Working with the land, seasons & community

“Our 40 acres of farmland are home to 350 species of wildflowers. We also have an abundance of rare waxcap mushrooms, with around 90 fungi species. Because of this the farm has national importance.”

Audrey Compton,
Lost Meadows

“People can be curious and ask how it is to be mixed race and living rurally. They wonder how it came to be my home. Through social media I am able to demonstrate that you can be non-white and living in the countryside and still feel safe and happy.”

Poppy Okacho,
Country Life Magazine

“Up in the tipi field we were so lucky as being high up the mud wasn't so bad. When we ventured down below with the crowds it was mayhem we watched people loosing wellies off their feet as they got stuck.”

Rowena Draper 1983,
My Glastonbury Story