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Who we are
About the farm
Since 1987 we have been growing vegetables on the Hardwick Estate near Whitchurch-on-Thames in South Oxfordshire, on 17 acres of fields and 2 acres of a 500-year-old walled garden (about 7.7 ha in total). Our organic farming has been certified by the Soil Association since 1976, and in 2004 we became the first farm in the world to gain the Stockfree Organic symbol (no animal inputs). Each year we grow over 200 kinds of vegetables and fruit, around 120 tonnes, and we raise all our own plants. We sell our produce through a weekly veg bag scheme and in Lin's VegShed, our self-service farm shop; we also offer school visits, farm walks and volunteer placements.
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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.
Fruit
Apples
- Fresh produce
Strawberries
- Fresh produce
Non-food
Cut flowers
- Cut & dried flowers
- Cut flowers · EU organic
- Cut & dried flowers
Vegetables, mushrooms, herbs
Beetroot
- Fresh produce
Carrots
- Fresh produce
Cauliflower
- Pickles & ferments
- Pickles & ferments
- Pickles & ferments
Celeriac
- Fresh produce
Chard
- Fresh produce
Kale
- Fresh produce
Leeks
- Fresh produce
Lettuce
- Fresh produce
Onions
- Fresh produce
Parsnip
- Fresh produce
Potatoes
- Fresh produce
Pumpkin
- Fresh produce
Rhubarb
- Fresh produce
Sweetcorn
- Fresh produce
Tomatoes
- Fresh produce
White cabbage
- Fresh produce
Processing & crafts
Preserving & pickling
Sales channel
- Farm-gate sales
- Vending machine / self-service
- Delivery / shipping
- Online shop
- Gastronomy
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.
7.7 ha (19 acre) · small (5–50 ha)- garden (vegetables) · 7.7 ha (19 acre) · certified organic
Farming method / certification
Community farming
Languages spoken
EnglishLocation
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