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Building a community garden with the Aldingbourne Trust
For over 25 years our consumer brand Earth Cycle, supported by our Soils & Composts team, has been supplying eco-friendly products which nourish gardens. We turn recycled green waste into high-performing soils and composts – keeping valuable organic material out of landfill and where it belongs: back in the ground. As with so much of…
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Turning West Sussex’s green waste into compost for local people
As part of a new initiative we’ve begun working with West Sussex County Council (WSCC) and Biffa to supply our peat-free compost to residents using any of the network of West Sussex Recycling Centres. Our green waste sites take up to 100,000 tonnes of garden waste every year from across the county, transforming it…
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Digging into the future – new trends in the world of soil
In January 2026, we met with leading topsoil consultant Tim O’Hare to explore the development of a new range of engineered soil products which better meet the needs of landscaping projects – now and in the future. Demand for these specialist soils is being driven mainly by landscape architects and Tier 1 contractors who are…
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Bringing organic milk to the community
In 2023 we launched our very first milk vending operation, selling our organic milk to customers direct at The Oving Cow Shed in Oving, the nearest village to our farm. So it felt it good time to share an update on all things milk! Two years ago we set out to bring fresh, organic milk…
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Refreshing our Earth Cycle brand
Recycling green waste became compulsory when new legislation was passed in 2003. Local councils rolled out dedicated green waste collection services, and we were chosen by the team at West Sussex County Council to take on the process of composting green waste at our 4-acre site in Tangmere. At first the resulting compost was used…
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Wildlife watch – understanding our bird life at Woodhorn
This summer we ran our first bird survey. The Sussex countryside is a haven for wildlife, with a wealth of habitats, and bird surveys can reveal valuable information about biodiversity and ecosystem health. They can also help us better understand any impacts which our farming practices are having on local wildlife. As an organic farm,…
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Celebrating our heritage
The roots of The Woodhorn Group are rooted in agricultural heritage, dating back to the 19th century. In 1882, the Pitts family, dairy farmers from the West Country, relocated to West Sussex to take over Church owned tenanted farms in Chichester, Amberley, and Oving. Leading the move was Fred Pitts, a famer and businessman (something…
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Grown for good: our organic crops
Our business is rooted in a 1,500-acre organic arable and dairy farm nestled between the Chichester Plains and the South Downs. This rich, fertile space allows us to grow a range of organic crops including maize, oats, wheat and barley, which are generally sown in the spring and harvested from August onwards. We farm organic…
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Case study: Plaistow Hub
Soils, composts and plants for an inner city urban regeneration scheme The Project Plaistow Hub is a new community hub in East London. The local centre was developed next to Plaistow Underground Station, creating a new piazza and streetscape. Alongside two separate residential buildings the project includes a new library, neighbourhood centre, supermarket, gym and…
