Background
John and I
John and Ali met in Western Australia back in 1990, John went to sow wheat on a 18000 acre farm near Mukinbudin, Ali travelled from North Yorkshire to be the cook on a neighbouring farm also sowing wheat.
We returned after a year travelling to Johns traditional family run mixed farm in Angus, Scotland and married in 1993, we have two grown up children, one beautiful grandchild and 3 dogs.
Both John and I are both passionate about farming life, spending time with our family, friends and our rural community, being very involved with our village hall, helping to organise many fun fundraising events.
Growing Hemp, a zero waste, zero net emissions crop
Plant of the future
Having worked on many farms over the years and latterly had a career with a leading Scottish precision farming company, Ali learned a great deal about modern farming techniques. When the opportunity arose to become part of a Hemp group she thought “why not, Hemp has so many uses”.
Researching Industrial hemp became an obsession and Ali was soon planning her new business based on the massive versatility of this plant from sucking up tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere while it grows and improving soil health to reducing the risk of strokes and heart attacks with only 1 tablespoon of hemp seed oil per day, this plant can be a game changer in Scotland becoming more sustainable and Net Zero.
July 2022, Ali started trading cold pressed extra virgin Hemp seed oil and soap made with her own oil made by an experienced local soap house at local markets, the story continues…
