The market garden was established by Liz in 2023 and fits well into the regenerative food producing model of the farm. The garden provides us with a wide range of delicious vegetables from around June – December. We strongly believe that a resilient food system looks like lots of different small scale growing systems that feed the people very local to them. Our garden is one example of this. We now run a weekly volunteer session every Friday 10am-12pm and warmly welcome you to come along and take part in local veg production. Contact us for more information.

The aim of the garden is to give local people access to veg that is grown well. In a way which benefits, rather than harms the environment. Our veg beds are part of a thriving ecosystem, home to many species of insects, birds, mammals and reptiles. Being part of such a healthy web of life is great for our vegetables, helps them to grow well and reduces pest problems. This allows us to work without artificial pesticides and fertilisers and instead look to nature for solutions. The life of our soil is a key part of the system and we nurture this through various methods including minimising soil disturbance, keeping ground covered and adding compost and compost teas. The beds were originally created with compost made from the cattle’s winter bedding and are topped up each year with our own compost made on site.

Of course another aim of growing good food is to enable people to enjoy cooking and eating it all! Liz has put together a few recipes to help you do just that. Not sure you like aubergines? Wait till you try one fresh from the garden in a delicious curry or ratatouille.

We package our veg as minimally as possible and are working to reduce packaging as much as possible. We also encourage customers to return their packaging so we can reuse, recycle or compost it for them.

Each year we aim to improve on what we do. In 2026, Liz will have some maternity leave and the garden will be scaled down and simplified a little. Instead of growing more veg this year, we will focus on community connections - hosting volunteer sessions in the garden and collaborating with others to help the garden continue to develop. Regenerative agriculture is all about being resilient and working within your own context, so things are constantly being adapted to fit the needs of our grower, customers and the wider community each year.

FAQs:

"Are the veg boxes organic?"

We are not certified organic, but we do grow to or above organic standards. Being certified comes with a cost which we would have to pass on to our customers. We would rather save that cost and be transparent with you. Learn more about how we grow here, read our newsletters and come along to our next farm tour or volunteer session.

“Why are you no-dig?”

No-dig is a method of growing used to improve the health of the soil. Healthy soil means healthy plants. Healthy plants are tasty plants, too! Minimising soil disturbance also reduces the amount of weeds which means we can grow without using herbicides and it saves on the amount of manual weeding and digging we have to do.