Fresh food without pesticides, not washed in chlorine, grown locally by local farmers. Oh go on then… lucky Chagford
A group of food growers in Devon say they've found a way to make 10 times as much money from their produce than by selling to supermarkets. Chagford Market Garden farms just 6 acres of land in the shadow of Castle Drogo – but uses a model called subscription farming, selling direct to the customer who pays in advance. Julie Fisher has the story.
Posted by BBC Spotlight on Saturday, April 8, 2017
A group of food growers in Devon say they've found a way to make 10 times as much money from their produce than by selling to supermarkets. Chagford Market Garden farms just 6 acres of land in the shadow of Castle Drogo – but uses a model called subscription farming, selling direct to the customer who pays in advance. Julie Fisher has the story.
Posted by BBC Spotlight on Saturday, April 8, 2017