Barfoots Farms Reservoir

Barfoots Farms Reservoir

Barfoot Farms are pleased to announce the completion of its new reservoir at Sefter Farm. The new reservoir will help with irrigation and improve productivity across many crops.

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Sweet Potatoes are another vegetable that Barfoots

Sweet Potatoes are another vegetable that Barfoots are responsible for introducing to the UK and making mainstream! It’s easy to understand why this remarkable veg took off:🍠 Sweet Potato is a powerhouse of a vegetable rich in fibre, vitamins and minerals. Loaded with beta-carotene, its antioxidant and immunity building health properties are well documented.
🍠 They are not actually potatoes, they are naturally sweet roots in the ‘morning glory’ family of flowering plants.
🍠 There are hundreds of varieties of sweet potatoes including cream, yellow and purple flesh.
🍠 Sweet potatoes love to grow in tropical and sub-tropical climates, sadly not the UK! We source our sweet potatoes in partnership with our growers in North Carolina (USA), Egypt and Argentina where conditions are ideal.
🍠 Once harvested, they go through a ‘curing’ process of a number of days (length of time dependent on the source) in special storage facilities. During the curing process the starches are converted to sugars, and the skins strengthen to protect them on their sea voyage to the UK.
🍠 We work closely with the agronomics of each sweet potato variety and maintain state of the art curing, storage and transport processes to ensure the very best product quality.
🍠 Super versatile they are extremely delicious and comforting in savoury or sweet recipes. Roasted, boiled, mashed, smashed, chipped, hassle-backed, puréed…they’re the ultimate ingredient in any meal😋#sweetpotato #growers #vegetables #eatmoreveg #veganuary #vegetarianfood #veganfood #superfood #sustainablefarming #farming #britishfarming

Sweetcorn…where do we start?! 🌽 Our founder P

Sweetcorn…where do we start?!
🌽 Our founder Peter Barfoot pioneered the mass supply of supersweet corn to the UK retailers during the late 80s and 90s.
🌽 Barfoots continues to be the UK’s largest grower and importer of sweetcorn.
🌽 Deliciously crisp, sweet and golden, sweetcorn is a descendent of the cereal crop maize which has been an important foodstuff grown by native Americans for thousands of years.
🌽 Sweetcorn grows best in sandy soils and warmer conditions.
🌽 Our UK farms are geographically situated to ensure the earliest crop possible, with the season running from July to October. Our farms in Hampshire, the Isle of Wight and West Sussex provide perfect conditions because we have the highest light levels in the UK – if we moved just 20 miles north, the quality and the yield would be significantly reduced. Because the Isle of Wight is to the South West of us, it acts like an offshore windbreak between us and the prevailing Atlantic fronts. Cloud gets bisected by the island, and either travels north and gets hung in the south downs, or moves out to sea, while we’re in this very helpful micro climate!
🌽 At the height of the UK season, our magnificent machines are harvesting millions of cobs every day.
🌽 Barfoots follows the sun around the world to offer a consistent delivery of the sweetest, freshest corn on the cob 365 days of the year (transported by sea to minimise carbon). In October we turn to Barfoots España, with Barfoots Senegal harvesting from late November until May. We then move back in a northerly direction to Europe until we return to full swing in the UK.
🌽 In addition to being delicious, sweetcorn is also nutritious. Loaded with fibre, it contains vitamin C, B vitamins, magnesium and potassium. Half a cob is one of your 5 a day 💪
🌽 There are so many ways to enjoy sweetcorn…from the cob simply steamed or on the BBQ, adding the kernels to your favourite one pot dish, or even creamed sweetcorn ice cream (trust us it’s a-maize-ing!). The possibilities are endless 😋#sweetcorn #itscorn #growers #vegetables #eatmoreveg #veganuary #vegetarianfood #veganfood #superfood #sustainablefarming #farming #britishfarming

We might be biased but we think Squash is the ulti

We might be biased but we think Squash is the ultimate vegetable…
🧡 We grow and supply a number of varieties, including Acorn, Crown Price, Harlequin, Kabocha, Onion and Spaghetti.
🧡 Each variety whilst unique in shape and colour, shares an abundance in taste and nutrients.
🧡 Squash was originally farmed more than 10,000 years ago in Central America.
🧡 Squash love the sun, heat and well-drained soil…many varieties grow well on the south coast of England between September and December. For the rest of the year, we source from Barfoots Senegal and our growing partners in Argentina and Greece (transported by sea to minimise carbon).
🧡 The flesh of Spaghetti squash once roasted is just like spaghetti, hence the name…it’s amazing!
🧡 Onion squash is named after its shape not its taste, which is sweet and nutty.
🧡 Squash is an excellent source of provitamin A carotenoids, vitamin C, B vitamins, potassium, magnesium, and manganese. It’s also rich in fibre.
🧡 Squash is incredibly versatile and can be enjoyed a number of ways…don’t be put off by their tough exterior, you just need a good knife!
🧡 You can eat the whole squash, and they last for months helping reduce waste and providing a good value source of goodness 💪#squash #growers #vegetables #eatmoreveg #veganuary #vegetarianfood #veganfood #superfood #sustainablefarming #farming #britishfarming

Rhubarb is another wonderous vegetable that we hav

Rhubarb is another wonderous vegetable that we have been growing since our very early days in the 80s.
💗Rhubarb originates from the North Western provinces of China and Tibet, initially used as a medicine, the precise origin of culinary rhubarb is unknown.
💗Rhubarb is an excellent source of Vitamins A, C, K, Potassium, Folate, Magnesium and fibre with antioxidant properties.
💗Our farms in the South of England afford us the earliest possible start to the outdoor spring growing season.
💗During the winter, we grow forced rhubarb in Yorkshire and the Netherlands. The same type of Rhubarb is farmed, after initial exposure to the frost, then it’s lifted from the ground and placed into forcing sheds. Once in the darkened sheds, heat is applied causing the rhubarb to grow quickly in search of light. This growing process produces rhubarb that is sweeter and more delicately flavoured with an especially vivid red colour.
💗 Rhubarb is Peter Barfoot’s favourite vegetable to eat, he is an expert in cooking it to perfection but his method is top secret!
#rhubarb #growers #vegetables #eatmoreveg #veganuary #vegetarianfood #veganfood #superfood #sustainablefarming #farming #britishfarming

Growing beans is in our DNA and in recent years we

Growing beans is in our DNA and in recent years we’ve focussed on Green Beans, which we believe are a highly underrated super veg!
💚 Packed with fibre and nutrients such as Iron, vitamin A, C, K, and folic acid, they are an extremely good value way to eat well.
💚 Crunchy in texture and fine in flavour they are delicious simply steamed and drizzled with oil, fried with garlic salt and pepper, and are the perfect addition to literally any dish.
💚 The UK season runs from July to October and is fully automated, helping us farm more sustainably.
💚 This time of year our green beans are grown by Barfoots Senegal, transported from Dakar by sea to our HQ on the South Coast, keeping carbon to a minimum whilst retaining freshness.
💚 We work closely with our seed partners to ensure all year round we grow the best varieties of the highest quality, to suit efficient harvesting and handling techniques.
#greenbeans #beans #growers #vegetables #eatmoreveg #veganuary #vegetarianfood #veganfood #superfood #sustainablefarming #farming #britishfarming #mondaymotivation

Courgettes were the first vegetable that Peter Bar

Courgettes were the first vegetable that Peter Barfoot grew in the 80s on his small holding. Seizing opportunities to develop, this quickly scaled up to supplying major retailers.
💚 Courgettes, also known as Zucchinis, like warm, sunny weather. During the English summer, courgettes can grow from a small flower to a full sized fruit in a matter of days. This makes them one of the freshest vegetables available during summertime.
💚 Courgettes are nutrient rich and a particularly good source of potassium (as much as bananas!), vitamin C and folic acid.
💚 They are delicious simply roasted, steamed or thinly sliced raw into ribbons and drizzled with your favourite dressing…a blank canvas to get creative!
💚 The UK season runs from May to September, with the Barfoots España team enabling us to supply all year round.
#courgettes #growers #vegetables #eatmoreveg #veganuary #vegetarianfood #veganfood #superfood #sustainablefarming #farming #britishfarming

It may be dull and cold in the UK, but you can cou

It may be dull and cold in the UK, but you can count on our Chillies to add some heat and vibrancy to your day!
🌶️ We’ve been growing a full variety of Chillies for over a decade.
🌶️ Our UK Cropping facility produces the mildest to the very hottest Chillies from April to November, we’ve trialled over 280 different varieties under our glass structures!
🌶️ Our Barfoots Senegal programme provides large quantities of quality chillies outside of the UK season, transported by road and sea to our UK HQ to minimise carbon.
🌶️ Chillies contain an impressive list of plant derived chemical compounds that are known to have disease preventing and health promoting properties. Their alkaloid compound capsaicin, gives them their strong spicy pungent character. Laboratory studies suggest that capsaicin has anti-bacterial, anti-carcinogenic, analgesic and anti-diabetic properties. It's also found to reduce cholesterol levels.
🌶️ The foundation of a one pot dish, chopped finely and sprinkled fresh on top, or blended into a sauce or chutney for the side…chillies perfect any meal 😋
#chillies #spicey #horticulture #vegetables #eatmoreveg #veganuary #vegetarianfood #veganfood #superfood #sustainablefarming #farming #britishfarming

We’ve pioneered the supply of many semi-exotic v

We’ve pioneered the supply of many semi-exotic vegetables to the UK and continue to strive to deliver new and exciting ways for people to enjoy vegetables. CauliShoots™ are a new variety of cauliflower we’re developing with our seed partner @syngenta :🤍 Long succulent stems with sweet nutty curds, they’re delicious from tip to toe.
🤍 With no prep, and no waste, they’re super convenient.
🤍 They’re incredibly versatile, simply steamed, grilled, stir fried, barbequed, dipped in your favourite sauce or included in your favourite meal…we think they’re the prefect cauli!
🤍Currently unavailable in major retailers, we continue to trial and develop this exciting new vegetable which grows on our UK farm from June to October, and through Barfoots España from November to June. Watch this space!@caulishoots
#farming #innovation #cauliflower #vegetables #eatmoreveg #veganuary #vegetarianfood #veganfood #superfood #sustainablefarming