Welcome to KS5
Laverstoke's aim
Our aim is to produce the best-tasting, healthiest food. Everything we do stems from this.
To achieve this we are creating the most ideal, naturally healthy, environment that we possibly can. This will enable our crops and animals to thrive.
We look at Laverstoke as an experimental project. The goal of the experiment is to deliver the highest quality plants and animals with the minimum use of external materials. It is a demanding, no compromise approach, but one that we believe will achieve our aim.
An organisation that we have found very useful, and is involved in all aspects of eco-agriculture is ACRES USA.
Can we be self-sufficient and self-sustaining in today's world?
We follow nature closely but also marry in the latest scientific techniques and modern equipment. We are conducting experiments and developing in almost every area.
To achieve a naturally healthy environment, biodiversity is a vital factor. This all begins with the soil. We have planted very complex grass leys containing over 30 different grasses, clovers and herbs to continue to expand the biodiversity. We have also planted more hedges and trees, continuing the aim of increasing the biodiversity of Laverstoke's plant life. By having a very diverse mix of animals that are rotated around the whole farm continues to further the bio-diversity.
