We had a lovely sunny afternoon for our 2017 farm walk and welcomed a good crowd of customers and friends, including lots of eager children and dogs. Thanks to all for coming, it's always good for us to put faces to names and we know some of our customers like to come back year after year. Martin ... Read more
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Posted: Monday, 30 October, 2017 - 16:05
We’ve now finished harvesting our squash for winter storage, they like to be stored at 10 degrees – the squash store will be the warmest place on the farm for most of the coming months! The potato shed is fairly full this year - we have 'Valor', 'Arran Victory', 'Charlotte' , 'Pink Fir Apple' and ' ... Read more
Posted: Saturday, 28 October, 2017 - 08:59
Join us for a guided walk around our fields above Wye Sunday 29 October 1.30pm – 4pm (remember to change your clocks) · Farm walk at 2pm · (meet 1.30) * Apple Bobbing * Guess the weight of the Pumpkin * Refreshments Provided Meet at Sidelands Workshop Directions to Sidelands Workshop TN25 5DQ From ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 2 October, 2017 - 15:33
It’s that harvesting time of year – although we’re out in the fields harvesting some crops 6 days a week, September to November sees us harvesting potatoes, onions and squash for winter storage. We’ve got all of our onions in store now, some of the early crop grew to a good size but the later crop ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 11 September, 2017 - 11:20
Back in July we had a visit from photographer Miles Willis for a feature in the Jellied Eel magazine. Here's his photo story of us transplanting lettuce Read more
Posted: Monday, 11 September, 2017 - 11:08
We've been delivering our orgnic vegetables into London for around 20 years now so very happy to be featured in the Jellied Eel's 'Farmers who feed London' feature. To view a pdf of the magazine (issue 55) login in to The Jellied Eel 's website. The Jellied Eel is London Food Link 's magazine for ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 11 September, 2017 - 10:54
It felt like autumn came early this year with cool, misty mornings but we still got enough dry days to make a good start on our onion and potato harvesting. The early season heat in June gave the sun loving squash and sweetcorn a good start though, so both ripened up early despite the generally ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 4 September, 2017 - 10:57
Head over to the Soil Association's website to find out about reasons to eat organic this September (and beyond) as well as offers, recipes and more. https://www.soilassociation.org/organic-living/organic-september/ Join our own East Kent vegetable box scheme and get 4 boxes for the price of 3 Read more
Posted: Friday, 4 August, 2017 - 10:03
Most crops are growing well and have been well watered in now and just need some August sun. The onions need a dry week now too, so they can dry out in the field before being harvested for storage. Martin has been happy with the recent wet, cool week though, just like being back in Ireland! We’ve ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 3 July, 2017 - 12:41
The mid-June heatwave was challenging for vegetable growing and harvesting; I’m not sure how we managed before we got a refridgerated van a few years ago. Extreme heat so early in the growing season is difficult as most of the crops are still young and tender, especially the green, leafy crops. The ... Read more
Posted: Wednesday, 31 May, 2017 - 16:45
May gave us enough rain (just in time) and lots of sun so no complaints there . A lot changes in a month, especially at this time of year – all of last season’s crops are finished now & we’re harvesting new season’s spinach, kale, chard, lettuce, salad, new potatoes, polytunnel-grown bunching ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 8 May, 2017 - 14:07
The April showers at the very end of the month didn’t amount to much in the end, so the ground is still dry, hoping for more soon; great soil conditions for weed control control though! (Update: more rain today, 3/5, yippee! - so more transplanting planned for the weekend). Looking after our baby ... Read more
Posted: Friday, 7 April, 2017 - 11:20
We’ve had plenty of sun and March winds, and very little rain during March, enabling us to get lots of field work done. We’ve sown broad beans (covered by a cover to stop the rooks feasting on them), planted onion sets and potatoes, and transplanted some early kale plants. It's been great to get so ... Read more
Posted: Friday, 7 April, 2017 - 11:10
We are often asked where in Kent we deliver our organic vegetable boxes, so here's the lowdown.. We offer doorstep delivery in Canterbury, using Velocity Courier . Andrew and Isabelle provide a wonderful service, and deliver our vegetable boxes around Canterbury using bike and trailer, enabling us ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 20 March, 2017 - 16:46
The short wild garlic season has just started. We harvest the leaves from a large patch in woodland at Burscombe Cliff Organic Farm, Egerton and in return we provide waste potatoes for the organically reared pigs and cows there. Look out for the long, dark green leaves in our stir fry bags and ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 20 March, 2017 - 12:34
Ripple Farm's organic vegetable box scheme has been running for over 20 years, providing a selection of 100% organic vegetables and salads weekly to customers in East Kent. New customers receive their 4th veggie box FREE if they pay in advance for their first 3 . EDIT, This offer is no longer valid ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 27 February, 2017 - 15:29
Spring was in the air the last 2 weeks , enabling us to make a start on muck-spreading and ploughing; we’ve even got a few rows of early potatoes in the ground, protected by a cover. Better not get carried away though, it looks a bit less ‘spring-like’ this week. We’ve also made a good start on ... Read more
Posted: Tuesday, 14 February, 2017 - 17:17
It's always good to know our customers enjoy and appreciate our vegetables - just sharing a few recent comments from our box scheme customers. Thanks as always- I keep telling friends about how great the box scheme is. Thank you to all at Ripple Farm for our tasty vegetable box. I still feel like ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 30 January, 2017 - 16:22
January gave us some proper winter weather and subsequent challenging harvesting conditions. The frosty mornings meant many crops were still frozen until 11 or 12, so less time in the day to harvest (and then pack). We did get a few hours of lovely sun most days though, when we had to strip off a ... Read more
Posted: Thursday, 26 January, 2017 - 13:45
A film crew from BBC Scotland and presenter JB, were at Ripple Farm in January, to film an episode of the CeeBeebies program 'Down on the Farm'. The filming took place at the Victorian walled garden we rent, which looked very picturesque, after overnight snow on the Thursday. Children from Lady ... Read more