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Taybank Growers Co-operative is run by Johnny Agnew, Lou Ferns and Freida Sweeney. We set up the market garden at Blackhaugh Community Farm on the edge of the village of Spittalfield in Perthshire in the spring of 2017. It was established by Roz Corbett, Dave Shand and Johnny Agnew
We grow delicious, healthy veg, fruit and herbs which we sell direct to the local businesses and families in east Perthshire during the growing season. You can buy direct from our wee Farm Shop or order a weekly veg box from us for the freshest produce at great value. We grow ecologically, without chemicals and leave plenty of room on the farm for wildlife to flourish. We will be starting our veg box again in June 2020 and opening the shop in May 2020.
Blackhaugh Farm is a community managed 43 acre farm in Spittalfield, Perthshire, owned and managed by members of BFAG (Blackhaugh Farm Action Group) since 2015. We aim for Blackhaugh to provide affordable access to land and host many more small scale, ecologically sound, land based/farming enterprises. Find out more here.
We grow delicious, healthy veg, fruit and herbs which we sell direct to the local businesses and families in east Perthshire during the growing season. You can buy direct from our wee Farm Shop or order a weekly veg box from us for the freshest produce at great value. We grow ecologically, without chemicals and leave plenty of room on the farm for wildlife to flourish. We will be starting our veg box again in June 2020 and opening the shop in May 2020.
Blackhaugh Farm is a community managed 43 acre farm in Spittalfield, Perthshire, owned and managed by members of BFAG (Blackhaugh Farm Action Group) since 2015. We aim for Blackhaugh to provide affordable access to land and host many more small scale, ecologically sound, land based/farming enterprises. Find out more here.
Meet the Growers...
Johnny Agnew
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Lou Ferns
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Freida Sweeney
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Our vision...
Is a food growing system that is inclusive and cares for people and communities by providing nutritious and healthy food. One which brings communities together to build resilience through shared resources. We want to show that food growing can be environmentally sustainable, beneficial for biodiversity and can minimise our contribution to climate change through responsible use of resources. We are working to create systems that connect people and land through human scale production, collective action, and increasing accessibility to livelihoods from the land.
Our aims...
1. To produce high quality, chemical-free, fresh vegetables, fruit and herbs for sale to the local community, aiming for an annual increase in production & sales.
2. To promote community locally through community-supported agriculture, volunteer and learning opportunities, communication and events which reconnect people to where their food comes from.
3. To promote and support the wider small-scale agro-ecological farming community.
4. To provide employment opportunities within the co-operative business structure, including secure employment for three or more people, at a rate at or above the Living Wage and with employee benefits, reflecting the skills and work put into a market garden
5. To use ecological farming practices in a way that promotes biodiversity, sequesters carbon and builds healthy soil
6. To provide a positive social environment for the whole market garden community
Through these aims, TGC will ensure all decisions are socially, environmentally and financially sound.
2. To promote community locally through community-supported agriculture, volunteer and learning opportunities, communication and events which reconnect people to where their food comes from.
3. To promote and support the wider small-scale agro-ecological farming community.
4. To provide employment opportunities within the co-operative business structure, including secure employment for three or more people, at a rate at or above the Living Wage and with employee benefits, reflecting the skills and work put into a market garden
5. To use ecological farming practices in a way that promotes biodiversity, sequesters carbon and builds healthy soil
6. To provide a positive social environment for the whole market garden community
Through these aims, TGC will ensure all decisions are socially, environmentally and financially sound.
