The produce of a farm should not be measured purely on the quantity and quality of the food supplied to human and animal feed markets: our farms deliver far more than food. The Estate through its Home Farms and its tenant farms is proud of its contribution to the wider community and the environment. A viable farming business creates the living landscape that we all enjoy, it maintains hedges, woods, footpaths, gates and stiles. It is not just the landscape that is provided, but also the support given to the viability of the local community. The Estate provides homes for over 40 farmers and their families on the tenanted farms. The Home Farm directly employs and houses 9 full time employees. Each family lives and works locally, supporting local businesses, churches, schools and other rural facilities. The impact of a viable farm also reaches the wider regional community. Clinton Farms alone spends £1 million in the local and regional economy every year, through suppliers and employees. Clinton Farms is at present part of the national research project Forum for the Future which is looking at the sustainability of UK farming. As one of only a select number of farms in the study, Clinton Farms is looking at the sustainability of its farming practices and the influences the holding has upon not only the immediate Estate community but also the local and regional area.