Editing Robert Hart (horticulturist) (section)

==Wenlock Edge==

Robert Hart began with a [[smallholding]] called Highwood Hill farm at Wenlock Edge. His intention was to provide a healthy and therapeutic environment for himself and his brother Lacon, who was born with severe [[learning disabilities]].

Hart though soon discovered that maintaining large [[annual plant|annual]] vegetable beds, rearing livestock and taking care of an [[orchard]] were tasks beyond his strength. However, he also observed that a small bed of [[perennial vegetable]]s and herbs he had planted was looking after itself with little or no intervention. Furthermore, these plants provided interesting and unusual additions to the diet, and seemed to promote health and vigour in both body and mind.