Blueberries are known as a super fruit with outstanding health inducing properties and antioxidants which are believed to relieve the effects of cancer. With growing awareness the fruit is becoming more and more popular in the UK but only 1% of the blueberries sold are actually grown here – most being imported from as far away as New Zealand and Chile.
One of the reasons for this is because the growing conditions for blueberries are quite specific and not very common in the UK – however we discovered that the South West facing fields at Burnicombe are ideal for blueberries which enjoy well drained, acidic soil with as much sun as our climate enjoys. We grow various varieties which fruit throughout July, August and September. We sell our delicious fresh blueberries to local suppliers, green grocers and to Riverford Organics.
What we don’t sell as fresh fruit we make into ice cream and other dishes and sell direct to the consumer from our catering vans and also to hotels and restaurants in the West Country.