A little about us

Blackhaugh Community Farm comprises 30 acres of collectively managed land at Blackhaugh farm in Spittalfield, Perthshire.  Enterprises based at the farm work together to manage the land, communal spaces and shared resources.  The farm hosts workshops and events such as tools mending, film nights, cookery and preservation sessions, as well as open days most spring and autumn.

Each enterprise is separate but contributes voluntarily to steer and manage the farm as a whole. In return members benefit from low rents and access to shared resources and collaborative working and learning within a community. 

So far, through collective action, we have renovated a farm house, planted 1000s of trees, converted outbuildings into work spaces, built a hut, pizza oven, new fences, water systems, ponds and developed a community garden with hub building and compost toilets. There are 10 enterprises currently working alongside each other at the farm, including: 

Taybank Growers Cooperative: chemical free vegetables, fruits and herbs for local sale. 

Apple tree man: heritage apple and other fruit trees grown on site from root stock. 

Scran eggs - organic laying hens.

Down to Earth - Wild food foraging and small scale mushroom farming

Daisy Like Flower - sustainably grown flowers for local sale

Blackhaugh Berries - cultivating delicious berries for sale through the farm shop or pick your own events

Swap Shop - a community, volunteer led swap shop stocked with clothes, books and bric a brac for rehoming, all completely free!

Willow Coppice - small scale cultivation of decorative willow for basket weaving. 

Perthshire Seed Library - Small plot managed for seed saving and educational events at the farm, supporting growers with seed saving and swapping. 

Nicky May Art Ceramics and print making studio for visual artist and maker. 

Produce from all of these enterprises is available at our organic  Farm Shop and Appletreeman's on site sales plot.

There is still land available for more projects and we are open to all sorts of ideas that further sustainable farming in accordance with our aims, objectives & values.  Long term our ambition is to build houses on the farm so that those working here can live on site alongside the land they tend. There is a suitable roadside plot with potential for 3 or 4 houses, preferably to be developed as an affordable housing scheme for those seeking access to land for sustainable farming. 

We host work days at the farm on occasional Saturdays, run open days and farming / food themed events throughout the year.  We welcome visitors at all times, please email us or follow us on facebook for information about upcoming events.