Our practices
How we grow, raise and sell
Trust is the whole product. Here's exactly how things are done at the croft — and you're welcome to come and check.
No-spray growing
No synthetic pesticides or herbicides on the market garden — ever. We manage pests the slow way: rotation, netting, companion planting and healthy soil. Some leaves will have holes. That's what unsprayed food looks like.
Genuinely free-range hens
Our flock ranges over pasture and orchard all day, every day, with shelter they choose to use. Small flock, high welfare, no debeaking, no tricks of labelling. The eggs taste like it.
Raw, unheated honey
Honey is cold-extracted and coarse-filtered only — never heated, never blended with imports. We leave the bees more than enough of their own stores to winter on.
Seasonal, not constant
We sell what's actually in season here, which means some things are gloriously abundant and then gone. We'd rather sell you July strawberries in July than airfreight in February.
Soil first
Compost, green manures and minimal digging. We're building soil that will still be improving in twenty years, not mining it for five.
Short miles, less waste
Collection at the gate and local delivery within 15 miles. Returnable boxes and jars where we can manage it. Food this fresh doesn't need much packaging.
Questions? Ask us anything.
If you care where your food comes from, you'll have questions. Good. We answer all of them.
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