Alley Cropping Acres for Experimental Projects and Start-ups, Near Honiton, Devon
Alley Cropping Acres for Experimental Projects and Start-ups, Near Honiton, Devon
Sue, a botanist and ecologist, has developed a five-acre site with her family where they have planted a food forest around their woodland and several alley cropping rows. They call themselves experimental hobbyists and would like to offer some of their 1-acre alley area to other experimental land workers who are looking for a place to try out an idea or start a horticulture business at a small scale. Each alley is 40m x 10m and with several months of mypex followed by cardboard and mulch straight onto the ground, some of the alleys are already well prepared. The soil is a clay loam which is quite heavy and very fertile. An interest in agroforestry would be ideal and a willingness to practice no till regenerative methods is essential.
Sue is very connected with the regenerative farming movement in the Blackdown Hills area and would like to see a whole host of creative enterprises making use of their agroforestry system. They are not looking for a rent but perhaps might negotiate an exchange of labour or produce. A single lease term would be three years long to allow for experiments to reach their potential. In the field there is a compost toilet, a polytunnel and a shed, 300m from the field their studio has kettle, shower and toilet facilities.
This would suit a landseeker looking for a small plot to start their horticulture business in a supportive environment.
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