In 1997, Adrian Halstead, always a keen allotment gardener, took a leap of faith and bought the nursery in rural Barcombe, four miles west of Lewes and twelve miles north of Brighton. He began the conversion to organic status under the auspices of the Soil Association with the idea of starting a local vegetable box scheme.
Speyfruit not only supplies a huge range of local and national businesses including hotels and restaurants but we also have our very own shop right here in Elgin which is open to the public 6 days a week.
We collect our fresh produce from Glasgow fruit and veg market. We also use the markets in Newcastle and Edinburgh to get as much variety as possible and to source as much British fare as possible getting up at 2 or 3 am for you lovely people is our pleasure.
We produce fruit and vegetables on a relatively small scale, but with a wide variety and availability. We run our own, small, weekly box scheme supplying the surrounding area. We are always looking for new outlets, especially for apples and other fruit. Please contact us if you would like to know more about the box scheme, or wish to buy market garden produce on a less regular basis. We do not have a farm shop, but are usually available to pick and sell produce to callers
At 5ADAYBOX the emphasis is on seasonal and freshness! Most of our vegetables are grown in Bromham in Wiltshire and our salads are mainly sourced from the Vale of Evesham.
Eden Farms has grown from small roots. A derelict smallholding in 1982 has developed into a busy organic vegetable farm on the north Lincolnshire Fens, supplying customers through our home delivery service and Farmer's Markets.
Grow Wild was established in 1998 and has grown from a very small operation (run from a spare room in an Edinburgh flat), to a company with a great bunch of employees, and delivering to customers throughout central Scotland, and now growing their own produce and making our their own preserves. Grow Wild is owned by Lindsay Girvan who was brought up on fantastic home-cooked real food and healthy whole foods. Good natural food, a love of great tasting ingredients, a concern for environmental issues, and a desire to offer a service that she herself would want to use led to the establishment of Grow Wild.
OrganicLea is a community food project based in the Lea Valley in north-east London. We produce and distribute food and plants locally, and inspire and support others to do the same. With a workers’ cooperative at our core, we bring people together to take action towards a more just and sustainable society.
Supplying Fruit and Veg has been in Sean Connolly’s family since 1964 when his Grandfather and Grandmother first started their grocery business in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire They eventually moved their greengrocers business to Newark in Nottinghamshire. Years later, Sean continued the fruit and veg family tradition as The Northampton Grocer. As they say, it must be in the blood.