Just outside Malpas in the Cheshire countryside, Oakcroft Organics is a two-acre certified-organic market garden run by Valentina and Tristan. They grow a wide, seasonal range of vegetables, salads and herbs, with every crop grown on the farm and nothing bought in.

More than 60 years of organic growing

Oakcroft’s organic story began in 1962, when Mehr Fardoonji started the market garden from a field previously used for cattle grazing. Her aim was to keep the land organic and productive for the local community, and that legacy continues today.

The market garden has been certified organic with the Soil Association for more than 60 years, making it one of the country’s longest-established organic holdings. The farm is audited twice a year to ensure its produce continues to meet Soil Association organic standards.

Valentina and Tristan

Valentina and Tristan began their farming journey in 2020 on an organic farm in southern Norway. They went on to work across more than fifteen farms in the UK and Australia, learning from growers supplying households, markets, chefs and wholesale customers. In 2024, they found Oakcroft and made it their home.

Growing for soil, season and flavour

Oakcroft’s approach starts with the health of the soil and the surrounding environment. The farm uses regenerative practices, including no-tillage growing and work to support local biodiversity. Crops are planted, nurtured and harvested by hand, with availability led by the weather and the seasons rather than a fixed year-round range.

That seasonality is part of what makes the produce special: greens, salads, herbs, roots and summer crops are picked when they are genuinely ready, keeping food miles low and freshness high.

A farm we are proud to source from

Oakcroft is one of the farms we turn to for a broad share of our organic seasonal produce. Because the harvest changes throughout the year, we do not present Oakcroft as a fixed catalogue of products. Instead, you will find their produce woven through our weekly selection and offered through relevant organic upgrade options across the shop.

For us, championing Oakcroft means supporting a small independent market garden, preserving one of Britain’s longest organic growing legacies and helping more households enjoy food grown with patience, care and a genuine connection to the land.