Self sufficiency Fruits and vegetables

More and more people are questioning the quality of the food they eat. On the farm you will see and learn how to produce wholesome food yourself. Growing vegetables is often the first step to producing your own food, once picked the vegetables taste like they did 30 years ago and are a real treat.

If you are in the process of changing the way you eat, then we can give you plenty of help, advice and practical experience.


Our farm has a commercial size poly-tunnel for growing tender and more exotic foodstuffs as well as a wide variety of salad and vegetable produce. You can spend time working in the tunnel dealing with the plants daily requirements.

Outside there are large vegetable plots designed on the allotment system a large percentage of the crops are preserved for use in winter, when vegetables are at a premium. You can gain experience in:

Sowing*
Cultivating*
Harvesting*
Preserving the crops*

In addition you will be able to sample as many of the crops as you wish, during your stay.

*These activities are dependent on the time of year