Market Garden opportunity at St. Giles Farm in the New Forest National Park

About the Opportunity

Take over the well-established biodynamic market garden at St. Giles Farm, a small yet thriving holding since the 1980s that integrates vegetable production, fruit, and livestock with a deep respect for nature. The farm champions biodiversity, animal welfare, and direct sales of high-quality food while serving as a hub and pick-up point for other local producers.

Market Garden Details

• 2.33-acre total area
• Currently 100 beds of 1.2 x 20m
• Includes a greenhouse, polytunnel, cold store, wash station, and storage space
• Benefits from deer fencing, water infrastructure, and electricity
• Mature boundaries for windbreaks
• Includes productive fruit trees
• Accommodation can be provided

Requirements

• Prior entrepreneurial experience
• A track record of market gardening (and preferably direct sales experience)
• A passion for biodynamic agriculture
• Sufficient resources for a start-up period

What You Can Expect

• Support from the farmers who have managed the site biodynamically for decades
• Healthy and productive soils + access to farm manure/resources from the property
• Scope to diversify your farm business on the holding in due course