Sundorne Castle Estate operates its own innovative arable enterprise, and supports a number of additional tenant farms.
It is principally an arable farm growing a combination of oilseed rape, milling wheat, malting barley, potatoes, maize and rye to assured standards.
It is at the forefront of emerging technology in employing GPS yield mapping data, soil sampling, airborne gLAI images and various practical trials to reduce the requirement for intensive land working and inputs whilst producing crops to a high standard.
Borage
Borage or Starflower as it is more commonly known is a herb. It is said, that borage has a taste comparable to that of cucumber. Borage has various culinary applications and is also used in medicinal remedies for fevers and coughs. In 2022 we grew Borage for the very first time on Sundorne.
Poppies
This year we have diversified into growing poppies for culinary use. In an exciting new venture that combines the beauty of these vibrant flowers with the rich history and versatility of their seeds in the kitchen. Poppies are used in a range of culinary applications— baked goods, spice blends, and oils.
Poppies can also provide a useful break crop in arable rotation.
Wildfarmed
Our wild wheat and beans have been a new and successful addition to the estate this year. Grown naturally without any pesticides for Wildfarmed.
Having combined the wheat and beans at the same time and dried, they will then be separated individually and the wheat will be used for flour.
