Hope Springs Smallholding

Hope Springs Smallholding Hope Springs is a rural Smallholding business in Chiddingly, Sussex in a beautiful, peaceful setting.

27/05/2026
21/05/2026
20/05/2026

Small Farm Training Group
Members only shout out!

Would you like to host a 'Meet The Members' event? These are held at a Member's farm, smallholding, allotment or garden. If you are a member and feel you would like to share your space for a few hours please contact Simon at [email protected]

We will organise the tickets and pay for refreshments, all you need to do is be up for hosting. These are good events for sharing knowledge, supporting each other and socialising.

You never know who you might bump into....

Brambles and thistles: nuisance to us, luxury buffet to goats. They’ll be out there thinking, “finally, a properly cater...
20/05/2026

Brambles and thistles: nuisance to us, luxury buffet to goats. They’ll be out there thinking, “finally, a properly catered event.”
meanwhile.... I'm mentally calculating the hay bill savings by the mouthful.🤗🤗🤗

12/05/2026
Are you dreaming of having a smallholding?Or perhaps you already have the dream… but want a little help understanding th...
10/05/2026

Are you dreaming of having a smallholding?
Or perhaps you already have the dream… but want a little help understanding the legalities, practicalities, and realities of rural life?
Then this could be just for you.
Six years ago, I swapped life as a school Business Manager — tottering around in heels — for muddy boots, livestock paperwork, wet winters, and the wonderfully rewarding challenge of running my own smallholding.
Since then, I’ve learned first-hand about everything from CPH numbers and animal movement licences to raising livestock, growing food, surviving relentless Sussex clay/mud, and working towards a more self-sufficient way of life.
Smallholding life can be beautiful, exhausting, hilarious, heartbreaking, and deeply rewarding — sometimes all before breakfast.
If you’re curious about the lifestyle, planning your own journey, or simply want honest advice from someone who’s living it day to day, I’d love to help and this course could be just what you were waiting for🤗

Okay... stay with me and forgot any preset notions you may have!!Not quite Jam. Not quite Chutney.Entirely delicious.Our...
06/05/2026

Okay... stay with me and forgot any preset notions you may have!!

Not quite Jam.
Not quite Chutney.
Entirely delicious.

Our Rhubarb, Chilli & Ginger Jam is fruity, sweet and tangy with a mellow warming kick from ginger and chilli.
Lovely with cheese, glorious on crumpets and dangerously good straight from the jar.

New potato plot done… 12m x 8m and ready to go! 🥔This one’s been a long time in the making — it all started back in Nove...
02/05/2026

New potato plot done… 12m x 8m and ready to go! 🥔

This one’s been a long time in the making — it all started back in November with the pigs grazing and fertilizing it.

After winter, we laid cardboard (rescued from recycling bins — with permission, of course!) and now topped it with compost. Doris the Dexta Tractor was the heroine of the day - helping with the backbreaking work 🚜
Now it’s over to the worms to work their magic… and the potatoes to do the rest.

Slow, steady, and done the proper way 🌱

Some girls want flowers 💐Some want diamonds 💎Or a Birkin Bag 👜Me?Give me a lorry load of compost and I am the happiest g...
01/05/2026

Some girls want flowers 💐
Some want diamonds 💎
Or a Birkin Bag 👜

Me?

Give me a lorry load of compost and I am the happiest girl alive. 💃😍🥳🌞🫶

New project underway this Bank Holiday 🥔🥕🥔🥬🥔🍅🥔

Address

Honeywick Lane
Lewes
BN86ET

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