Fivepenny Farm is a small-scale agroecological farm in the South West of England on the Devon-Dorset border, right by the beautiful Jurassic Coast.
The South West of England is known for its innovative food production and food system policy work. The vision for the land is an evolution of the traditional mixed farms that were central to the farming practices of this area. We have adapted this traditional framework to create an a socially and environmentally regenerative settlement.
Fivepenny Farm was started in 2003 by four friends, David Saltmarsh, Kerry Haywood, Olly Goolden and Jyoti Fernandes, to be developed as a low impact mixed organic farm from bare fields. They built their homes on the land, eventually gaining planning permission by developing financially viable land-based businesses. After more than 20 years the land has prompted the blossoming of many small enterprises and continues to provide food for local markets. We now have communal processing facilities that are available for local farmers and community groups to help them to process their own goods, and the Land Skills Hub at Fivepenny Farm holds regular trainings and workshops to promote awareness and understanding of sustainable farming methods and maintain traditional crafts.
About us
See David's handmade Windsor chairs at Fivepenny Chairs
See Kerry and Olly's beautiful goats at Three Daughters Dairy
See Tomas and Lally's fresh organic produce at Springtail Farm
We are currently working on building a Grinbygg strawbale bunkhouse @ the Land Skills Hub
The Land Skills Hub is a not for profit activist centre dedicated to the sharing of practical and political skills connecting people to the land and community. All of the natural building projects at the land skills hub have been built by our community through low cost courses and community volunteering opportunities using popular education methods accessible to a wide range of levels of experience.
We need a bunkhouse to be able to put people up during our events and courses, so have decided to dedicate this spring to a series of learning opportunities, which will also get our bunkhouse built as a long term asset for the movement.
Read more about it and get involved here.