‘It takes a community to bring a vision together.’
Our Family & The Grange Project
We are Tom and Chloe and our three children: Rose (5, rising 13?!), William (3) and baby Eleanor. Last but not least, our two dogs Dillon and Pip complete the Team.
Through the Grange Project, we hope to achieve the following:
Restore our ecosystem by kickstarting natural processes on our 80 acres.
Support our local community through outreach and collaboration.
Educate to build understanding.
Influence conscious decision making.
Climate Emergency & Biodiversity Loss
Upon the birth of our daughter Rose in 2018, our growing concern about the climate crisis sparked a journey towards change. We began with tangible steps: leasing an electric car, refraining from air travel, and reducing our meat consumption. Yet, we aspired to do more, recognising the privilege we hold to be able to make these changes.
Our understanding of biodiversity loss deepened through impactful documentaries, revealing the startling depletion of nature in our familiar British landscapes.
This website captures our ongoing journey, highlighting how individual efforts can contribute to the larger collective response required to tackle these critical environmental issues.
Our Community.
Our hope is that the Grange Project builds a thriving, engaged and passionate community; whether it’s working in partnership with local businesses or as a gathering place for like-minded people.
In terms of out current community, we are delighted to be working in partnership with some fantastic organisations and we are always looking to develop new relationships.
Please get in contact with your reflections, ideas and potential collaborations, we’d love to hear from you.
Our Farm.
In April 2023 we purchased Grange Farm, 80 acres of moderate grade agricultural land between Monmouth and Abergavenny. Consisting almost entirely of improved grassland, there are pockets of diversity in the untouched areas which give us hope.
We recognise the great privilege we hold as custodians of this land and see our efforts to restore nature as an investment in the future for our children, and their children in turn. The challenges are: can we generate enough income to make the project sustainable? Is it even possible to ‘rewild’ an 80 acre site? What would nature recovery look like for Grange Farm?