Frank Henderson in 2016 (left) and at Oathills Farm
with two brothers in the 1950s
plucking chickens and wearing home made lambskin
jackets (Frank on the left.)
Sustainable
Farming and Carbon Sequestration in Farm Soils
Frank
(Francis) Henderson, Oathill Farm, Cotswold, U.K.
Frank Henderson is the son of
George Henderson, author of “The Farming Ladder,” a classic in agricultural
practice published in 1943. He has farmed at Oathill Farm on the Cotswolds all his life, taking
over the farm for his parents.
Along with his sister Louise,
Henderson raised pigs and produced hay for 40 years. While they no longer
have livestock, they remain among the U.K.'s leading small specialist producers
of Race Horse Hay.
An inventor and builder of farm
machinery, Henderson has won national awards for his innovations and even
created a famous bale stacking machine. He was local chairman of the National
Farmers Union and currently serves as Chairman of The Oxfordshire Agricultural
Discussion Society (TOADS).
Just last summer, the BBC aired a
program about Oathill Farm and the the sustainable farming that George Henderson
initiated. It also includes a short interview with Frank Henderson. (http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b05vssqg).
Don’t miss this special
opportunity!