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Where to buy : organic fruit and vegetables Name: EVA'S ORGANICS description: We provide a Soil Association certified box scheme, supplying organic fruit and vegetables around north Cumbria. Fresh produce is sourced as locally as possible and includes our own production of vegetables and herbs at Low Luckens Farm. We work closely with Whiteholme Organic Network, which is a Community Supported Agriculture project, and also with Low Luckens Resource Centre in their educational work. map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?local=h&scale=25000&title=Medburn&pc=ca8 1hs&icon=x Name: GREEN MANGEL description: We sell fruit and vegetables only from certified organic growers and suppliers. We support local and Lancashire growers throughout their growing and selling season. All produce is fully traceable. We sell through Penrith (Tuesday) and Kendal (Wednesday), weekly town centre markets. map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?local=h&scale=25000&title=Green%20Mangel&pc=CA9 3LP&icon=x Name: GREYSTONE HOUSE FARM SHOP AND TEAROOM description: We now have 96 hectares fully organic land with another 20 hectares in conversion. The farm shop stocks a wide range of quality produce – fresh meat, butter, cheese, chutneys, bread, cakes (much of it sourced locally) and home-grown vegetables. There is wheelchair access and a disabled toilet. The rustic tea room serves delicious home-cooked meals using our own meat and vegetables (open 10.00am–5.30pm daily). Greystone House was the overall winner of the 2003 Countryside Awards, organised by the Cumberland News. Visitors can enjoy a self-guided trail around the farm and see various conservation projects in development, part-funded by the Countryside Stewardship Scheme. Guided tours for schools and other large parties are available by prior arrangement. The farm also arranges special events, such as lambing weekends. Please telephone for details. Name: GROWING WELL LTD description: Growing Well is a social enterprise based on Low Sizergh Farm, an organic dairy farm on the edge of the Lake District. We are a non-profit making company that supports the recovery of people with mental health problems and their return to work, through their involvement as volunteers in our commercial organic production business. We grow a wide range of organic produce on five acres, with some indoor cropping space. We sell wholesale to Low Sizergh Barn and local box schemes. We offer horticulture training courses with an emphasis on organic growing, in collaboration with Kendal College, and we host school groups and other educational visits; we have classroom space in one of our three yurts on our fields. Name: HOWBARROW ORGANIC FARM description: Howbarrow is a small, mixed holding of 7 hectares which grows organic salad crops and an extensive range of culinary and medicinal herbs within polytunnels. A small flock of traditional sheep and cattle provide a quantity of organic meat, with free-range organic turkeys also available at Christmas. Produce is available directly to your door, countywide, through a highly commended box scheme [supplying almost 500 boxes per week] and a mail order scheme – see website for further details. Howbarrow belongs to the Soil Association Organic Farms Network, and visitors are welcome to walk round the Farm Trail. There is also an established farm shop, open 10.00am–5.00pm on Wed & Sat, [winner of the Organic Farm Shop Award, 2002] which sells a range of fresh and frozen vegetables, wholefood goods and meat. Howbarrow is well-signposted from Cartmel. Accommodation, including a hearty organic breakfast, is also available at the farm map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?local=h&scale=10000&title=Howbarrow&pc=la11 7ss&icon=x Name: J & M ORGANICS description: 12 hectares certified organic. Hen and duck eggs available throughout the year, goose eggs available in season. We also produce table birds; chickens throughout the year, geese and turkeys are seasonal. We run flocks of Scottish Blackface and Greyface ewes, producing Greyface breeding ewes, finished lambs and stores. Rare breed pigs (Large Blacks and Welsh) are kept for pork, bacon and sausages. During 2005 we intend to introduce rare and traditional breeds of sheep and cattle, in addition to developing organic vegetable and soft fruit production. We sell direct to the public from the farm and at local farmers' markets. map: http://www.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?local=h&scale=25000&title=Grainbrow&pc=ca6 6hd&icon=x Name: LOW STANGER FARM/MARKET GARDEN description: |
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