Hello
I'm Sinéad
Founder of Aweside Farm, a former geologist, and full-time believer in the power of flowers.
I started out studying the mechanics of the natural world — how landscapes form, how minerals are shaped, and how everything is the result of a physical, chemical or biological process. I even worked in the mining industry for a time. But it didn’t sit right. It felt too linear — all extraction, no giving back.
That’s when I discovered regenerative farming. If you’re farming badly, you’re just mining the soil — extracting life without returning anything. I wanted to flip that on its head. To create a circular system. A space that gives back. A farm that could be a little patch of hope.
So, I started growing flowers...
THE LAND
Why It Matters
At Aweside, flowers aren't just decoration. They’re habitat. They’re food for insects. They’re part of a circular, living system that supports wildlife.
Once a patch of grass, Aweside is now home to:
- Over 5,500 trees planted over 2 years
- 500m+ of wildlife-friendly hedgerows
- 1.5 acres of young woodland
- An orchard full of apples, pears, and plums
- Three polytunnels full of organic flowers
- A pond buzzing with frogs, dragonflies and newts
- Wildflower-rich borders teeming with bees and butterflies
This transformation wasn’t accidental. I grow flowers for chefs, bakers and cake makers — but I grow them in a way that feeds the land too. Everything at Aweside is organic. No pesticides. No imports. Just soil, sun, water, and slow, seasonal farming.
Because I believe farming should give more than it takes.