Good Small Farms is based at Hammonds Farm in Stroud. The farm we took over in 2021 had previously been home to 100 alpacas and, before that, was a conventional beef farm. The land had been worked hard and, while some of the farm was under permanent pasture, other fields had ‘improved’ pasture of few species on thin and compacted soils.
We have since planted around 30,000 trees, created hundreds of metres of additional hedges, established two ponds and re-sown some fields with very diverse wildflower mixes. We have set up a market garden, have brought back cows (out-windered, mob-gazed and Pasture for Life certified) and run layer and broiler chickens. Our tree nursery grows soft fruit bushes, herb plants and nut trees and we have also established fruit and nut agroforestry! We achieved full organic certification through the Soil Association in May 2025 and are continuously working on regenerating our soils to nourish what we grow and rear, and by extension, local humans.
We run Farm Tours through the spring and summer so you can take a first-hand look at how we work, and you can keep up to date with the latest farm news by signing up to our monthly newsletter, below.
