Shillingford Organics


In tune with nature.
Do you know where your food comes from? Would you enjoy receiving a weekly delivery of fresh organic vegetables and herbs, knowing exactly where they are grown and who grows them? Would you like to know where you can buy fresh, local, organic produce that you know has been grown only a few miles from your home?
Based in a small village on the outskirts of Exeter, we grow over 60 different types of vegetables and herbs organically. Most of these you will be familiar with. We also try to provide varieties suited to our soil and climate, which you won't find in the shops.
Every week we deliver over 200 vegetable boxes to homes and work places in the Exeter and Teign Valley areas. The range of vegetables vary according to the time of year so you can look forward to tasting the freshest new crops at the time when they are best, safe in the knowledge that they have not been flown in from thousands of miles away.
Martyn has been farming at The Barton since 1988. He is committed to supplying local people with local produce that has been grown in an environmentally friendly and sustainable manner. He has been running the box scheme for several years and oversees the business as a whole.
Founder of Northwood Boxes, the forerunner to Shillingford Organics, Tim has been farming organically at Northwood Farm in Christow since 1990. Northwood produce still makes up a percentage of the box contents throughout the year, including aubergines, tomatoes and artichokes.
Shillingford Organic Vegetable Boxes began life in 1990 when Tim Deane set up Northwood Boxes, credited as the first box scheme in the country, supplying locally grown organic vegetables to friends and neighbours in the village of Christow. In 2000, Tim joined forces with Martyn, Northwood Barton Boxes was born and the business expanded into Exeter.
In 2004 Tim took on a role as part-time technical advisor for the Soil Association thus had less time for growing. At this point the business rebranded as Shillingford Organics. Tim still supplies many crops to the box scheme and the ethics and ideals behind Shillingford Organics are still based on those developed by Tim more than 15 years ago.
Vegetable Boxes - A vegetable box creates a direct relationship between us as growers and you as customers and encompasses more than just the aspect of trade. It gives us a predictable income, but also allows us to grow and sell our produce in a way that does not compromise organic principles and gives us the satisfaction of a sense of community and knowing that the crops we have cared for are going to good homes.
For you it means good fresh produce of a flavour which has been proved to encourage even children to eat vegetables. It also allows you some sense of connection with the source of your food, and the knowledge that you are not underwriting a wasteful and destructive system of transportation.
Once a week we deliver boxes of organics vegetables to designated collection points points in Exeter and the Teign Valley. Each box contains a selection of fresh vegetables, many picked that same day and which vary according to the season. There are a few staple vegetables that appear on a regular basis throughout the year, like potatoes, carrots and onions, but otherwise we try to offer a range and variety of produce to make cooking and eating a pleasurable experience.
Contact Information
Tel: 01392 832729
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E-Mail: info@shillingfordorganics.co.uk
Website: www.shillingfordorganics.co.uk
Address: Shillingford Organics
The Barns, Barton Lane
Shillingford Abbot
Exeter
EX2 9QQ
United Kingdom
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