Silvopasture Tree Planting
Planting Trees as a Living Barn
As a community-owned farm and a charitable organisation, we are fundraising to plant over 3,000 trees at Fordhall for the benefit of our livestock, our soil and the climate.
Working with our current tenant farmer, Ben, this will be our gift to future tenant farmers at Fordhall and a fitting tribute to the late Arthur Hollins, pioneer of Fordhall’s pasture-based Foggage farming system.
Read on and follow the links below to find out more. We would love to share the journey with you.
We invite you to work with us to create a Legacy of Living Barns at Fordhall Organic Farm.
Terrific trees without the plastic
In place of plastic tree guards, we have opted for eco-friendly tree guards which are fully biodegradable and compostable. The little trees (whips) are protected by cardboard guards, and larger standards by pine resin pulp guards.
Our mulches are also biodegradable, using straw and Fordhall's own sheep fleece.
Your money will go a long way
Every £30 donation will plant and protect six new trees and ensure you receive the Grazer (our quarterly newsletter to keep up to date with all things Fordhall) for the next year.
Become a tree planting volunteer
We are looking for individuals to help us plant the 3,000 trees and fence them off - our wonderful volunteers have already planted around 2,000.
Please email project@fordhallfarm.com or call us on 01630 638696 and we can register your details and update you when planting dates are confirmed (Fridays or Weekends through the winter).
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