we respect the environment - eco friendly farming

Riverford has been farming organically since 1986. Organic farming is still commonly described in terms of avoiding synthetic pesticides and fertilisers, but we prefer to explain it as working with nature. We do our best to minimise our impact  on the environment.

Here are a few examples of how working with nature has shaped our farming practices:

• Instead of using slug pellets in our polytunnels and strawberry fields, we have a team of ducks, beetles and nematodes to do the job for us.
• We use crop rotation and timed ploughing to control pest problems.
• We re-use packing as many times as possible (we aim for 10 times).
• We do everything we can to reduce our carbon footprint. Some of the actions we take are unglamorous but important.