a carbon-negative organic cereal farm in the South Downs National Park.
Rushmere Farm
We grow food, care for land rich in wildlife, and share this place through stays, gatherings and everyday access. As farming support becomes less predictable, we’re choosing a way forward rooted in stewardship — people caring for land together, over time.
Community at Rushmere
Stewardship
Stewardship at Rushmere supports organic farming, soil health, wildlife, and shared spaces that are respected rather than overused.
For stewards, this includes access to quieter walks, composting and shared growing systems, invitations to volunteering weeks and seasonal gatherings, and discounts on farm produce and on-site services. Stewardship is about learning how the ecosystem works, and helping to care for it.
Visit Rushmere
Stays
Cottage, yurts, shepherd’s hut or camping? Come and stay on an organic farm shaped by long-term stewardship — a way of farming and hosting that prioritises soil health, wildlife, food production and shared responsibility. By choosing to stay here, you are supporting a farm that is actively moving towards ecologically resilient, community-focused agriculture, and helping ensure this land remains productive and alive for the long term.
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Host at Rushmere Farm
Rushmere Farm hosts a small number of gatherings each year, shaped by care for land, wildlife and community. There are also opportunities to hire the space for corporate offsite days, weddings or retreats.
Set within a carbon-negative organic cereal farm in the heart of the South Downs National Park, gatherings here take place across 15 acres of ancient woodland, wildflower meadow and working farmland, with use of the woodland canopy, and outdoor spaces.
Ways to experience Rushmere
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Stays
View StaysCottages, huts and camping within a stewarded landscape. Simple, grounded places to stay.
Stewards receive priority and discounts.
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Gatherings
Host a GatheringWeddings, celebrations and off-sites hosted in woodland and barn spaces.
People are trusted with a place, not just a venue.
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Food & Farming
Food & FarmingOrganic cereals, soil care and biodiversity form the backbone of the farm.
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Time & Care
Life at RushmereWalking, shared meals, practical work and optional therapies offered on site — all growing out of life on the farm.
If you spend time here, enjoy the land, or feel connected to what’s growing at Rushmere, stewardship is the simplest way to support this place and belong to it.