2017 sees the launch of our new website, whcih should make it easier for box scheme customers to change their orders, notify us of cancellations, check their balances etc. There may be teething problems though, we would appreciate it if you could let us know if you have any difficulties or have any ... Read more
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Posted: Friday, 30 October, 2015 - 09:33
Thanks to all that came on our annual farm walk last Sunday, we had beautiful October weather and a great bunch of people joining us, including lots of enthusiastic children and a few dogs. Martin took everyone through the forests of kale, past our spinach and chard patches, then onto 'Prescott' ... Read more
Posted: Tuesday, 6 October, 2015 - 16:00
Our main tractor driver, Rachel, competed at the East Kent Ploughing Match this year, driving our John Deere tractor. She was the only woman in this category and here's her account of the day and what lead to her deciding to take part.... Read more
Posted: Saturday, 12 September, 2015 - 09:06
We'll be BBQing our sweetcorn at the Wye Community Farm Harvest Festival again this year, held on Saturday Sep 12, and our salad leaves will be served with the burgers., more info here Read more
Posted: Wednesday, 22 July, 2015 - 20:34
Left = Patty Pan, right = Crown Prince We usually grow around 8-10 different varieties of squash at Ripple Farm, with the UFO shaped 'Patty Pan' squash being the first to be ready in July, and the 'Crown Prince' storing until April / May but this year we managed to have squash all year round. Last ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 23 February, 2015 - 21:21
Last summer we were contacted by Charlie Watson, Project Manager at Longhand Isotopes, wanting to use some of our organic vegetables to add to a library of reference samples to authenticate where vegetables come from (vs. where they are declared from) using isotope analysis. Basically, all organic ... Read more
Posted: Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 - 13:13
Pat Crawford, freelance writer and press and PR for Hadlow College, contacted us, wanting an interview for her monthly feature on a day in the life of a Kent based farmer. That went well, but neither of us were looking forward to having photos taken, but Manu was lovely and very relaxed. Here's the ... Read more
Posted: Tuesday, 27 January, 2015 - 13:00
A Day in the Life of - Written for the Wye Parish Magazine, Nov 2014 Our working day starts at 8am (7am in the summer); Thursday is usually our busiest day, and there are 11 of us today, most working a full day. Quite a few of us cycle in from Wye, then its waterproofs on, as, although it’s not ... Read more
Posted: Tuesday, 4 November, 2014 - 19:31
Our Halloween veggie boxes contain the traditional pumpkin for carving (and eating!), as well as swede, as carved by the pagans, but more work than a pumpkin ! There is also a treat, a 'Romanesque' (Italian Broccoli) - beautifully alien and totally delicious.The carvings in the middle are done by a ... Read more
Posted: Wednesday, 6 August, 2014 - 11:16
New findings show that organic crops, such as fruit, vegetables and cereals, and crop-based foods are up to 60% higher in a number of key antioxidants than non-organic crops. The findings shatter the myth that how we farm does not affect the quality of the food we eat. A landmark paper to be ... Read more
Posted: Tuesday, 22 July, 2014 - 13:59
The 4th Wye Food Festival kicked off at a very busy, extended Wye Farmers Market. The lovely Claire was selling our veggies on the Ripple Farm Organics stall as usual, Sarah was running the Ripple Farm kids tent (lettuce planting and farm toys) and Martin and the Saturday crew were busier than ... Read more
Posted: Thursday, 6 March, 2014 - 18:45
Spring is definitely stir fry season at Ripple Farm, it's that time of year when the brassicas want to do what comes naturally, and spread their seeds, but first they flower and those flowering shoots make great stir-fry ingredients. Purple-sprouting broccoli (PSB) is a well-known flower shoot that ... Read more
Posted: Friday, 14 February, 2014 - 09:05
Here's Martin, hiding on page 51 in the March edition of BBC Good Food Magazine, talking about Kale.....Ripple Farm in BBC Good Food Mag Read more
Posted: Friday, 14 February, 2014 - 09:01
Growing Communities are a social enterprise in Hackney, East London, providing their local, urban customers with sustainable options for access to fresh food. They are a big part of our business; we have been attending their weekly, all organic farmers market since it started in 2003, and we are ... Read more
Posted: Friday, 24 January, 2014 - 12:16
Young sprout plants, Aug '10 Read more
Posted: Wednesday, 31 July, 2013 - 21:46
Ripple Farm at Lounge on the Farm Festival The Ripple Farm stall The Soil Association has been working with a number of schools, enabling them to run their own 'Farmers Market' style events. Charlton Manor Primary School, London have been involved and although we weren't able to attend ourselves, ... Read more
Posted: Monday, 8 July, 2013 - 21:23
Good job their were lots of children to stop the sheep eating Ripple's lettuces on their way back to Olantigh field. Read more
Posted: Tuesday, 2 July, 2013 - 15:35
Spectators welcome, Sunday 7 July, 10-1, *(Weather permitting)Kevin Luckhurst, of Moneytree Farm, Naccolt, has been grazing his sheep on Ripple Farm’s fields below Wye Crown, during the last month or two, as part of a fertility building rotation. They are due to be shorn (by Kevin himself, and ... Read more