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Farm Produce
We provide a variety of farm produce including juices, jams and relishes throughout the year and we also sell free range eggs produced by an outdoo...
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Pork
We have an amazing pedigree Tamworth boar called “Royal” and an equally amazing sow called “Kate”. We typically have a litter of pigs born every ni...
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Orchard Fruit
We have an eighty-tree fruit orchard which we planted when we first bought the farm, the orchard comprises 50 apple trees, 20 plum trees and 10 pea...
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Fruit
Blackberries We have two rows of Bedford Giant Blackberries in our soft fruit area - as well as a lot of blackberry bushes in our hedges. This prov...
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Aubergine
A crop that is becoming increasingly popular, each year we grow more and more plants to keep up with demand. The variety we grow is called Black Pe...
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Beetroot
Beetroot is a great crop to both grow and to eat. It can be used in many different dishes – our favourite is roasted beetroot. We grow three differ...
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Broad Beans
Broad beans are the first of the bean/pea crops to be available for harvesting. We sow them in December and transplant them into the Polytunnels in...
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Broccoli (Calabrese)
The Calabrese crop, often referred to as broccoli, produces lovely tasting heads through summer and autumn. The variety we grow is called Belstar. ...
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Cabbages
We grow cabbages 12 months of the year, with different varieties available at different times. This year we will be growing Spring cabbages which p...
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Carrots
Carrots are another crop which we grow 12 months of the year. The two main varieties we like the most are Amsterdam Forcing and Autumn King - the v...
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Cauliflowers
The cauliflower is one of our most popular crops. It was a crop that we used to struggle to grow, however, in recent years we have worked out how ...
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Cavolonero
Cavolonero, or “black cabbage” in Italian, is part of the kale crop. It produces long, dark green leaves which are very tasty. We aim to have this ...
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Celeriac
The celeriac plant is closely related to the celery plant. Whilst both the leaves and base can be eaten, the base of the plant is more commonly eat...
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Celery
We sow our celery seeds in late March, transplanting in May so they’re ready to harvest in the autumn. They’re so popular this year we’ll sow over ...
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Chinese Cabbage
Chinese cabbage is part of the Brassica family and is very tolerant to cold weather, making it ideal to grow during the autumn/winter months. The v...
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Courgette
The courgette is a very popular vegetable as it can be used in many different dishes. We grow a number of different varieties to produce a range of...
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Cucumber
We love growing cucumbers as much as we love eating them. You’ll find three different types of cucumber at Hexhamshire Organics - the traditional s...
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Florence Fennel
Florence fennel is very much a gourmet vegetable. It produces green, feathery leaves which can be used to flavour or garnish a dish, but the fan-sh...
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French Beans
French beans are a wonderful addition to many meals and we aim to have them available for several months in summer. In early summer, we grow two va...
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Garlic
Garlic is one of our favourite crops to grow. All of our garlic is planted before Christmas and it’s great at withstanding even the harshest of win...
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Globe Artichokes
The globe artichoke plant is a perennial plant which can grow to a very large size. It produces large edible flower buds which have an amazing, ear...
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Kale
Kale is a very popular crop because of its versatility and nutritional value. It can be used in many different ways - sauteed, boiled, steamed, roa...
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Kohlrabi
KohlRabi is an interesting plant - it’s part of the Brassica family and looks like a sputnik! We grow two different types; a green variety which is...
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Leeks
Leeks are a mainstay of our vegetable boxes and we aim to grow them most of the year. The first seeding is done in March when we focus on the main ...
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Lettuce
Lettuce is another crop that we aim to grow 12 months of the year. We grow five different types of lettuce and the varieties have some amazing name...
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Mustard Leaves
We grow Mustard Leaves for the autumn and winter periods. The variety we grow is called Giant Red Mustard and it produces really big leaves. They a...
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Onions
One of our favourite crops, we grow onions twice a year. Our main onion crop, Troy, is grown over the winter and is ready in late spring/early summ...
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Oriental Leaves
Oriental vegetables are very tolerant to the cold, and can therefore be grown in the winter months, particularly in our polytunnels. This ensures w...
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Pak Choi
Another over-wintering oriental vegetable that we like to grow. Pak Choi is a member of the Brassica family which has large crispy stems topped off...
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Peppers (Chilli)
Chillies are a great addition to many dishes and we like to grow a range of them. This year we are growing the following varieties: Aciburun, Hunga...
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Bell Peppers
Sweet peppers are incredibly versatile. They can be roasted, stuffed, included in many cooked dishes and are also lovely when eaten raw. This year ...
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Radish
Radishes come in a variety of different sizes, shapes and colours and we like to grow the many different types that are available. This year we are...
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Rocket
Rocket has a wonderful peppery taste, making it a great addition to salads. It can also be added to pastas and pizzas. It can be grown throughout t...
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Romanesque
Romanesque is a lovely green type of cauliflower; it has pointed curds and its distinctive look means lots of customers like to buy it. Like tradit...
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Runner Beans
Runner Beans are very tall plants that produce an abundance of lovely long, tasty and tender pods. We try to ensure we have Runner Beans available ...
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Salad Leaves Mix
Our salad leaves mix is called “Mesclun”, this is a French term for a mixture of assorted young salad leaves. This is something we aim to grow thro...
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Salad Onions
We grow our white onion crops over the winter, planting the onion sets in the October/November period. They will start sending up lovely green shoo...
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Salsify
We are always looking to try new vegetables and salsify is a new crop for us in 2021. It’s grown for its root, which is sweet and aromatic. Often d...
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Scorzonera
Another new crop for us in 2021. Again, a root crop, scorzonera produces long roots with black skin, however, when you take off the skin it has a l...
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Shallots
As with our overwintering onions, we also grow shallots over winter. We plant the sets during December in one of the polytunnels. They will send d...
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Spinach
Spinach is packed full of goodness - it contains iron, as well as vitamins A, C and K. It’s also lovely and tasty. It‘s a great crop to grow as we ...
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Spring Onions
Spring onions, also known as scallions, are a great addition to any salad but can also be added to dishes such as curries and stews as a lovely fre...
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Sprouting Broccoli
Steamed sprouting broccoli served with butter, salt and pepper is such a lovely addition to so many meals. We like to grow sprouting broccoli in mi...
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Sprouts
A true favourite in the winter months – particularly at Christmas time. Brussels Sprouts take a long time to grow, we sow in the April/May period a...
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Squash
Also known as winter squash, this is a great favourite. They come in many different sizes and colours and we like to grow many different varieties....
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Herbs
Basil We grow two different colours of basil: Green and Purple. It’s a tender plant and we therefore grow it in the polytunnel. It is an annual pla...
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Swede
Swede is a great vegetable to have during those winter months, it’s lovely mashed with lashings of butter. We sow in late spring then transplant in...
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Sweetcorn
The variety of sweetcorn we grow is called Double Standard. Conditions have to be good to have a good crop which is why we have picked one of the f...
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Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard comes in a variety of colours: red, purple, pink, orange, yellow and white. It can be used in salads and can also be cooked in a simila...
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Tomatoes
A lot of our crop planning is based around how many tomato plants we grow. This year we are growing 500 tomato plants. Our choice of tomatoes come ...
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