About Us


Kevin AustinKevin Austin

Kevin started farming as a young boy milking dairy cows, which led on to completing an agricultural diploma, to working and managing dairy herds (10 years dairy farming in NZ). Throughout his life having a passion for growing vegetables and being as self sufficient as possible.
On returning to Cornwall wanting to be part of a change in the way we live on our planet. Kevin also gained a horticultural diploma and has worked for the last 7 years at the Eden Project, 5 years as the Outdoor Crops Supervisor.

Brian CavendishBrian Cavendish

Brian has been working on farms and smallholdings for most of his adult life; he completed an apprenticeship in biodynamic agriculture at Sturts Farm in Dorset and then went on to be a farm manager at Ruskin Mill College. He has experience in crop production, animal husbandry as well as vegetable production and heavy horses. Since his move to Cornwall he has specialised in horticulture and heavy horses, continuing his drive in life to work the land in such a way that not only maintains the goodness of the soil, but actively enhances it.

About Skye Grove

Kevin bought Skye Grove in the spring of 2008, a nine and a half acre field, gently sloping to the west/south west of medium loam soil over shillet. There was no water, electricity or buildings, just nine and a half acres of grass bounded by Cornish hedges and three gated entrances. This project is an ideal opportunity to show other people what can be done with the bare minimum of infrastructure.          

Skye GroveDuring this crucial time of transition it is becoming of paramount importance to find new ways of living sustainably in times when we cannot take endless fuel supplies for granted. The threat to world food security increases as populations become more unbalanced and disconnected from the land; therefore projects like Skye Grove Organics are becoming increasingly relevant. This exciting project beginning on 9½ acres of agricultural land will show a sustainable system of crop production using horse power, and blending traditional and new progressive growing techniques.

We will produce organic food for our local community where families and individuals alike not only become our customers, but gain a deeper connection with us, the land and to ‘their food production’. This understanding of the provenance of their food can then be enjoy and developed through participation in courses, workshops and education.

Times are changing; to redress the balance we need to back away from intensive food production based heavily on the oil industry and to return to the man, horses and appropriate machinery, working harmoniously and gently with the land, for a more authentic way of producing our food. We are relearning our lost food culture, and with this knowledge bringing healthy organic food to people’s plates – full of nutrition and energy.