Longwater Farm is a model for small scale agriculture, homesteading and off-grid eco living. It uses a no dig, regenerative approach to growing food and managing the land, and an open minded, forever learning and adapting method to environmental friendly living methods. We value the spirituality and wellbeing of the farm and those who visit here as highly as we value the farm animals, flora and fauna that the farm supports. The farm is a haven for peace, tranquility, support and kindness, and every day we strive to keep learning to better ourselves and serve this planet, our home. Between 2014 and 2020 we provided

organic veg boxes, school trips, community days, workshops and courses from our site in Costessey, to the local community and wider Norwich community. Since the pandemic the farm as focused on regeneration, sustainable and eco-friendly farming and living methods. We produce rare breed pork and offer smallholder courses. We work with the land and with nature to protect and enhance it, while producing tasty healthy seasonal food to eat, as well as food for thought and soul.

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We question and challenge accepted current methods of industrial agriculture and we recognise that the entire sector is in need of change; its relationship with the population has been damaged over the past seventy years and consumer confidence in the industry and its ability to be ethical and sustainable has never been lower. But the relationship between those people who grow the food and the people who eat the food is so important, and can be a very special relationship when there is balance and understanding. As agriculture has played a devastating part in the current climate crisis, we believe that agriculture and how we adapt it culturally and socially can, and should be a part of the solution. We work with other smallholders, agronomists, soil experts, industrial and large scale farmers, the public and a wide range of other stakeholders, helping to build vital bridges for the future. We believe that this relationship cannot only be rebuilt but can also become stronger than ever as we, all of us, continue to affect cultural change, and build understanding of the necessity to bring together farming, nature, health and the community.

 

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We are an off grid, conservation farm that homes farm animals in a spacious happy environment. This means that everything we do, every decision we make, every class we develop, every project we undertake, is done so with the most ethical methodology possible, with animal welfare, local wildlife, future environmental impact and benefits to the mental and physical health of our visitors as our highest priority.​

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Check out all the ways you can get involved here, from getting your hands dirty and learning how to grow on one of our free community growing days, learning how to look after your own garden tools and lawnmowers, taking some time out in nature for you on one of our holistic therapy in classes, to getting high quality training on our newly launched one day smallholders course. We want you to get involved, ask questions, and learn about why eating and living well is so important to all of us and to the environment that sustains us. 

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In addition to this, here at Longwater Farm, we constantly challenge ourselves; to keep learning, keep growing and keep getting more people engaged. We challenge the accepted conventions of large scale agriculture, the use of chemicals, the need for animals on a farm and we promote the need to end industrial animal farming. 

 

We are a living, working, and thriving example of how reshaping the agricultural industry in the UK bit by bit provides food, health and conscientious living for all living beings. 

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The farm is located in the heart of the Tud Valley, Costessey, Norwich, and is home to an incredible array of unique wildlife. Herons, yellow wagtails, owls, dragonflies, butterflies, roe deer, buzzards, rabbits, song birds, cetti's warblers and pipistrelle bats are just a few of the animals that live on the farm throughout the year. The farm has edible hedgerows, donated by The Woodland Trust, wild herbs and flowers, oak, ash poplar trees and many others.

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Peaceful and bursting with life, this is the perfect place to come and relax, or get your hands dirty and enjoy this truly special place.