Energy Conservation

Although the house is listed we are replacing where possible all of our light bulbs with low energy, long life bulbs.

Going Shopping

We use home and locally produced food whenever possible. One September (when tomatoes and mushrooms were aplenty) we managed to provide most of the breakfast ingredients from Wades Lane!

In the Office

We use recycled paper where possible. Old envelopes are reused, scrap computer paper is used for notes and we recycle our old ink cartridges.

In the Kitchen

We have been 'green' for years without realising it! The tumble drier is for real 'emergencies' - washing goes out on the line. We have been re-using plastic bags all our lives and buying some cleaning materials in bulk and refilling containers – it's cheaper and saves on packaging. We take our bottles to the recycling site. Paper and tins and separated into the 'blue' bin and vegetable scraps go to the pigs!

On the Farm

We are careful with our use of pesticides and adore wild flowers. We are in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and a Site of Special Scientific Interest. Because we care for our environment we have entered into a 2 year management agreement to restore the dykes on the marshes, plant and coppice hedges and pollard willows. We have an abundance of wild life on the farm and the marshes are a very important area for wading birds. In the summer of 2007 we were privileged to be awarded the Kerr Cup which is the Suffolk FWAG’s Conservation Award. There are details of farm walks in the welcome pack in the bedrooms with some fantastic river views! We hope you enjoy them.

Water Usage

We collect rainfall in water butts to reuse on the garden and never use sprinklers. When purchasing new water using appliances we check to see how water efficient they are. We do not install power showers as they can use a third more water than the average bath.

Go to www.doingyourbit.org.uk to see how you can do your bit for the planet.