Our Impact
We Grow
Potatoes
Wheat
Barley
Oil Seed Rape
Beans
Annual Output
10 million chickens
conventional and organic.
7,000 tons of potatoes
We contribute 3.6% of total
potato production in the
North East and North West
3,500 tons of arable products
products such as bread, beer,
whisky, pasta and biscuits.
Environmental Impact
Did you know that per calorie, potatoes produce the lowest greenhouse gas emissions (CO2e) of any food. As our potatoes are grown, chopped and delivered locally this keeps our carbon footprint to a minimum. We also plant a cover crop in our fields to capture carbon, nitrogen and condition the soil – which also pleases the bees as they love our sunflowers. We don’t plough our fields, which allows the soil structure to stay in place, absorbing more water and reducing run-off and keeps the carbon in the ground. Finally we plant trees and hedgerows to offset any carbon we do produce.
Maintaining habitats
58ha of SSSI and 33,150metres of hedgerows, providing food, shelter and breeding cover for many species.
Recycling
Collect empty potato bags and recycle for customers. Incorporate all manures into the soil. Nothing from our production goes to landfill.
Staff
Commit over 64 hours each year to environmental goals.
Effluence
Starch extracted from water which is recycled onto our fields. Potato peelings are collected and delivered to neighbouring farms for cattle feed.
Economic impact
Direct jobs
The farms support 30 full time and 8 seasonal/part-time jobs
Indirect impacts
Spending in the supply chain supports at least 10 jobs in the UK.
Output
Average contribution of over £1m to UK GDP each year
Social impact
Support local jobs
Training and apprenticeships for local people.
A good neighbour
We support local charities: Drop in Centre in Wooler (youth centre), Berwick Hospice, sponsor Wooler Golf Club, Chevy Chase (20 mile Fell Race), provide free potatoes for food banks in Newcastle and ‘warm hub’ lunches in the community.
Maintain countryside
for use as recreation
Maintain 1.25 mile public right of way, 1 mile permissive right of way and 90 acres of free dog walking access during winter.
