A Dorset Farm Community
Sturts Community Trust is a farm-based community in West Moors, Dorset. We bring together supported living, community housing, and meaningful day opportunities — built around the land, and built around people.
Three things, one community
Everything we do starts with one belief: that every person deserves a life with purpose, dignity, and real connection. At Sturts, that means bringing care, housing, and daily activity together in one place — on a working farm in the heart of Dorset.
We support working-age adults with learning disabilities and autism to live as independently as possible. Each person receives an individualised support plan — tailored to their goals, their strengths, and the life they want to build.
Learn more →Our Clover Community Housing neighbourhoods are home to Companions, vocational workers, volunteers, and families — all living alongside one another on Sturts Farm and in the local West Moors community. Small, intentional, and genuinely connected.
Learn more →From farming and horticulture to food production and market gardening, our day programme offers real, meaningful work. Our Companions develop practical skills, build routines, and contribute to a social enterprise that feeds the local community.
Learn more →Our story
Sturts Community Trust has been farming this land biodynamically for over forty years. What started as a Camphill Community — a place rooted in the belief that everyone has something to contribute — has grown into something remarkable: a registered charity, housing association, and social enterprise, all working together from one 90-acre farm in West Moors.
We are part of a wider family. Gullivers Farm Shop & Kitchen — our award-winning biodynamic farm shop and café — is a social enterprise at the heart of the Sturts farm. The Companions who work there aren't just doing a job. They're building skills, earning pride, and serving their community.
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"It's a place providing a sense of purpose, dignity and mutual respect."
Why it matters
40+
years farming biodynamically
90
acres of working Dorset farmland
6
neighbourhoods across the Sturts community
Our Companions develop skills, build routines, and take real responsibility alongside the rest of our community. Independence isn't something we hand to people — it's something we build together, one day at a time.
The land
Sturts Farm sits in 90 acres of Dorset countryside. The soil here is worked sustainably using biodynamic and organic principles — no chemicals, no shortcuts. We have cows, sheep, pigs, hens, and goats, all cared for by our talented team.
The farm isn't just a backdrop. It's where a lot of the real work happens. Our market garden grows seasonal fruit, vegetables, salad and herbs. Our Companions work alongside employees and volunteers every day — sowing seeds, tending animals, harvesting produce, and taking it straight to Gullivers Farm Shop.
Visit Gullivers Farm Shop →Biodynamic
Certified by Demeter — the world's leading biodynamic certification body.
Locally sourced
Produced here, sold here. From our market garden to Gullivers Farm Shop, the chain is short.
Welfare first
The highest standards for every animal in our care — because how we treat others reflects who we are.
Get involved
Sturts Community Trust is a registered charity. Everything we do — every home, every day on the farm, every skill learned — depends on the support of people who believe in what we're building. If that's you, we'd love to hear from you.
Whether it's a one-off gift or regular giving, your donation helps us create more opportunities for our Companions to grow, contribute, and belong.
Donate now →Charity number: 1152152
Each year we welcome volunteers — local, national, and international — to live and work alongside our community. There's a place for you here.
Find out about volunteering →Do you work in social care, housing, or commissioning? We'd love to talk about whether Sturts might be the right home for someone you support.
Make a referral enquiry →Find us
Sturts Community Trust
Sturts Farm, Three Cross Road
West Moors, Dorset BH22 0NF
01202 854762 office@sturtsfarm.comMap — add Google Maps embed
