Case studies
arable & vegetables
intensive vegetables
livestock, arable and vegetables

Case Studies

The farms participating in the network were selected to represent the range of conditions in which organic vegetables are grown in the UK (see table below). This will include production systems on mixed, arable and intensive farm types, representing a range of sizes from 11 to 2400 ha. Many of the larger units supply vegetables to packers supplying supermarkets, while smaller units often market their produce directly at farmers’ markets, farm shops or alternative outlets such as local wholesalers and box schemes.

Some of the farms have already participated in a project studying the process of conversion. Either click on the ‘conversion’ icon next to each farm to view the case study details for a particular farm or click here to view the full list of farms that participated in the conversion study.

Grower Location Size (ha) Soil Organic veg grown Links Leaflet
Roger Harrison Lancashire 28 Silty loam. Downholland series. Clayey marine alluvium. Wide range including brassicas, alliums, potatoes, celery, carrots, courgettes.  Leaflet 
Jim Collins Essex 568 Clay, Clayey chalkey drift; Ragdale, Hanslope, Winsor series. Mainly potatoes and onions. A range of other vegetables on a smaller scale  Leaflet 
Mariella Fleming Sussex 200 Clay Lettuce   
Simon Steel Cambridgeshire 10 Silty clay loam, Downholland, clayey marine alluvium. Wide range including; brassicas, alliums, potatoes, celery  Leaflet 
Pollybell Farms North Lincolnshire 1828 Sandy loam / peat Brassicas, leeks, carrots, courgettes, celeriac, beetroot Conv Leaflet 
Geoff Reynolds Cornwall 70 Sandy loam Early potatoes, winter cauliflower Conv Leaflet 
Mike Rogers Devon 72 Well drained fine loamy and fine silty soils over rock, Denbigh series. Early potatoes, winter cauliflower Conv Leaflet 
Tony Norman/Matthew Murton Herefordshire 240 Silty clay loam, Rowton series over non-calcareous gravel Carrots, brassicas, leeks, sweet corn  Leaflet 
David Catlin Bedfordshire 20 Well drained coarse loamy and snady soils over sand and sandshore. Bearstead series. Wide range including; brassicas, alliums, potatoes, celery, sweetcorn and asparagus Conv Leaflet 
Langmead Farms Sussex 3000 Sandy clay loam Salad crops: Lettuce, Baby leaf spinach, Lollo Rosso, Rocket  Leaflet 


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