In 2022, after farming a 2,000-acre arable farm in Canada, Philip & Heidi purchased 100 acres in Fife, Scotland, now Toll Ranch. Without a fixed plan, Symone and Alex left their corporate careers behind to begin a new chapter alongside Symone’s parents and brother, Konrad. Together, the family settled on a steading with one simple guiding principle: better health begins with healthy soil.
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From this foundation, Steading & Co. grew, not as a farm business, but as a regenerative systems-orientated approach to better health shaped by our own experiences. We saw how easily health becomes fragmented: soil, food, and people’s wellbeing are often treated as separate concerns, when in reality they are deeply connected.
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Toll Ranch has become our living case study. Here, we’ve become Pasture for Life and Organic (in transition) certified and applied regenerative principles to build soil health: testing soil biology, creating biological compost, spraying biological amendments, introducing adaptive grazing with livestock, and grow herbal lays. The lessons we learn on the farm feed directly into Steading & Co., helping us guide people to build their own health from the ground up, be that through soil, food, or wanting stronger bodies through personal training.
Our Approach- Regenerative Principles
The Vision
Where the soil lives in harmony with the animals, the wildlife is healthy, and the farm is providing for our family and beyond, through sustainable farming practices. A place where we can enjoy what we do, excel in what we do, and open the gate to others so that they can learn through experience, with fun, relief, and optimism for the future ahead.
Philip
2 Hour Farm Tour
Step onto our farm for a relaxed and engaging 2-hour guided walking tour where you’ll experience regenerative farming up close. Through the animals, the land and the soil beneath your feet. This is an interactive visit designed to help you connect with where food truly comes from. You’ll spend time with: - Chickens (with the chance to collect fresh eggs straight from the nest boxes) - Cows & sheep grazing on rotational pasture - We’ll explain how we care for them, how they help improve the land, and why animal welfare and soil health go hand in hand. We’ll introduce you to the fascinating world of soil biology, the microbes, fungi and living systems that: - Build fertile soil - Grow nutrient-dense plants - Support healthier animals - Influence people's health You’ll begin to see how the health of the soil connects directly to the quality of the food on your plate and your own health. As we walk the land, you’ll see regenerative farming in practise and learn: - How rotational grazing works - Why we focus on pasture-based systems - How animals naturally fertilise and regenerate soil We keep group sizes to a maximum of 10 so there’s plenty of opportunity to ask questions and have open discussion. Who This Tour Is For - Families wanting children to experience farm life - Visitors interested in where their food comes from - Anyone curious about soil health and human wellbeing - Those seeking a slower, more meaningful rural experience What to Bring - Sturdy outdoor footwear- the ground may be uneven, and this is a working farm so expect mud, fresh air and real farm life. - Weather-appropriate clothing - A sense of curiosity