Matt Chatfield

Silvopasture is the future of human and planet health. Taken on the family farm. Giving sheep a decent retirement. Silver for UK sheep farmer of the year ‘22

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

Very lucky to have had a few things written about what I’m up to. But I think this is my favourite. And on this wet Autumn night it’s a reminder Spring will return. Thank Charlie Holland of @Londnr magazine. Charlie really got it. That lad is going places. https://t.co/yI5T1eJDxQ

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@Slug_95 You had me at ‘canopy opened’ stunning.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

Love this!

[Rob Sluggett @Slug_95]

A very content bunch of cattle in 32 degree heat.

[Dr Elaine Cox 🍃 💚 🍃🌽🥬🐦‍⬛🐌🇬🇧 @ElaineCox11]

The newly recorded ancient woodland is the result of better digital mapping, the consideration of smaller #woodlands and a new category for ancient pasture and parkland that did not exist previously. https://t.co/40WHBol1cl

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@ElaineCox11 Very interesting. Have always thought this is the case nation wide. Now get the Merlin app in these woods (and farmland). Birds doing a lot better than officially stated in my humble opinion. We aren’t looking in the right places.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@TravellingLoad1 Whole milk - loads of ice!!!!

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

Incredible few days farm wise but feeling a bit battered and bruised! Feeling better now after a swim!!

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@benjy_eagle Bird twitter always good. Seeing farmers using the Merlin app brings a bit of joy.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@Thornpip Love this.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

Turning abandoned veg/salad field into hopefully flower rich pasture. Loads of organic matter taken away - compaction - bought in a very heavy mob of sheep to turn it around. And they are doing it. Miracle workers.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@HerbertNickel Early stages. Seedbank will be full of them. First job feed worms to get land holding water. Worm castes will raise PH levels. Fungal networks will start to develop. Lucky to be filming the whole project (and writing a book). Give nature a nudge - let’s see what happens.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

Can’t have one without the other. Big kill this week. Consistent fat cover and should pick up flavour from the crazy stuff growing. Glad I bought a new truck and bigger trailer. New London opening in a couple of months. Fair old business now.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@RossCherrington Ha. Got a few mates growing salad and veg. So hard. Had cows and calves on here last year to give it a nudge. They were 15 acres of spring onion flowers that were about 4 feet high. Ate the lot of them. Milk must have tasted funny.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@GreenJackR Thankyou. I always think it’s just moving sheep around - not rocket science - but the result astonishing. Got to get this land holding water - it has a sweet chestnut plantation - have found a breed that’s loves them - so these giants paving the way for that. Really exciting.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@kernowbeaver @RabbleChorus Hmmmm!

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@jm0ses @NaturalEngland And in turn how insane it is to try and get sheep off land in Winter. Anyway, writing about that and getting it all filmed. Promising myself to not get to involved on here until it’s all done. Failed yesterday.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

The sad thing is Right to Roam think they are rebellious. They are the establishment. Their blind support for @NaturalEngland is very predictable and actually really boring. Horrible little bunch in my humble opinion. The whole Dartmoor Pony thing is helping show what they are.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@jm0ses @NaturalEngland To be fair the NE they have ok’d me using sheep on two conservation projects for a Landlord of mine. One is turning very poor pasture into rush pasture. Quite funny. They took ages to ok that one. But the delay showed me a whole new way of farming. Strange old world.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@jm0ses @NaturalEngland Jon, you have trespassed on a friend of mines land twice. Folks who have gone through a fair bit. Not well placed to take the moral high ground in my opinion.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@ChezBruce @metofficeUK A avid village cricket supporter.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@ChezBruce @metofficeUK Farmers advice - use the satellite overview. Works a treat.