About

Rushmere Farm is a place in the South Downs National Park that people love to visit and share with their friends. Where they see birds and butterflies, and eat delicious nutritious food, enjoying a vibrant community of growers, artists and local people that are proud to have this lively business near to where they live.

Farm

Rushmere Farm is a demonstration that organic farming can be productive and profitable , support it's community and deliver positive impact on the climate. We are carbon negative and grow high-quality, nutrient-dense food amidst increasing biodiversity. We believe organic farming is not a niche alternative. It is a serious, commercially viable model capable of feeding people well while restoring the natural systems that agriculture depends on.

The cereals, pulses and vegetables that we grow here are grown with the health of our ecosystem as a priority, and this includes human gut health. You will find no traces of chemicals in this food, and you will find consistently greater nutritional content per kg. You can buy our produce from the farm shop at the Corner Barn on the junction of Pithill Lane and Speltham Hill.

Stay

Come and stay, enjoy birdsong, quiet, sunrises and the weather. There is beauty and peace here all the time. There are great walks straight from the doorstep and you can join a tour of the farm to get a feel for how the ecosystem works. 

You can join in with the volunteers on the market garden every Wednesday. On Thursdays there's a creative class in the barn. We have yoga on a Sunday morning and you can book in anytime for Cranio-sacral therapy with Meg Atalanta to really help you unwind. There is also a pottery on the farm where you can take part in workshops, as well as longer courses and membership.

See what to do and where to join in

Gather 

On the third Thursday of every month May-October the pub opens on Rushmere Lane with local food, drink and community, 5-11pm. Joining the team on the market garden 10-3 every Wednesday is a really fun way to meet people, enjoy some good food and get your hands dirty. We host our stewards a volunteers in June and October for a week of good wholesome fun looking after the land and each other and we have a little festival in September. You can also book out our accommodation and venues for a gathering of your own. 

See more about our gatherings, and enquire about yours. 

Steward

Stewards are the people who care for Rushmere Farm, and as responsible guardians they earn access to all the farm’s benefits.

Our family have lived here for several generations and continue to build a deep knowledge of the ecosystem that holds us all together. We want to share this land and this knowledge, bring in new ideas and broader perspectives, and build a team who have the capacity for a beautiful future. 

Guests who choose to stay, people who come to gather and those who become stewards all help make this farming system viable without intensification. Through walks, conversations and seasonal events, visitors will have the opportunity to learn about organic farming systems and rotations, the relationship between soil health, human health, land management for wildlife and climate resilience and heaps of practical skills.

Find out more about stewardship here.