard to feed the biology underground too. When drilling crops, we add compost extracts and carbon sources to encourage a thriving soil ecosystem.

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One of our newest crops is a blend of milling wheat grown with beans for Wildfarmed. Their biology-focused farming approach means eliminating pesticides and reducing artificial nitrogen use. In return, they pay a guaranteed premium for the wheat — proof that farming with nature can also make economic sense.