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]

@FamersDog He needs a collie.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@Kristinartz Lucky to supply some incredible restaurants with my sheep. Treated so well. Love dining on my own and with people. Very lucky really.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@MsMelChen @bendreyfuss Correlation between rewilding (corporate takeover of land) and where it rains most in the UK needs to be looked at I think. Beginning to suspect it’s related to feeding data centres. Same with ‘temperate rainforest’.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

Shout out to @cat_frampton - great advice last year - keep nudging with sheep - soft rush really struggling on my conservation 20 acres - so happy with the direction it’s heading.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

Mob grazing in and AONB!

[cat frampton @cat_frampton]

Pasture, Dartmoor, grazed on a ‘move often on rotation’ system*
(Not a hay field)

Wildlife and food production in the same place at the same time.

Work in progress, but we are getting there.

(* as everything is a abbreviation now I’m calling it MOoR grazing! )

[Rosewood Farm's Rob @Rosewood_Farm]

Just look at this truly awful scene of utter carnage from Dartmoor.

[A. R. Peters & Son @sussexfarming]

1 minute opening 4 gates this morning no more than 150 metres apart, different birds like different corners, #birds #farming

[Cereals Event @CerealsEvent]

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🌍 Boost biodiversity
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[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@horton_official More likely Hawksmoor.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@writethewrongs2 Absolute nonsense.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@BenGoldsmith Deferred winter grazing by sheep. Sorted in two years. The only I think. Also heard a rumour of some research showing sheep are essential for establishing ‘temperate rainforest’. Hope it’s not being suppressed.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@CharlotteCGill Hawkers Cove. Golitha Falls.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

I’m going to have to over winter a lot of sheep this year. Work starts now to get the soil holding water. Our herbal ley has exploded so bringing in a friends heavy mob. So exciting. Absolute ecosystem engineers.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@KP24 @piersmorgan Oops. Wimbledon semi finalist.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@KP24 @piersmorgan Tim Henman?

[Bob Flowerdew @FlowerdewBob]

there are incredibly more animals destroyed, squished, or poisoned, in the production of crops than meat -it's just we do not see / will not accept, these smaller critters are also alert animals with lives of their own

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

Been a perfect storm to produce frankly world class meat. Got masham very fat in the autumn. During the 7 weeks of continual rain they absorbed outer into the muscle (my theory) then totally new fat this Spring. Sheep got an extra 8 months of life. Restaurants doing ok as well!

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

@JaneEFindlay @BenGoldsmith I believe quickest way to do it is deferred Autumn/Winter grazing. In most of the country that would be with sheep. Thats when we feed worms. Been doing it a few years now. You can get most land holding a huge amount of water in about two years.

[Matt Chatfield @cornishgrill]

What a mom!