Where it all Began

In 2011 both of us changed career. Ann sold her popular Newcastle delicatessen and Bob resigned from being a Management Consultant. We then relocated to the beautiful Northumberland countryside, four miles South of Hexham.

The house we moved to had four fields amounting to 6.5 acres/2.5 hectares. The land had, for many decades, been used as pasture land for Sheep and Cows – our vision was to change that use to vegetable growing and create a Market Garden.

The next step was to start the process to gain Organic Status through the Soil Association – it was always our aim to be organic - who would want to eat fruit and vegetables that have been sprayed with chemicals and pesticides? We gained Organic Status in 2013 and have been certified ever since.

On this journey we met Alex and Ally of Restaurant Hjem and began providing their kitchen with Organic Produce. 2025 sees us expanding on this journey further and embarking on a new project, together with Alex and Ally……Restaurant Freyja.

Our team consists of Ann and Bob plus Lucy, Graham and Hugh.

Each week Ann writes a weekly Journal, this details what we have been doing, what we have been growing, what challenges we have had…..and much more. If you want to follow our journey please sign up to receive Ann’s weekly journal.