Barfoot Farms Reservoir

Barfoot 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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Happy official 1st day of the UK asparagus season,

We won’t pretend to be perfect, but we do try to

We won’t pretend to be perfect, but we do try to be better every day. Through our commitment to our environment, we’ve made lots of improvements the past year (with much more to come!):🌳Encouraging biodiversity net gain and soil carbon sequestration by planting 2,650 trees and 11,780 hedgerow plants, and exploring nature-based solutions to pest control.❄️Carbon footprint reduced by 7% on our operation sites through energy usage efficiency gains, primarily in optimising our refrigeration.🪱Carbon footprint reduction on the UK farm by introducing initiatives such as strip tilling to reduce soil disruption carbon release, and biofertilisers to limit GHG emissions as the fertiliser breaks down.♻️Food waste reduction, supporting @ukharvest and @fareshareuk with roughly 285K meals’ worth of vegetables, and continuing to innovate processes that reduce food waste, such as our new @freshlockbybarfoots product range.🌍We’ve continued to work very hard with our growing partners around the world to find and test new methods and technologies to improve the sustainability of our farming operations. From optimising soil health and resource use efficiency, to embracing nature-based solutions and the newest technologies, we are always innovating to improve our environmental impact. Our policy is to also move everything possible by sea freight, one of the lowest carbon transport solutions.⚡️Our AD plant is now 14 years old and continues to convert veggie waste to provide 100% of our HQ energy requirements, with surplus sold to the grid. The past year it’s generated 17m KWh of energy!☀️5421 solar panels installed across our UK operating sites, enough to provide us with 2.1mW of energy at peak supply to bolster our self-sufficiency as our business grows. Since activating our Leythorne site solar installation on 1st Feb we have saved 8,735kg of CO2 (the equivalent of 528 trees being planted), generating 39.4MWH (15% of the power requirement) despite the rain and cloud!💦All of our factory waste water was treated and recycled into water for irrigation.Happy Earth Day 💚#earthday #mondaymotivation #sustainablefarming #continuousimprovement #keeptrying #farming

Our HQ turning green in more ways than one! It’s

Our HQ turning green in more ways than one! It’s wonderful to see our solar panel installation completed and our natural surroundings come to life ☀️⚡️🌱#happyfriday #sustainability #sustainablefarming #sustainablefood #foodmanufacturing #spring

It’s almost go time for our Chris who’s runnin

It’s almost go time for our Chris who’s running @londonmarathon this weekend raising much needed funds for @farm_africa. Farm Africa reduce poverty by helping farmers in eastern Africa to grow more, sell more and sell for more. With their help, rural families are growing their incomes while also protecting their local environment for generations to come. As you can see Chris has been training incredibly hard for his first marathon attempt! Any donation no matter how small is deeply appreciated, link in bio🙏💚#farmafrica #londonmarathon #sustainablefarming #farmingcommunity #farming #fundraising #runningmotivation

Another inspiring day volunteering for @ukharvest

Another inspiring day volunteering for @ukharvest : “To see the journey of the food to the people it supports was amazing, it really hits home to how many lives it touches.”A huge thank you to the incredible team at UKHarvest, we enjoyed every minute! 💛#mondaymotivation #community #foodredistribution #volunteering #charity #food #reducewaste

Jack is our @tenderstem growing guru and has been

Jack is our @tenderstem growing guru and has been in charge of this special crop for many years 🙌 We invest in robotics such as this planter to be more efficient and ultimately more sustainable as a business🌱It feels like we’ve been battling all the elements on the farm recently, so it feels good to get planting fully underway!#growers #tenderstem #britishfarming #broccoli #broccolibutbetter #sustainablefarming #backbritishfarming

Sweet potato harvest in Argentina🍠🍠🍠! Our

Sweet potato harvest in Argentina🍠🍠🍠! Our investment in cultivating sweet potatoes (which require tropical and sub tropical climates) in this region, replacing traditional crops such as soy and maize, has led to a number of positive outcomes:🌱Soil health - in addition to crop rotation our approach leverages the natural cycles of the seasons, limiting the need for use of pesticides and promoting soil health.
📈Economic and social rejuvenation - providing much needed employment and a renewed sense of purpose in the community which was previously struggling.
🌎Energy and water conservation - the climate provides ample moisture without the need for irrigation, we also transport by sea keeping the carbon footprint to a minimum.#mondaymotivation #wherefoodcomesfrom #sustainablefarming #farming #growers #sweetpotato

Signs of spring…our first 🇬🇧 crop of 2024

Signs of spring…our first 🇬🇧 crop of 2024 is underway! 🥳📸 @jameskingphotographer#fridayfeeling #britishasparagus #asparagus #britishfarming #backbritishfarming #growers #spring