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Hardwick is an organic, sustainably managed family-run Estate covering 900 acres in the Chiltern hills in South Oxfordshire. We are currently in the process of transitioning from private ownership into becoming England’s first community-led Estate. The Estate comprises several farming and educational enterprises, 430 acres of mixed forestry, and is home to a small community in our rented properties. The Estate has been organically managed since 1975. We aspire to be a thriving rural community founded on ecological living and farming practices, as well as artisan crafts and skills.

Public footpaths and bridleways criss-cross our scenic woodland which we welcome local communities to access. We hire out a riverside campsite for educational and friend/family events. The Estate is also home to a stock free organic market garden, a forest school and education centre, a hemp growing cooperative, a veg growers cooperative, yoga and wellbeing retreats, a coppice crafts business, a natural dye business using rare breed sheep which graze our chalk grasslands, and a 300 acre organic farm. For more details on these exciting businesses please see our Enterprises page. Please do get in touch with any inquiries.

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Tolhurst Organic

Tolhurst Organic Partnership is a Community Interest Company, limited by guarantee, set out to deliver the best organic food, to the expectations of our customers. Tolhurst Organic have held the organic symbol for 40 years, thus making Tolhurst Organic one of the longest running organic vegetable farms in England. The farm doesn’t only hold the… Continue reading Tolhurst Organic

Hempen

Hempen is an organic hemp co-operative growing and producing on Path Hill Farm at Hardwick. We produce a range of hemp goods from food and cosmetics to animal feed and nutritional supplements. We strive to make sure all our work is in harmony with the local and global environment and to the maximum benefit of… Continue reading Hempen

Sadhama Rewild Retreats

A space to connect with nature, community and your natural self. We craft holistic wellbeing programmes, offered online or in wild nature. We combine thousands of years of Yogic and Vedic wisdom with a modern understanding of health and nutrition to bring you powerful, transformative change. Our retreats are crafted to offer the experience of… Continue reading Sadhama Rewild Retreats