Better farms are Wildfarmed
Positive outcomes for nature
Increased biodiversity
Farming for nature begins with increasing the diversity of plant species in our fields.
Plant diversity creates positive feedback loops for insects, birds and below-ground habitats.
A 2024 study conducted by Bristol University compared pollinators in Wildfarmed fields and conventionally farmed fields. Get a loaf of our results here!
We will continue to develop and deepen our research year on year across Wildfarmed fields.
We have conducted these multi-layered in-field tests on over 10% of Wildfarmed fields this year and will expand the reach of this testing in 2026.
*Bristol University Research, 2024
*Regenified Field Trial, 2024
Improved soil health
We help our growers optimise soil health so they can produce better food. By mimicking natural systems, we create conditions that support soil health, resulting in stronger crops, richer biodiversity, and long-term productivity:
- Limiting Disturbances of the soil
- Maintaining year-round soil cover
- Promoting plant diversity
- Keeping living roots in the soil
- Nutrition based on need
Healthy soil delivers an amazing array of benefits, from nutritionally dense crops to flood and drought resilience and carbon sequestration.
There are many ways to measure soil health, but a key indicator is porosity. A sponge-like soil structure means increased water infiltration and holding capacity, which provides a home for microbial life, and enables nutrient cycling. This structure is primarily built from carbon sent down through plant roots.
This is why our growers keep soils covered with plants and why we support them to use sap analysis to manage plant nutrition and optimise photosynthesis.
*Regenified Field Trial, 2024
Minimised Water Pollution
- Our farms use a needs-based system of small, split dose applications of fertiliser which significantly increases uptake efficiency, and significantly reduces runoff to water courses.
- The use of cover crops to ensure post- harvest nutrition is captured, stored and built upon for subsequent crops.
- The combination of these practices has been shown to significantly reduce nitrate leaching into waterways.
Six major UK water companies now pay Wildfarmed growers a premium because the Wildfarmed approach reduces water pollution at its source. This is a strong endorsement of the tangible environmental benefits our system delivers.
We are continuing to develop partnerships with water companies to support more farmers in their transition and help secure clean, plentiful water for communities and ecosystems.
Reduced carbon
Wildfarmed crops come with lower carbon emissions than conventionally grown equivalents*
Wildfarmed crops produce lower carbon emissions than conventionally grown equivalents. This is achieved by supporting growers to use only the nutrition crops truly need, reducing inputs and prioritising soil health as a foundation for productivity.
Although conventional, input-intensive farming can deliver higher short-term yields, Wildfarmed flour offers a much smaller emissions footprint and helps build the long-term resilience needed for sustained future yields.
In 2024 the Zero Carbon Forum calculated that if every operator across the UK hospitality and brewing sector switched to Wildfarmed flour and barley, 3.6 million tonnes of carbon could be saved by 2030.
We are committed to continuing and increasing the scale of our monitoring, using the best applicable technology and continually update our customers with updated data.
*FoodSteps, Life Cycle Assessment, 2023
*Zevero, Life Cycle Assessment, 2025
Traceable and resilient food systems
Nearly all the grain grown worldwide is blended and distributed through complex supply chains, making it almost impossible to know exactly what ends up on your plate. At Wildfarmed, we’ve done the hard work of growing, segregating, and keeping track of our crops ourselves.
This means that when you receive our ingredients, you know they are exactly what we’ve promised. For us, it’s inconvenient and costly to avoid the efficiencies of large, established supply chains, but it ensures the integrity of our product and reflects the total care we give our customers.
Food quality is measured not just by what’s present, but also by what’s absent. Wildfarmed ingredients come from healthy soils, producing nutrition without toxicity. In 2024, Control Union, an independent auditing body, conducted randomised tests on Wildfarmed’s stored grain and flour leaving the mill, measuring pesticide residues down to the lowest detectable level.
