Tour of Kindling Vegan Organic Farm

20th May 2026

11.00 -12.30: Tour of the farm

12.30: Refreshments provided

Max forty visitors to this event please register in advance. The car park can only accommodate 14 cars, we will be sharing lifts in cars and possibly a minibus.

The site is accessible via public transport.

Please note that booking is essential! We kindly ask that you don’t just turn up as parking onsite is very limited. To register your place, please click here.

This activity is open to everyone with an interest in food and farming. All ages are very welcome to join us! However, please be mindful that our farm is not accessible for prams or pushchairs and the tour will involve 2 hours of walking.

In line with our policies, we ask that you don’t bring your dogs with you.

Kindling do not have a cafe on site but refreshments will be provided, you are welcome to bring an offering towards the vegan picnic after the walk

Over the next few years, the farm will undergo refurbishment. Unfortunately it is not wheelchair accessible at the moment and we have limited facilities with one indoor toilet which is up a set of stairs.

Please be aware that this activity includes quite a lot of walking; while there is no walking uphill, the ground is uneven which can be difficult for anyone with limited mobility. We suggest wearing flat, sturdy footwear which is waterproof.

If you have any questions regarding accessibility, please contact farm@kindling.org.uk or call 07926 975 391.

Website: https://kindling.org.uk/

The tour of Kindling farm on 20th May is being organised by the Vegan Organic Network.

Book on to the event here and send any enquiries about the day to events@veganorgsanic.net

About the farm:

Kindling use vegan organic methods to grow their produce.

The Vegan Organic Network and have supported the farm financially and our members take part in their volunteer days.

Kindling Farm is a Community Benefit Society owned by our 800 members with the aim of creating a fairer and more sustainable food and farming system for all.

In April 2023, Kindling purchased a 78 acre farm between Manchester & Liverpool where we are now establishing a pioneering, agroforestry farm for the Northwest. Here we will research, explore, practise and demonstrate the best ways to farm for wildlife, climate change, soil and communities.

The Kindling farm is a traditional Victorian farm layout with beautiful redbrick buildings set around a cobbled courtyard. We have exciting plans and ideas to transform our neglected buildings into a thriving hub of activity. Over the past year, we’ve been working with communities to co-design our buildings and facilities which will be realised by Passivhaus Architects, Progress in Practice.

Kindling agroforestry

As part of a project funded by The Heritage Lottery Fund and run by our sister organisation the Kindling Trust, over 9,000 fruit trees were grafted in 2021 – 2,000 of these are destined for Kindling Farm’s agroforestry system and orchard – including 40 heritage UK varieties.

Over the past few years we have been working with an amazing team of volunteers to plant these trees onsite. Until recently our agroforestry system largely comprised of apple trees but new this year, we have planted pears, plums and quince.

Approximately 80% of the farm will (eventually) be dedicated to field-scale production of vegetables, fruits, cereals and pulses utilising agroforestry methods. This will include approximately 2,000 top fruit, nut and bio-fuel trees, as a permanent feature within a 6 year crop rotation. Approximately 2 hectares of land will be dedicated to soft fruit production and to protected cropping of higher value crops.

While the farm team has overall responsibility for the trees, we hold a number of tree focused volunteer days throughout the year from Spring maintenance, to weeding in the first few years of growth and eventual harvesting of the fruit.

Alongside our volunteer days, we deliver a community engagement programme (currently supported by the The National Heritage Lottery Fund) which includes holding workshops to teach people about the different heritage varieties and gain new skills such as fruit tree pruning and apple tree grafting (in which you can take your own fruit tree home with you!).

Find out more about Kindling volunteer days here.