FARRINGTONS FARM BRISTOL
FARRINGTON'S
OUR STORY
From dairy farm beginnings, to a farm shop, cafe, Playbarn, fish & chip shop and shopping village in Farrington Gurney
Have you met Gert?
You can’t miss her. Gert is our cow bursting out of the wall as you enter Farrington’s. She was made by a talented local artist, Ray, back in 2001 and has been a local landmark and much-loved member of our family ever since.
Farrington’s Farm Shop is based at Home Farm, an idyllic 400-acre working farm in the Somerset village of Farrington Gurney, just a short drive from Bristol and Bath. Located on site is also Farrington's Cafe, Playbarn, Farm Park and Fish & Chip Shop.
It’s home to Tish and Andy Jeffery who took over the running of the farm in 1989 from Andy's father Richard. A couple of years later, they opened their first small farm shop which was an exciting project for Tish to get stuck into while bringing up their four children.
With dairy farming becoming increasingly difficult financially on a 'small' farm, Andy & Tish made the decision to open a larger farm shop in 2001 by converting a large barn, used then for storing potatoes and housing livestock.
Following the success of Farrington's Farm Shop, the rest of the barn was converted into the Cafe a few years later.
Today, you’ll find Tish and Andy working together at Farrington’s on everything from harvesting potatoes to preparing for one of the farm’s events. If the event involves Christmas? It’s all down to Tish. She’s the one that makes everywhere look so festive and her knowledge of Christmas trees is outstanding!
WHAT MAKES OUR POTATOES SO SPECIAL?
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Our potatoes have a great start in life as they’re planted in red sandstone soil. We are lucky enough to be on 'Grade 1' agricultural land (the best you can get), only 5% of the UK is of this high standard, and it's perfect for growing food crops (so we want to look after it!)
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While we grow our Wilja potatoes conventionally, we also grow organic Alouette and Valor.
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Our organic produce is certified by The Soil Association, the UK’s largest organic certification body, meaning we adhere to strict rules on growing, like not using harmful additives like pesticides and chemical fertilisers.
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We rotate potatoes with pumpkins and other arable crops planted each season, preventing disease and helping to maintain nutrients in the soil. This keeps yields high, and our soils healthy and fertile.