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We are Lauriston Farm - a charitable community owned social farming business on the Blackwater Estuary in rural Essex.  We work alongside people with a learning disability to grow vegetables, raise cattle and sheep and look after wildlife on this internationally designated piece of land.  The farm and all its produce is certified Biodynamic. 

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Corona Virus

On Friday 20th March 2020 our Trustees took the decision to suspend our volunteering programme, co-worker day placements and the Friday Farm Shop initially until Friday April 17th. 

Access to Lauriston Farm is therefore restricted to the residents and one key worker only.  We ask you to kindly respect this as we have residents in one of the vulnerable groups living here.

In addition, all the markets we attend have been suspended as well as the Open Day on April 30th.  This time of year we have very little plant produce available anyway as we enter the hungry gap.  Our meat supplies are also low as we empty the freezers for the arrival of mutton in mid April and beef at the end of April.

Our weekly vegetable box scheme restarts in June and we shall keep posting updates on here and via facebook on the current availability of produce and our general farm activity.

We hope everyone manages to stay healthy over the coming weeks.  

Spencer Christy
Farm Director

At Lauriston we combine three charitable aims - conservation, education and care for people

BIODYNAMIC AGRICULTURE
All the food we produce is certified biodynamic.  Two acres of vegetables supplies our box scheme, three markets a month, our farm shop and Farm Direct in London.  We rear rare breeds of sheep and cattle, both of which grow slowly and are 100% pasture fed giving excelptional flavours.  Our sheepskins are turned into luxurious rugs and the wool is milled into knitting yarn - all certified organic.​
SOCIAL FARMING
Taking our inspiration from the Camphill Communities, we offer day placements for adults with a learning disability to work alongside our staff in all spects of the farm.  This includes cooking daily lunches, horticulture, animal husbandry, wool crafts, gardening and helping in the farm shop and at markets.  We are person centred so individuals can find their interest and a registered AQA Awards training centre.
VISIT THE FARM
Find out what we do at our Farm Open Days. We welcome School Visits and run Educational Walks for groups and organisations for a small fee.
Our gardens, fields, kitchen, craft room and specially adapted toilets are all wheelchair accessible.  There is also a drop off point directly in front of the barn.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Friday Farm Shop
​(Day Placement Workshop)
Closed until further notice
Colchester Farmers Market
Last Friday of the month
9.30am - 2.00pm
Colchester Arts Centre
Church Street, CO1 1NF
Closed until further notice
Wivenhoe Artisan Producers Market
Third Saturday of the month
9.30am - 1pm
Congregational Church, C07 9AB
Closed until further notice