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Who we are
About the farm
We, the Horner family, have been farming in Comber, Co. Down, Northern Ireland, for over 300 years, specialising in new Comber potatoes. On our 200-acre (approx. 81 ha) farm we grow 30 acres of potatoes, 5 acres of vegetables and 95 acres of barley and wheat, have 70 acres of grass and keep 250 free-range hens. We opened our farm shop 20 years ago: alongside our own potatoes, vegetables and eggs we offer fruit, bread, jam, meat, dairy and much more, and since March 2020 we have offered free delivery to postcodes BT4, BT5, BT6, BT16 and BT23. We also supply potatoes and vegetables to local supermarkets and restaurants.
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What we grow
Food crops
Here we list the crops we grow for food. Open a row and we show you what we process from it and which of our products we sell.
Animal feed & forage
Barley
- Grain & flour
- Whole grain
- Grain & flour
Drinks
Wheat
- Grain & flour
- Whole grain
- Grain & flour
Vegetables, mushrooms, herbs
Potatoes – British Queen, Dunbar Standard, Golden Wonder, Homeguard, Kerr's Pink, Pentland Squire
- Fresh produce
- Fresh produce · bag / sack
- Vegetables
- Vegetables
What we raise
Livestock
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Hens (250 head)
- Eggs
- Table eggs · free-range
- Eggs
Sales channel
- Farm-gate sales
- Online shop
- Delivery / shipping
- Retail
- Wholesale
Product categories
Product groups
Area
The farm's size category is based solely on the area of land, not on the scale of official revenue.
80.5 ha (198.9 acre) · medium (50–300 ha)- arable land · 38.5 ha (95.1 acre) 48%
- meadow, pasture (grassland) · 28 ha (69.2 acre) 35%
- arable land · 12 ha (29.7 acre) 15%
- garden (vegetables) · 2 ha (4.9 acre) 2%
Farming method / certification
Community farming
Languages spoken
EnglishLocation
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