Down Farm Shop
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PRODUCE
At Down Farm we grow over 50 varieties of vegetables in our market garden. We have an abundance of vegetables from May - December. Our speciality is our mixed leaf salad, which contains over 20 varieties of leaves. This changes throughout the seasons and includes lettuce, chicory, endive, salad brassicas and herbs. We grow heirloom carrots and tomatoes, courgettes, beans, cabbages, beetroot turnips, and many more. We use mostly open-pollinated varieties of seeds - as apposed to F1 hybrids- helping to preserve genetic variety in our edible plant world.
We grow delicious vegetables organically and prioritising the health of the soil. We use the "no-dig" method of growing which means we do not till the soil. Rather we add fertility - cow manure from the grazing herd at Down Farm - to the top of each bed in the winter, which breaks down making a wonderfully rich soil to plant into, without damaging the structure of the soil. In our first two seasons we are using a broadfork as a transitionary tool to aerate the soil helping the plant roots reach far and wide. This means that our veg is packed full of nutrition because healthy soil gives us healthy produce which helps us be healthy and happy humans!
Veg Boxes
Down Farm veg boxes are available from June - December. Each week we pick fresh veg and pack a box full of seasonal delights. Boxes are available are available on an ad-hoc basis or in a regular seasonal block for which we offer discounts. Veg boxes are always a good deal: when there are gluts we add a little extra to each, or when certain produce is limited (like cucumbers in 2018) we make sure our boxes get priority. The contents of the box will vary each week depending on the season and boxes are available in two sizes: small box will have 7-9 items and the large will have 8-12 items, and greater portion of each item. Box seasonal blocks are:
Spring (8 weeks)
w/c 10 June - 29 July
selection of: spinach, chard, kale, salad, lettuce, spring onions, beetroot, turnips, spring greens, spring cabbage, peas, sugar snaps, carrots, broccoli, wet garlic, kohl rabi, new potatoes, cucumber, courgette, broccoli, radish, rocket, parsley, chervil
Summer (11 weeks)
w/c 5th August - 14 October
selection of: spinach, chard, kale, salad, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, french beans, runner beans, aubergine, peppers, courgette, carrots, fennel, cabbages, broccoli, beetroot, leeks, romanesco, radish, salad onions, potatoes, winter squash, apples, parsley, dill
Autumn/Winter (9 weeks)
w/c 21 October - 16 December
selection of: spinach, chard, kale, salad, rocket, watercress, beetroot, turnips, broccoli, leeks, parsnips, carrots, winter squash, potatoes, swede, celeriac, Brussel sprouts, purple sprouting broccoli, cabbages, pepper, aubergine, Jerusalem artichokes, pak choi, fennel, onions, parsley, coriander, chervil
Prices
Small £10.50
Large £15.50
Spring block £80 small, £120 large
Summer block £110 small, £165 large
Autumn block £90 small, £135 large
All seasons (28 weeks) £266 small, £406 large
Collection and delivery
Boxes can be collected from one of these points on Thursday afternoon
Down Farm, Winkleigh airfield
Mad Butchers, Winkleigh
The Globe Inn, Beaford
The Garden Shop, Hatherleigh
Bude
Ordering
Boxes can be ordered on an ad hoc basis through our online shop each week from 10 June 2019, or to order a regular box please email hello@down-farm.com
Our stores and Eateries
Harvest Farm Shop, Okehampton
The Globe Inn, Beaford
King's Arms, Winkleigh
Mad Butchers', Winkleigh
Crediton Farmers' Market (1st Saturday)
Exeter Farmers' Market (3rd Thursday)
Kirsty's Kitchen, North Tawton
Farmer's Arms, Woolsery
Veg In a Box, Exeter
Temple, Bude
North Tawton Spar (salad)