Welcome to Ella & David
3 weeks ago myself and David put the skyscrapers and the vibrant, yet polluted, streets of Manchester behind us. We packed our life, and our cat, into our van and headed for the river Dart. Both of us are connected to this beautiful corner of South Devon from childhood holidays and it feels so right, […]
Emma’s Gold DofE residential at the farm????
I came to Lower Sharpham Barton Farm on a 5-day placement as part of my Gold Duke of Edinburgh Award. This experience has encouraged me to work with people as a team, quickly adapt to unfamiliar environments, develop my communication skills, and gain a wider understanding of conservation and farm life. I have thoroughly enjoyed […]
Introducing Medeine
Who could have thought that my back garden would be the river Dart? For the last three weeks, I have been waking up with the morning dawn chorus and eating fresh salad daily from our polytunnel in the top-hill garden. The valley is changing as nature is slowly waking up from winter bringing more warmer […]
