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MFT are proud to be associated with the following host farms:
- Rede Hall Farm
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Rede Hall Farm is owned by Christine and Nigel Oakley. It is a 70 acre
farm mainly down to grass for grazing. They specialize in breeding and
working Suffolk Punch horses which are critically endangered on the
rare breeds list. Nigel also breaks in horses for other owners and
carries out equine courses for driving and training. Some horses are
also kept here at livery. They also have two four star holiday cottages
which are let out all year. For further details see the website:
www.redehallfarmpark.co.uk
or telephone 01284 850695.
Map
- Old Hall Farm
- Originally a manor, then a convent, and latterly a
Franciscan friary, Old Hall was purchased by the community in 1974.
Legally known as Unit One Suffolk Housing Association (UOSHA),
the building covers about two acres of ground and is divided into
private and communal areas.
Old Hall (East Bergholt), has 70 acres of land including pastures,
arable farmland, orchards, vegetable and fruit areas and
woodlands. The livestock include Lincoln longwool sheep, Jersey and
Redpoll cows and poultry.
MFT is given an excellent range of work and training opoortunities at
Old Hall, East Bergholt. Typically the MFT would
participate in daily farm work tasks, (mucking out, feeding, farm
maintenance, fencing, cultivating, etc) as well as taking part in
training sessions on specific tasks where skills had yet to be
attained.
Old Hall website
- Longwood Farm
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Longwood Farm at Tuddenham is owned by Louise and Matthew Unwin.
Longwood is an 180 acre livestock farm specialising in
the traditional rearing of free range animals and the production
of pure, organic meat. The animals reared currently include
Galloway Cattles (and a Hereford Bull), Sasso chickens and Welsh
Mountain Sheep.
MFT goes to Longwood once a month from September to May.
During the dry Spring of 2011, the MFT farm helpers learnt about the
feed requirements of the Galloway cattle. Helping to feed and check the
chickens, dismantling old fencing, planting saplings to make a new
hedge were some of the other recent activities at Longwood.
Longwood Farm website
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