Our craft mill is now up and running and we are delighted to be offering excellent heritage and population wheat flours.

About our mill

I first started milling organic bread wheats back in 1978 when I was growing the marvellous thatching and bread wheat, Maris Widgeon. The mill was based in the original farm granary where the Fold café is now located. Our new facility is focussed on milling 100% wholewheat flour and processing the various other crops we are growing on the farm.

These wheats include heritage varieties with their longer straw and hence larger root systems which develop more soil biology and hence the soil biome. With their height they out compete many weeds and so are better suited to organic cultivation. We are also growing speciality ‘population wheats’ rather than ‘single’ varieties as they have far greater genetic diversity and disease resistance.

The mill is an ABC Hansen Farmers Favourite stone mill purchased in the seventies. It is now called the Engsko Europe mill Standard and is used by many larger millers in the UK. We stripped it, repainted and dressed the stones and now its working very well complete with a variable speed drive.

On the farm Charles and I grow our crops in an organic stock-free system, without the use of any chemicals, livestock or animal by-products. This approach aligns with our ethical values and means we can grow nutritious food using less land, water and fossil fuels.

Our heritage and population wheats are chosen for their natural resilience and rich flavour. Grown in biologically active soils, they produce nutrient-dense grain with complex carbohydrates and fibres that nourish beneficial gut bacteria and support everyday gut health.

The farm was first registered Organic in the seventies and our Soil Association certification, guarantees that your food is not sprayed with chemicals but is grown to strict standards that protect the environment, the climate, and your wellbeing

We are working towards a better food system where farmers are valued, ecosystems are restored, and everyone has access to nutritious, responsibly grown food.