Romshed Farm lies just below the lower reaches of the North Downs where the Greensand Ridge meets the wealden clay of the Weald in Underriver, south of Sevenoaks. The undulating landscape is ancient and rich in history.
The farm`s 175 acres are farmed to maximise the historic, conservation and wildllife value of the land. It is registered as organic with the Soil Association. Large areas of long grass and old mixed hedges provide wildlife corridors for insects and small mammals. Hedges are cut every other year and late in the year to ensure birds have full access to berries and seeds. We have planted new hedges wherever possible and manage some of the land to ensure there is an area of rough grassland where skylarks have returned to nest.
	The network of small well hedged fields and belts of ancient woodland have remained unchanged for centuries. The first evidence of settlers relates to the Anglo Saxons. A field named Stobbes on maps dated 1655 gives credence to the story of a now lost manor of Stobbes (meaning clearing in a wood in Saxon). In the late thirteenth century a moated manor house was built on this well watered spot. (It was one of a number built along the same geological line of the escarpment, Ightham Mote being one of them). The moat and medieval fishponds remain.
Our aim is to care for this beautiful and ancient landscape and in doing so to provide high quality organic food for local people. The welfare of our livestock is paramount and we use breeds suited to a low input organic system. Wherever possible we buy in and sell locally thus reducing the food miles associated with so much of our food today.