What You'll be Supporting

A vibrant Society

With over 200 members Lauriston Farm has developed a vibrant society. Seventy percent of members live in Essex, so we feel truly embedded in our locality.

Biodynamic Vegetables 

The farm has an acre of Demeter certified biodynamic vegetables, some in a poly-tunnel, which supplies weekly and fortnightly veg bags plus local farm shops and markets.

Social Farming Day Placements

Co-workers are here four days a week working alongside staff. 

Looking after the veg

Irrigation for the veg garden comes from a bore-hole, for which we have an extraction licence. The best environment for harvested veg is a cool dark room with air flow, which is provided in one of the barns

Student & Volunteer
Accommodation

At least one extra pair of hands is needed for vegetable growing over the Spring and Summer. The farm has a static caravan to accommodate a horticultural worker, long term volunteers or apprentices. 

Wool Crafts

Volunteer Lois Gardner runs a weekly social farming wool workshop producing goods for sale from the sheep’s wool. Products include bags, decorations and mobile phone and tablet cases. There is a craft room with looms, wheels and drum carders.

Supported Internships

The farm has two supported interns. The internships covers livestock, horticulture and agriculture over the course of a year.

Chickens

The chickens came from an organic producer in Manningtree and live in the veg garden, in hen houses built with the help of volunteer. The eggs go with the weekly veg bags.

Sheep

The farm has a flock of North Ronaldsay sheep, a primitive rare breed. You can buy their wool, meat and sheepskins.

Cattle

Our herd of Highland cattle provides meat and manure. They spend winter in the barn.

​Our Funders

We are very grateful to our members and the following organisations who have funded us:
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Essex County Council
Esmee Fairburn Foundation
Essex Association of Local Authorities
Co-Operative and Community Finance
Santander
Tesco