grow Our demonstration market garden is based at Sheepdrove Organic Farm in Berkshire If you would like to visit or attent a course there, please get in touch We also create growing spaces across the UK - find out how we can help
Market Garden Training Hub for new entrant growers FARMSTART program delivered in Berkshire Delivered at various venues across the UK Organic, No Dig & Regenerative Fully funded FARMSTART intro GROWstart for on ite experience SALESstart Business & Marketing modules PLOTstart site design JAMstart value added products PLANTstart propagation techniques Access to land Ongoing mentoring & support Apply now Existing Market Gardens Design, Build or Expansions of new & existing enterprises Financial viability Training for growers Fruit & Veg Herbs Nuts Poultry & Fowl for egg production Ethical Honey Mushroom farming Edible & Cut Flowers Site assessments Whole ecosystem design & biodiversity Book a consultation Essential Soils model a robust & resilient regenerative food growing model built for financial success & low inputs Agroforestry & Syntropic systems Integrated systems Fruit, Veg, Herbs, Nuts, Eggs, Honey, Mushrooms, Edible & Cut flowers 75% perennial based systems Designing for biodiversity High value crops Sales feasibility Integrated pest management Marketing support Seed and plant supply Ask us a question
Self-Sufficiency food gardens We produce self-sufficiency plans for people motivated to produce as much of their own food at home, on an allotment or micro farms Self-sufficiency designs Crop plans Sowing calendars Site plans At home training bespoke to you Plant supply Gardeners, Allotment holders & Smallholders We want to support more people growing their own food at home or on an allotment A program of workshops designed for beginners to experienced gardeners Low maintenance planting plans which give plenty of food year-round Plant supply Planting assistance Ongoing support View our workshops Low maintenance & Wildlife friendly spaces By creating low maintenance & wildlife friendly garden designs, we hope that more people will be open to growing their own food at home and on the allotment We help reduce the management time needed to grow food We design for natural pest management We use edible perennials and unusual edibles Crops which will turn heads & get your friends talking Different flavours to cook with
Growing plants We grow edible plants in our nursery where we can completely control and regulate the growing environment We use our plants for teaching and the market gardens we manage We design growing spaces for cooking schools, catering colleges, hotels, cafes & restaurants We have experience in growing a wide range of fruit (including citrus), vegetables (annual and perennial), indoor & outdoor mushroom production, herbs & spices (modern and historic), edible flowers, nuts, honey & egg production Our growing principles: Chemical free - no pesticides, herbicides, fungicides or insecticides No dig - minimum soil interference to maintain soil health & ecosystems No bare soil - using mulches & groundcover plants to reduce weeds, retain water in soil & minimise irrigation needs No walking on growing beds - soil compaction disturbs the soil food web & prevents effective drainage Polycultures - multiple crops growing together; maximum produce, minimum labour & optimum soil health Integrated pest management using specific crop combinations Agroforestry - integrating trees, shrubs & hedging within our sites for livestock, production & soil health Growing perennials to increase harvest seasons & reduce labour Prioritise heritage & UK varieties & named varieties (not hybrid seeds) & seed saving Grafting with scion wood (cuttings) from local orchards Peat free growing media Minimal use of plastic pots, reusing where possible Reduce, Reuse, Repurpose, Recycle At present we sell: Fruit trees Apple, Pear, Plum, Damson, Greengage, Quince, Cherry Soft fruit bushes e.g. Black, Red & White currant, Gooseberry, Jostaberry, Worcesterberry, Thornless Blackberry, Worcesterberry, Cape Gooseberry and more Climbers e.g. Loganberry, Japanese Wineberry, Tayberry, Blackberry and more Perennial vegetables: e.g. Good King Henry, Sweet Cicely, Rhubarb, Salad Burnet and more Herbs Culinary, medicinal and tea varieties of herbs including more unusual herbs such as Lovage, Winter Savoury and a full range of mints – from Lime Mint to Lavender Mint Edible flower plants e.g. Chives, Borage, Calendula and many more – perfect for brightening up a salad!
Contact us To get in touch with about buying our plants, grown in our own nursery please email us at edge