Monica Griesbaum and her family grow organic tea and tisanes on Windy Hollow Farm in Perthshire, Scotland. They see their crop as a part of the local ecosystem, a system they encourage and nurture as they nurture themselves.
Rooftop farming in Canada – Lufa Farms
Lufa Farms, or Les Fermes Lufa, build and run rooftop greenhouses in Canada. Here they grow food hydroponically in great quantities, using bespoke innovative technology. They aim to make cities self-sufficient in food, removing the need for much of the…
Urban Growth: garden therapy in the heart of Camden
In a guest article for Locavore, Nichola Daunton writes about Urban Growth, who provide garden therapy in the heart of Camden, London. If you’ve ever lived in a major city (or even just visited one) you’ll know they can be…
Cider, beef, and wheat berries – circular farming on Trenchmore Farm.
Andrew and Joanne Knowles had dreams of having their own farm. Both had been involved in farming in their youths, before heading off to the bright lights of the city to pursue other careers. Nearly fifty years later, with their…
Growers – Padstow Kitchen Garden
Ross Geach spent ten years working as a chef before setting up Padstow Kitchen Garden. Having worked his way up to head chef for Rick Stein, he decided to return to the farm where he and previous generations of his family…
Notes From My Grandfather
The Thompson family have been farming fruit and vegetables at Brook Farm, near Harwich in Essex, since 1948. Today, they are market leaders in specialist products for the oriental foodservice sector and niche tree fruit like apricots, as well as…
Producers – Grow Bristol
Dermot O’Regan started Grow Bristol in 2013, in a shipping container behind Bristol Temple Meads train station. They use vertical indoor hydroponics to grow a variety of salad leaves, herbs, and micro-greens, for both retail and catering customers. Their goal…
Growers – SeedsShare
Locavore spoke to Esiah Levy, founder of SeedsShare, about urban food growing, and gardening as art.