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Organic Farms to visit Name: E. AND D.E. HORN description: Ours is a 45 ha certified organic dairy and stock rearing farm. We produce milk and traditional Ayrshire Sweetmilk cheese from our pedigree herd of Ayrshire cows. Organic Aberdeen Angus beef and prime organic lamb is also prepared for direct sale to customers. The farm is in the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Visitors are welcome to follow the farm trail which links the Roman road and bridleway - the Maiden Way, to the farmstead and a second bridleway, enabling visitors to experience a wide variety of wildlife habitats along the way. We welcome, by appointment, school parties and other organizations for farm visits which are tailored to each group’s individual requirements. Farmhouse accommodation is available for B & B, farm holidays and riding holidays for those wishing to bring their own horses. Meals prepared from our farm, garden and other local produce, are our speciality. map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?local=h&scale=25000&title=Slackhouse%20Farm&pc=ca8 7db&icon=x Name: GROWING WELL LTD description: Growing Well is a social enterprise based on Low Sizergh Farm, an organic dairy farm on the edge of the Lake District. We are a non-profit making company that supports the recovery of people with mental health problems and their return to work, through their involvement as volunteers in our commercial organic production business. We grow a wide range of organic produce on five acres, with some indoor cropping space. We sell wholesale to Low Sizergh Barn and local box schemes. We offer horticulture training courses with an emphasis on organic growing, in collaboration with Kendal College, and we host school groups and other educational visits; we have classroom space in one of our three yurts on our fields. Name: LOW SIZERGH FARM description: Low Sizergh Farm is a family dairy farm of 106 hectares with an award winning farm shop, Low Sizergh Barn, craft gallery and tea room [with viewing window into the milking parlour]. Produce from the farm includes organic Kendal Crumbly and Creamy cheeses, milk, and ice cream made from our own milk. Delivery is available to caterers and retailers in the area. Growing Well, a therapeutic horticulture project, is based at the farm, cultivating delicious organic vegetables. There is a trail through the beautiful countryside surrounding the farm, part of the Soil Association’s Organic Farms Network. Usual shop opening times, closed Christmas, Boxing and New Year’s Day. Low Sizergh Farm is located just off the A591 near Kendal. Name: LOW STANGER FARM/MARKET GARDEN description: Low Stanger is a small (54 acre) lowland farm in the Lorton Valley, approximately 2 miles South of Cockermouth. We grow fruit and vegetables on a small scale, which are certified organic. Produce is sold through our own box scheme (established in 1997), as well as farm-gate sales and through local businesses. We grow a wide range of vegetables, and are developing an extensive apple orchard, growing a wide selection, including many apples local to Cumbria and Southern Scotland. In addition, we have a self-catering holiday cottage (sleeps 4), with visitors allowed access to the whole farm. Name: MATSON FARMS LTD description: We have 424 hectares grazing land and woodland. We obtained organic status in June 2002. We have finished and store lambs (Suffolk and Texel Cross) from nearly 1000 Swaledale and Mule ewes, and Shorthorn cross store cattle. Matson Ground lies on the Dales Way. We have four holiday cottages near Matson Ground and three in Patterdale - for these, call 015394 45756 or visit www.matsonground.co.uk. map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?local=h&scale=25000&title=Matson%20Ground&pc=LA23 2NH&icon=x |
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