Picked on Monday, on your table by Wednesday.
A weekly box of whatever is ready in our fields and polytunnels, packed by the people who grew it. Delivered around Springfield or collected from the farm shop. Skip a week whenever you like.
This week’s box
Medium box, for two to three people (sample)
Carrots
750 g
Beetroot
a bunch
Kale
250 g
Butternut squashnew this week
one
Leeks
three
Salad leaves
a bag
Potatoes
1.5 kg
Where we are in the growing year
The twelve months of the year, with this month marked.
The box changes every week with what the field gives. You see the list by Saturday.
How the box works
The same rhythm every week, so you always know when the vegetables were picked.
1
Any day
Choose a size
Small, medium or family. Tell us once about anything you would rather not get, and we leave it out.
2
Monday
We pick
Early in the morning, from the field and the polytunnels. Roots are washed, leaves are kept cool.
3
Wednesday
Delivery or collection
We bring the box to your door, or you collect it from the farm shop from Wednesday noon.
4
By Sunday evening
Skip any week
Away or still eating last week’s box? Skip a week by message or phone. No fee, no questions (example).
Box sizes
Every size gets the same vegetables from the same picking, just more of them. Change size whenever you like.
Small box
For one or two people
Five or six kinds of vegetable, about 3.5 kg. Salad in the warmer months.
$18a week
Medium box
For two or three people
Seven or eight kinds, about 5 kg. Always potatoes or another staple.
$26a week
Family box
For four or more
Eight to ten kinds, about 7.5 kg, with extra roots for the week’s cooking.
$34a week
Example prices. Delivery in our area adds $3 a week; collecting from the farm shop costs nothing (example).
You pay week by week and can stop with a week’s notice (example).
In season
What we grow and when it comes into the box. Read down the marked month to see what is ready now.
In seasonThis month
Asparagus
A short season. Cut every other day while it lasts.
In season from April to June.
Strawberries
In summer boxes, and to pick yourself.
In season from June to August.
Salad leaves
Outdoors in summer, under cover at each end of the year.
In season from April to October.
Tomatoes
Grown in the polytunnels, ripened on the plant.
In season from July to October.
Carrots
Early bunches in June, then stored roots into winter.
In season from June to December.
Beetroot
Eat the leaves too: cook them like spinach.
In season from June to November.
Squash
Cured in the barn, so it keeps for weeks.
In season from September to December.
Kale and leeks
The winter backbone of the box. Sweeter after a frost.
In season from September to March.
Sample seasons. The weather moves them by a week or two every year.
The farm shop
In the old barn by the yard gate. Whatever we picked that morning, plus a few things from neighbours we like. Bring a bag, or take a crate and bring it back next time.
Tuesday to Friday
9:00–18:00
Saturday
9:00–16:00
Sunday
10:00–14:00
Monday
Closed, we are picking
On the shelves
Vegetables picked that morning
Eggs from the farm’s hens
Bread from a village bakery
Chutneys and jams made here
Apples and juice from a neighbour
Spare vegetables by the bag
Card and cash. Sample hours and shelves.
Pick your own
Take a punnet from the shop, walk out to the rows and pick what you want. We weigh it when you come back. Children are welcome with a grown-up.
Strawberries
June and July
Raspberries
July to September
Sunflowers and sweet peas
July and August
Pumpkins
October
Rows open when the fruit is ready and close after rain. Sample months.
The people who grow it
A small team. The person who picks your carrots may well be the one who hands you the box.
Frank Dale
Field vegetables and roots
Has worked these fields longest. Decides each Sunday what is ready to pick on Monday.
Ruth Calder
Polytunnels and salad
Sows something every week of the year so the salad bag never runs out.
Emeka Obi
Boxes and the farm shop
Packs the boxes, drives the Wednesday round and knows who hates beetroot.
Sample growers and bios.
Open days on the farm
Four days a year when the gates are open and anyone can walk the fields. Free to come, no need to book.
Saturday 18 April
Seedling swap
Bring spare seedlings, take ours. Tomato and courgette plants for sale in the barn.
Sunday 14 June
Strawberry morning
The pick-your-own rows open for the year. Short farm walks at 10:00 and 11:30.
Saturday 26 September
Harvest open day
Tractor rides round the fields, a look inside the polytunnels and soup in the yard.
Saturday 24 October
Pumpkin weekend
Pick a pumpkin from the field. Both days, while they last.
Sample dates. Events go ahead in light rain.
What box customers say
“The carrots taste like carrots again. Our two still pick round the kale, but they ask what is in the box every Wednesday.”
Sample box customer
Family box
“I skip a week whenever I am away and it is never a problem. The list on Saturday helps me plan what to cook.”
Sample box customer
Small box
“We come for the eggs and always leave with more than we meant to. The strawberry morning is a fixture for us now.”
Sample farm shop customer
Farm shop
Questions about the box
Anything else? Ask at the farm shop or give us a call.
Where do you deliver?
Springfield and the villages within about ten miles of the farm, every Wednesday (example area). Further away? Collect from the farm shop any time from Wednesday noon to Saturday.
Is it organic?
We are not certified organic, so we do not use the word. Ask us how any crop is grown and we will tell you, or come and see on an open day (sample answer).
How do I skip a week or pause?
Message or call us by Sunday evening and that week’s box is not packed or charged. Going away for a month? Pause the box and pick a date to restart (example).
Can I swap things I do not eat?
Tell us up to three vegetables you never want and we leave them out, adding more of something else instead.
What if I am not home on Wednesday?
Tell us a shady spot to leave the box: a porch, a shed or a neighbour. Leaves travel in a paper bag so they stay crisp for a few hours.
What happens to the crates?
Leave last week’s empty crate out and we take it back when we drop off the new one. Paper bags and cardboard go on the compost heap.
Finding the farm
210 Hollow Lane, Springfield, ST 10007
Follow the farm signs from the crossroads. Park in the yard by the barn.
Box deliveries on Wednesdays
Springfield and villages within about ten miles (example area).
Start a box this week
Sign up by Sunday evening and your first box is picked on Monday and with you on Wednesday. Choose delivery or collection, and skip any week you like.