Carrots

We are growing 130 hectares of organic carrots for the 2023/2024 season, mainly destined for the the UK’s major supermarkets.

We have also targeted a large area of our production for the ‘baby food’ market and ‘box schemes’, these two outlets account for around 25% of our total production.

Supply starts in August and extends through to the following May, with all later harvested (post December) carrots being ‘strawed up’ through the winter months.

Varieties in production include: Norwich, Nairobi, Eskimo, and the variety Bangor for the processing market.

Due to customer demand we have recently installed a carrot washing facility in order to offer a basic level of washing – to support our processing and wholesale outlets.

A crown grader was installed in January 2023. In addition we have added a trimming line for parsnips and an optical grader for carrots.

Variety Development: We are always keen to look at new varieties. This year we are monitoring a variety called Brilliance.

New Product Development: This season, in conjunction with Dr Richard Binks of freshtec.co.uk, we are using a biological approach to help reduce carrot root fly.