About Us
Hedgerow Farm will be a farm, offering land and space to lease to small to medium scale farmers, related rural businesses and maybe an artist or two.
We, Stuart and Sarah Chignell, have been seeking such a lease for ourselves, but are now taking action to help ourselves and others get secure and affordable access to land. Hedgerow Farm will be the home for our commercial Aquaponics business Fish Farmers, but there will be plenty of space for a diverse range of other peoples projects. The farm will be owned by the owned by the investors. We will be tenants or co-farmers just like you and along side you.
Come and have a chat with us, maybe Hedgerow Farm is just what suits your project? Working together we can help you get started and you can help us.
Meet Our Team
Stuart has worked as an independent environmental consultant on projects with public companies and various levels of government in Australia. He has extensive experience in the agricultural sector through his consultancy work and involvement with the family farm near Trentham, Victoria.
For the last ten years he has been focused on researching and developing methods of integrating different forms of agricultural production, with a focus on aquaculture. He is intensely passionate about the environment, medieval re-enactment, supporting families dealing with disability, sustainable agriculture and his Christian faith.
She is professionally trained as a nurse and works in the disability sector providing families with respite and support. She also has experience in agriculture through her childhood on remote agricultural properties in central Queensland, New South Wales and the family farm at Ravenswood near Bendigo, Victoria.
In addition Sarah is the proud mother of her and Stuart’s five children, one of whom is severely disabled. She cares deeply about her Christian faith and helping families through similar challenges. She enjoys horse riding, bush walking, camping, traditional food and family time.