Treflach Farm

LLanfyllin has a volunteer organization called B.R.A.C.E. (Building Resilience and Community Engagement), and they showcased some of their offerings this past week. We carpooled to Treflach Farm, which aims to show that "small scale agriculture can indeed be environmentally aware, promote biodiversity and remain viable in the modern world" (Treflach farm).

We began with a presentation of their sustainability vision, over a cup of coffee

Then we had a demonstration of  how to make our own biochar (heating branches without the use of oxygen till it becomes a porous charcoal that can be used to improve soils)

This is their community garden area

They raise 'happy pigs'

The chickens are used to do some of the scratching and turnover of compost

We bought a side of beef from their farm shop to try at home before leaving this peaceful site