Lackan Cottage Farm is a 6.5 acre permaculture smallholding in Co. Down established in 2012 by Steve and Claire Golemboski-Byrne. The farm is home to Birch Cottage, an eco-retrofitted 1950's building that incorporates many natural and low impact materials and techniques, and which we let on a self catering basis. Other projects include:
- an acre of mixed native coppice and forest garden
- our large veg garden and polytunnels
- rainwater harvesting
- greywater reedbeds
- strawbale roundhouse
- timber frame / strawbale / earth plaster building
- solar greenhouse
- solar and wind renewable energy systems
We often run short courses such as An introduction to permaculture, Resilient living, and a range of skills based courses on topics such as basket weaving, earth plastering, renewable energy, and hold a couple of open days each year.