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Our Story

At Lighthouse Farm in South Lincolnshire, our family has been working with nature to grow good food since 1840. Our farming approach focuses on restoring soil health and farming in harmony with nature, rather than against it. By improving soil structure and fertility, we enhance the nutrient value of our food while actively combating climate change. Healthy soil structure and improving organic matter not only boosts fertility but also increases water holding capacity, reducing soil erosion and water run-off which, in turn, enables us to reduce use of artificial fertilisers and pesticides creating a more resilient farming system.

How we are improving our soils:

  • Minimising soil disturbance (cultivation) by direct drilling and low disturbance sub soiling.

  • Protecting the soil surface with increased use of cover cropping, stubbles, and chopped straw.

  • ï‚· Maintaining living roots which feed the soil biology to better support plant nutrition.

  • ï‚· Increasing the diversity and range of crops grown within the rotation.

  • Integration of livestock within the arable rotation

Market Engagment:
We capture as much value as possible by shortening the supply chain.

Milling wheat goes to Artisan bakeries through Wild Farmed and directly to Heygates flour mill. Feed wheat and barley to local feed mills or exported through co-operatively owned grain facilities at Boston’s Lingrain Storage.

Vining peas are harvested and marketed through Holbech Marsh co-op and delivered directly to freezers and canners at Kings Lynn and Long Sutton.

Potatoes are co-operatively stored at Winters Lane Storage and sold to the local fish-and-chip shop trade.

Mustard is marketed to Colemans through the co-operatively owned English Mustard Growers and the growers mill, Condimentum at Norwich.

Beef & Lamb are marketed directly to customers and independent butchers.
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