Our Story
Wild Farm, pictured above, was founded in 2021 by David and Julie Wright. They had spent years running cafés and restaurants and saw first-hand how disconnected food had become from the places it was eaten and so they wanted to do something to change that. Resultantly, they begun on a journey to grow high-quality, sustainably-produced seasonal fruit and vegetables that could supply their own kitchens with reduced food-miles and by supporting a more thoughtful way of eating.
Wild Farm was once an active farm but ceased to be used for agriculture for quite a number of years. Rather than starting again with ploughs and machines, the decision was made to rebuild the soil slowly, using regenerative and no-dig methods. Cardboard, and compost replaced tractors, rotting down into small veg beds with the help of microbial life and worms. The result has been living, fertile, soil that can sustain crops without the need for chemicals or artificial fertilisers.
As the farm took shape, it began to grow beyond vegetables. A local beekeeper joined, and pollinator-friendly plants were introduced to support the hives. A small flock of hens arrived, providing eggs and improving soil health as they grazed.
The summer of 2025 has marked a new chapter for Wild Farm. Instead of supplying only our cafés and restaurants, we are opening the farm up to our local community. The goal is to offer food that is grown close to home, harvested at the right time, and eaten fresh. To make it possible for people to know where their food comes from. To shorten the chain between soil and plate.
Wild Farm is about re-establishing a local food network that makes sense: low food miles, seasonal eating, and the understanding that the health of the land and the quality of the food are the same thing.
Our team
However, none of this would exist without the people who work here every day. Growing food by hand takes time, patience, and commitment, and the farm is shaped just as much by the people who tend it as by the land itself.
Jude is our Head Grower. She plans every crop, manages every bed, and is responsible for getting everything from seed to harvest. If something grows here, it’s because she made it happen. She handles the crop rotations, soil care, seed ordering, sowing schedules, irrigation, pest pressure, harvesting, and everything in between.
Simon is our beekeeper. His hives sit along the edges of the farm, where wildflowers and flowering herbs are left to grow. The bees are part of the farm’s ecology, pollinating crops and supporting the Wild Farm ecosystem.
Amber runs our veg boxes and pop-ups, looking after the connection between the farm and the community.
How We Grow
We grow using no-dig methods. That means we don’t plough or disturb the soil. Instead, we build fertility by adding compost to the surface and letting worms and microbes do the work. The structure of the soil stays intact, and each year it becomes more alive, not less.
We are chemical-free, always. No pesticides, no artificial fertilisers, no sprays. The health of the plants comes from the health of the soil.
We use crop rotation to keep beds balanced and to prevent disease and pest build-up. Different crops feed and draw from the soil in different ways, so the field is planned in sequences that support long-term fertility rather than short-term yield.
We mulch the beds to retain moisture, protect the soil surface, and suppress weeds. It keeps the field resilient in hot spells and reduces the need for irrigation.
All food waste from our cafés and restaurants comes back to the farm to be composted. It breaks down slowly and returns to the soil, feeding the next season’s crops. Nothing is wasted, and the cycle stays local.
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