Welcome to Westfield Farm Our thirty acre farm is situated on south facing slopes overlooking Chew Valley Lake which is situated in the Chew Valley in North Somerset.

When we moved here fifteen years ago little planting had been done and our first task was to design and plant a walled garden.
We included a fruit cage, pond, raised bed, croquet lawn and woodland area which are all now well-established and give us, and the local wildlife, much pleasure throughout the seasons.

Maintenance is ongoing of course but it is all designed to be easily cared for with the minimum of disturbance, using permaculture principles.

The farm is also moving towards being as energy self sustainable as possible. We have installed Solar power to provide electricity for three of the buildings during the day. Also, we have installed Solar hot water for the main house and are harvesting rainwater from all the main roof areas

On the Farm we practice the principles of the 3Rs by:

Reducing waste where possible by thinking about what we buy and how we use products around the farm.
All food and goods will be source as locally as possible without excessive packaging.
A log burning fire will be used for heating whenever possible, wood source from the Farm.
Low energy bulbs are to be used for lighting around the farm and in all buildings.
Re-using wherever possible by trying to find a second life for items no longer in use.
We are committed to the re-use of as much of our waste as possible.
Recycle as the least preferred option of the 3Rs.
All paper, card, glass, plastic and tin will be sent to be recycled. Food waste will be composted.
All equipment no longer in use on the farm will be recycled (freecycle).
We will endeavor to only purchase recycled or secondhand equipment for the farm.

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