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20. North Wooton Farm
Though historically a dairy farm, when Mike Tizzard arrived at North Wooton, aged 25, it had laterally been used mainly for arable crops and sheep.
Coming from a dairy farming family, Mike’s aim was to change that, and he brought along 90 cows which became the nucleus of the 450 strong Friesian Holstein cross herd that is milked there today.
Over the years, Mike has added to his original farm, which is located near Sherborn, by renting additional land. The aim was to become as self-sufficient as possible and today North Wooton encompasses 1400 acres, with some of the land used to bring on up to 200 young animals at any one time, 450 acres dedicated to growing wheat, 112 acres barley and 90 acres winter oats. All is organic and provides much of the winter cattle feed – all fully traceable, of course.
The original farmyard, with its traditional stone buildings remains and has been supplemented by a modern milking parlour that was added about 20 years ago.
North Wooton became organic in 2001 and the success of the conversion convinced Mike to work organically on another two farms that he now runs in partnership the Sherborn Cattle Estate. He says: “Even before we were organic we were in the Country Stewardship scheme, which meant that we farmed with conservation strips, to encourage wildlife, wildflower growth and with the aim of helping to sustain the environment.
“We have always been home to an abundance of brown hares, which according to some people are declining in number, so I think this underlines the success of our sustainable farming approach. We also have roe and fallow deer herds. All seem to co-exist successfully with our own endeavours and that’s the way we aim to continue.”