Melindwr Farm is a smallholding near Machynlleth in the Dyfi Valley. In former lives it has been a grain mill, a saw mill, a dairy and sheep farm. 30 acres of pasture and oak woodland; the farm sits at the bottom of the valley next to the beautiful Afon Melindwr. We are developing arable, fruit and vegetable production. We farm for biodiversity and conservation to agroecological principals and we pay a living wage. We farm to enrich the land so it can sustainably and proudly continue to produce food for the locality and to conserve and manage the ancient oak woodland so it can flourish. 2021 is the 3rd year of production in the new market garden and productivity is building. It takes 3-5 years for a new organic growing site to find its natural prey / predator balance, to build up soil fertility and reach it’s full potential. I’m hopeful the slug war is tipping in our favour. We started growing oats and wheat for human consumption at Melindwr in 2019, we have anecdotal records of fodder oats being grown here in living memory. This year we are experimenting with a grain and vegetable polyculture and bees and ducks are exciting new arrivals on the farm. The Welsh Silver Harlequin ducks are reputed to be excellent slug eaters.