OUT AND ABOUT
For generations, Simon Bland's family have lived on and farmed the Lakeland Fells. He is as much part of the landscape as the rocks and hills. His wife Jane is a professor at Cumbria University, an ecologist at heart and an academic through and through. One would be forgiven for thinking these two were like chalk and cheese. Until, that is, you see Jane cooing softly to her little fell ponies or hear Simon talking about soil nutrients.
Together, they have brought their knowledge, experience and intense love for their surroundings into their business, and they're on a mission to change how we think about sustainability. Their business is making peat-free compost - Dalefoot Composts from their home, Dalefoot Farm. It's a dark and rich compost, as close to the feel
