Our Produce
Orchard Fruit
We have an eighty-tree fruit orchard which we planted when we first bought the farm, the orchard comprises 50 apple trees, 20 plum trees and 10 pear trees.
Apples
We have six different varieties of dessert apple tree: Blenheim Orange, Greensleeves, Rajka, Spartan, Bright Future and Egremont Russet. Harvesting usually takes place in late September/early October. The trees were planted 10 years ago and have now matured to the point where they produce a lot of apples. The apples are either sold as dessert apples or are used to make one of our best sellers: apple juice.
Pears
We have four types of pear tree in the orchard: Doyerne Du Cornice, Beth, Concorde and Pitmaston Duchess.
Plums
We have five different types of plum tree: Victoria, Marjories Seedling, Heron, Yellow Egg and Blue Tit.
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Farm Produce
We provide a variety of farm produce including juices, jams and relishes throughout the year and we also sell free range eggs produced by an outdoo...
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Pork
We have an amazing pedigree Tamworth boar called “Royal” and an equally amazing sow called “Kate”. We typically have a litter of pigs born every ni...
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Orchard Fruit
We have an eighty-tree fruit orchard which we planted when we first bought the farm, the orchard comprises 50 apple trees, 20 plum trees and 10 pea...
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Fruit
Blackberries We have two rows of Bedford Giant Blackberries in our soft fruit area - as well as a lot of blackberry bushes in our hedges. This prov...
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Aubergine
A crop that is becoming increasingly popular, each year we grow more and more plants to keep up with demand. The variety we grow is called Black Pe...
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Beetroot
Beetroot is a great crop to both grow and to eat. It can be used in many different dishes – our favourite is roasted beetroot. We grow three differ...
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Broad Beans
Broad beans are the first of the bean/pea crops to be available for harvesting. We sow them in December and transplant them into the Polytunnels in...
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Broccoli (Calabrese)
The Calabrese crop, often referred to as broccoli, produces lovely tasting heads through summer and autumn. The variety we grow is called Belstar. ...
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Cabbages
We grow cabbages 12 months of the year, with different varieties available at different times. This year we will be growing Spring cabbages which p...
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Carrots
Carrots are another crop which we grow 12 months of the year. The two main varieties we like the most are Amsterdam Forcing and Autumn King - the v...
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Cauliflowers
The cauliflower is one of our most popular crops. It was a crop that we used to struggle to grow, however, in recent years we have worked out how ...
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Cavolonero
Cavolonero, or “black cabbage” in Italian, is part of the kale crop. It produces long, dark green leaves which are very tasty. We aim to have this ...
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Celeriac
The celeriac plant is closely related to the celery plant. Whilst both the leaves and base can be eaten, the base of the plant is more commonly eat...
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Celery
We sow our celery seeds in late March, transplanting in May so they’re ready to harvest in the autumn. They’re so popular this year we’ll sow over ...
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Chinese Cabbage
Chinese cabbage is part of the Brassica family and is very tolerant to cold weather, making it ideal to grow during the autumn/winter months. The v...
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Courgette
The courgette is a very popular vegetable as it can be used in many different dishes. We grow a number of different varieties to produce a range of...
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Cucumber
We love growing cucumbers as much as we love eating them. You’ll find three different types of cucumber at Hexhamshire Organics - the traditional s...
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Florence Fennel
Florence fennel is very much a gourmet vegetable. It produces green, feathery leaves which can be used to flavour or garnish a dish, but the fan-sh...
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French Beans
French beans are a wonderful addition to many meals and we aim to have them available for several months in summer. In early summer, we grow two va...
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Garlic
Garlic is one of our favourite crops to grow. All of our garlic is planted before Christmas and it’s great at withstanding even the harshest of win...
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Globe Artichokes
The globe artichoke plant is a perennial plant which can grow to a very large size. It produces large edible flower buds which have an amazing, ear...
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Kale
Kale is a very popular crop because of its versatility and nutritional value. It can be used in many different ways - sauteed, boiled, steamed, roa...
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Kohlrabi
KohlRabi is an interesting plant - it’s part of the Brassica family and looks like a sputnik! We grow two different types; a green variety which is...
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Leeks
Leeks are a mainstay of our vegetable boxes and we aim to grow them most of the year. The first seeding is done in March when we focus on the main ...
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Lettuce
Lettuce is another crop that we aim to grow 12 months of the year. We grow five different types of lettuce and the varieties have some amazing name...
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Mustard Leaves
We grow Mustard Leaves for the autumn and winter periods. The variety we grow is called Giant Red Mustard and it produces really big leaves. They a...
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Onions
One of our favourite crops, we grow onions twice a year. Our main onion crop, Troy, is grown over the winter and is ready in late spring/early summ...
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Oriental Leaves
Oriental vegetables are very tolerant to the cold, and can therefore be grown in the winter months, particularly in our polytunnels. This ensures w...
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Pak Choi
Another over-wintering oriental vegetable that we like to grow. Pak Choi is a member of the Brassica family which has large crispy stems topped off...
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Peppers (Chilli)
Chillies are a great addition to many dishes and we like to grow a range of them. This year we are growing the following varieties: Aciburun, Hunga...
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Bell Peppers
Sweet peppers are incredibly versatile. They can be roasted, stuffed, included in many cooked dishes and are also lovely when eaten raw. This year ...
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Radish
Radishes come in a variety of different sizes, shapes and colours and we like to grow the many different types that are available. This year we are...
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Rocket
Rocket has a wonderful peppery taste, making it a great addition to salads. It can also be added to pastas and pizzas. It can be grown throughout t...
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Romanesque
Romanesque is a lovely green type of cauliflower; it has pointed curds and its distinctive look means lots of customers like to buy it. Like tradit...
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Runner Beans
Runner Beans are very tall plants that produce an abundance of lovely long, tasty and tender pods. We try to ensure we have Runner Beans available ...
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Salad Leaves Mix
Our salad leaves mix is called “Mesclun”, this is a French term for a mixture of assorted young salad leaves. This is something we aim to grow thro...
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Salad Onions
We grow our white onion crops over the winter, planting the onion sets in the October/November period. They will start sending up lovely green shoo...
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Salsify
We are always looking to try new vegetables and salsify is a new crop for us in 2021. It’s grown for its root, which is sweet and aromatic. Often d...
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Scorzonera
Another new crop for us in 2021. Again, a root crop, scorzonera produces long roots with black skin, however, when you take off the skin it has a l...
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Shallots
As with our overwintering onions, we also grow shallots over winter. We plant the sets during December in one of the polytunnels. They will send d...
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Spinach
Spinach is packed full of goodness - it contains iron, as well as vitamins A, C and K. It’s also lovely and tasty. It‘s a great crop to grow as we ...
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Spring Onions
Spring onions, also known as scallions, are a great addition to any salad but can also be added to dishes such as curries and stews as a lovely fre...
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Sprouting Broccoli
Steamed sprouting broccoli served with butter, salt and pepper is such a lovely addition to so many meals. We like to grow sprouting broccoli in mi...
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Sprouts
A true favourite in the winter months – particularly at Christmas time. Brussels Sprouts take a long time to grow, we sow in the April/May period a...
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Squash
Also known as winter squash, this is a great favourite. They come in many different sizes and colours and we like to grow many different varieties....
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Herbs
Basil We grow two different colours of basil: Green and Purple. It’s a tender plant and we therefore grow it in the polytunnel. It is an annual pla...
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Swede
Swede is a great vegetable to have during those winter months, it’s lovely mashed with lashings of butter. We sow in late spring then transplant in...
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Sweetcorn
The variety of sweetcorn we grow is called Double Standard. Conditions have to be good to have a good crop which is why we have picked one of the f...
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Swiss Chard
Swiss Chard comes in a variety of colours: red, purple, pink, orange, yellow and white. It can be used in salads and can also be cooked in a simila...
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Tomatoes
A lot of our crop planning is based around how many tomato plants we grow. This year we are growing 500 tomato plants. Our choice of tomatoes come ...
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