Sainfoin spotted in an unmanaged meadow area nearby in Upper Rissington. It's great to see it growing wild. It must have found its way there naturally, perhaps the seeds were carried by birds from a locally grown crop. Sainfoin is found growing wild across the uk, but only where the soil in a high ...

We’ve been involved in two local events this week. Last Thursday we were invited to The Cotswold School in Bourton-on-the-Water, for a Food & Farming day, part of Open Farm Sunday initiative. We took along one of our newly branded vans as well as some seed, catalogues and various members ...

We’ve been delighted to have been part of the four year LegumePlus research project, led by Prof. Irene Mueller-Harvey of Reading University, which is now coming to an end.  It’s key objectives have been to investigate how bioactive forage legumes, in particular sainfoin and ...

We’ve been planting grass and wildflower margins at the edges of the fields to create pathways to walk around and we’ve also sown our Dry Land Herbal Ley in one of the arable fields. The seeds were broadcast with a spinner before rolling in. For many years the 11 acre field was used for ...

LegumePlus is a 4 year research project funded by the EU. Kicking off in 2012, its key objectives are to further investigate how bioactive forage legumes, in particular sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia) and birdsfoot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus), can improve protein utilisation in ruminant livestock ...