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Two Fife growers are joining forces in a new co-operative that will allow them to reach more households with their vegetable boxes.

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October 15, 2024
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Falkland Kitchen Farm is moving its farming operation to join East Neuk Market Garden on Balcaskie Estate by St Monans in the East Neuk.

The co-operative model has been trialled over the summer and has already allowed the growers to expand their distribution, which now combines St Andrews and the East Neuk with greater areas of Fife and into Perthshire and Dundee. Weekly vegetable boxes have grown in number from 80 to 170 as the two growers combine their customers. Restaurants ranging from The Kinneuchar Inn and Baern Cafe, to The Dory Bistro and The Shoregate using their produce.

Tom Booth said:

“Joining forces with Nat and Bryde allows us to combine our knowledge, distribution routes and manage the business in a way that works better for us all. The collaboration so far has been a great success and we’re really looking forward to working even more closely together on one farm and doing that here at Balcaskie just makes sense where we’re in a great community of producers at Bowhouse.”

Bryde Marshall said:

“Our joint hope is that this will make us a stronger team, allow us to share resources as well as costs and share childcare as we both navigate farming with young families. We're looking forward to working together, exploring cooperative working and being able to scale up our production to reach more people.”

Connie Hunter and Tom Booth started East Neuk Market Garden on rented land from the Balcaskie estate at Bowhouse in 2018. The business aims to grow food to feed local people and do it in a way which enhances and regenerates rather than degrades the wider ecosystem. They’ve expanded their growing space at Balcaskie, something which is an important consideration as demand continues to grow for their vegetables, herbs, salads and fruit.

Nat Dixon and Bryde Marshall have been growing at Falkland Estate since 2014. They’ve been growing over 70 varieties of fruit, veg and herbs which are sold to local retailers, restaurants and via a veg box scheme. In 2021 they were the recipients of the Soil Association’s BOOM award for ‘Best Organic Farm under 5 hectares’. In 2023 Nat and Bryde opened ‘Five Acres’, a seed-to-plate canteen in St Andrews where the farm’s produce is showcased. Falkland Kitchen Farm shares Connie and Tom’s belief that small scale farming has huge potential to produce fresh and healthy food whilst also enriching the natural environment.

Collectively East Neuk Market Garden and Falkland Kitchen Farm grow on four acres at Balcaskie Estate but crucially, there are opportunities to grow and develop on the land there.

Rosie Jack, Business Development Manager at Balcaskie Estate, explains:

“Balcaskie Estate is home to a growing number of food and drink producers. The success of this community of makers hinges on their ability to be able to develop and collaborate with one another. We’re happy to look at providing space and fertile ground for those who’d like to work in this way. We are always extremely keen to hear from both new and established businesses who’d like to get involved and base themselves here. We’re delighted to welcome Nat and Bryde to Balcaskie!”

Balcaskie Estate covers 2,000 acres in the East Neuk of Fife. With an organic and regenerative focus, farming practices include mob grazing, actively working to improve soil health, native wildlife conservation and the reintroduction of heritage breed livestock. At the heart of the estate is Bowhouse, a growing community of producers, which works to transform local ingredients into artisan food and drink. The Bowhouse Market Weekends have become a well-established fixture, welcoming around 4,200 members of the public every month.

A new round of Pitch Up! launches this autumn, calling for businesses to join the group of producers based at Balcaskie and other like-minded farms across Britain. For more information and to sign up to email updates, go to pitchupandgrow.com.

www.eastneukmarketgarden.com

www.falklandkitchenfarm.co.uk/

For interviews and further information, please contact:

Abie Dobie, [email protected]

Abigail Dunn, [email protected]

Martha Bryce, [email protected]

 

For more information on the Food & Drink Sector in Fife visit: https://www.investfife.co.uk/sectors/food-drink/

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