Cefnogaeth Cyswllt Ffermio yn sicrhau llwyddiant menter pwmpenni
November 21, 2024
Farming Connect stepped in with advice and funding when Matt Brooks and Laura Pollock broadened their 114-acre enterprise into horticulture.
The couple took on the tenancy of Lower House Farm, a Monmouthshire County Council farm at Llanfair Discoed, in February 2023.
Neither had family backgrounds in farming but Matt had worked in agriculture since leaving school and had ambitions to farm in his own right. Laura’s career centred on business psychology and team development but she shared his passion for producing food.
“We didn’t realise at that time that tenanted farms were a thing, it opened the door to new opportunities for us to get into farming so we started applying for tenancies,’’ Laura explains.