Devon & Cornwall - Day 2
Today we were up early to get to Riverford Organics. So after a good breakfast at the b&b (which was fab btw) we hit the road. They had warned us that the satnav would not get us there, so we went old school and followed the directions, and it worked.
When we arrived the guide took us for a walk around some of the fields to show us the different crops and the ones they were planting for the future. We picked some rhubarb, spring onions and wet garlic to take home.
After the short walk around, he took us on a short tractor ride to see the poly tunnels they had newly put in. They were growing celery, basil and tomatos, all of which grow at an incredible rate in the heat and wet of the tunnels.
The guide explained how they try and strike a balance with the plants so that nature starts to sort out the problem of bugs and weeds, although they do go around weeding (by hand) from time to time and cut the grass back when needed. All of which means they have very little problems with weeds and pests in general. It just goes to show that it works.
Our final stop was the field kitchen for lunch (thats what the pic is). The food was amazing. Its not cheap (£15 each) but it was worth every penny and it gave us some great ideas of what to do with some of the unusual bits.
All in all it was excellent, and the guide was superb (i'm running out of superlatives!). He was very enthusiastic when we told him about the allotment and answered all of Hayley's questions about slug control. We got talking about weed control and he said he had a great way to do it, so at the end of the lunch he came back with a set of printed out information and a book he recommended. We were pretty chuffed with that.
After all that we drove to the B&B in Mevagissey, and stopped for some tea, but I'm getting bored of typing now so that will have to do for today :)
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