Our Story
Our History
The Robson family have been potato farmers for over one hundred years, originally growing all of their crops at Pressen Hill farm near Kelso in the Scottish Borders. It was here that Mark Robson Snr and his wife Judy worked the land, raised their children and where the family continues to grow potatoes to this day.
For the past 25 years, their son Mark and his wife Sarah have also successfully farmed a fertile corner of Northumberland known as Turvelaws Farm. Continuing the legacy of Mark’s parents they, together with children Will, Alastair and Kitty, work hard to ensure that the land is cultivated by the most ecologically sympathetic method, whilst aiming for top quality at all times.
Once a producer of a variety of vegetables, the Robsons settled on potatoes as their speciality in the last 30 years and have become experts in this field.
Recently, the Robsons took the exciting step to provide Northumberland with fresh peeled and chipped potatoes grown right here in the region.
Turvelaws, which translates as…
‘The hill(s) where the grass is particularly good’
Our Values
From the moment we chose our brand name, it has been our aim to provide the very best product and service possible across the North East of England, reduce the impact on our environment and be a positive contributor to our local community.
We are committed to continuing to produce, from this fertile land, particularly good potatoes. Using our highly experienced and qualified team, we can plant, grow and harvest a variety of crops. But this is only the first step.
We recycle our water, aim to recycle all plastic and reduce effluent, not only at our factory site but also on behalf of our customers. We produce and supply locally, employ local people and sponsor a number of local clubs.
We consider ourselves a team and supporting our community is very important to us.
We wish to ensure that the crops are grown in such a way that allows us to minimise our carbon footprint. There is no earthly reason why Northumbrian potatoes need to travel further than Northumberland – keep the quality close to home and reduce the damage to the environment simultaneously.
