North Wales farms recognised for nature-positive efforts
Date of alert:
Tuesday, 15 August 2023
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Force:
Wales - North Wales Police
On a recent visit to the Rhug Estate near Corwen, the minister met with proprietor Lord Newborough and his team and heard about their pioneering low-carbon project to measure and monitor the business’ carbon footprint and implement mitigation strategies, with the aim of reaching net zero across all business operations.
The estate operates a diverse business model, which embraces sustainable organic farming as well as renewable energy, retail, wholesale and most recently, skincare.
Through the adoption of sustainable practices over the last twenty years since the farm went organic, a considerable amount of carbon has been sequestrated into the ground, making it a carbon-positive estate.
This accomplishment has been greatly assisted by the green energy projects launched on the farm, including solar, wind, hydro and geothermal, and there are also EV chargers on the estate.
