A wide crop rotation is used (usually 10 years) in which Potatoes and Carrots are only grown once along with other crops including cereals, and fertility building grass, clover and brassica breaks.

Cultivations have changed to include non-inversion techniques, and if ploughing neccesary it is only carried out

at shallow depths (no more than 20 cm) so as to try not to break down the fertility we are building.

Organic fertliser is used as we have re-introduced sheep and cattle onto the land. In addition carefully calculated rates of artificial fertilisers are added to slowly redress the imbalances that have occured in the past 40 years.

We believe we have developed a fully integrated farming policy that will produce healthy food for our customers and a better countryside environment ...more>