Welcome to Relaxed Farming

  • Alpacas
  • Chickens
  • Dairy Goats
  • Ducks
  • Geese
  • Pigs
  • Pygmy Goats
  • Quail
  • Rabbits
  • Sheep
  • Turkeys
  • Polytunnel
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  • Photo Stories
  • Video Stories
  • Food
  • Smallholding Map
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The Relaxed team

David Chidgey: Director Jack Smellie: Director Dr Willie Black: Web Engineer Deidre Holes: Writer and science consultant John Jones: Videographer
Jennie Kerwin: Writer and maths consultant Lesley Leahy: Editor and proof reader Fe Luton: Writer Rod Maclean: Illustrator Olwyn Menzies: Writer
Many thanks also to Michelle Rose and Jenny Nash

David Chidgey: Director

David Chidgey: Director An early love of literature whilst growing up in Oldham led David to question and discover lands beyond those he lived in, and fields of which he had little knowledge. Tilman and Shipton were read alongside Carroll and Tolkien and David's steps away from the north (where it rained a lot) were into teaching for 35 years, with an Award for Teacher of the Year being one of the many high spots. His varied career included teaching D&T, Special Needs, Business and IT together with many trips away from school, mountaineering, climbing, caving and kayaking.

David left teaching to pursue a less stressful life working with Jack to run Relaxed Ltd, but still mucks out and does all the cooking and washing up. He now uses his skills in D&T to build animal housing, fix implements that are broken and he never throws anything away - and it rains even more down here in Cornwall!!

Contact David on david@relaxed.org.uk


Relaxed Farming (www.relaxedfarming.co.uk) is operated by Relaxed .
Relaxed Real Foods (also operating under Relaxed ) is the name of the smallholding upon which Relaxed Farming is based.
Our new address is: Cadbury Cottage, Chulmleigh, Devon. EX18 7AR
Email: office@relaxed.org.uk