The Real Food Garden

The Real Food Garden Restorative farming that nurtures nature & community. Sign up for a veg box or find our farm shop! Our vegetables are nutrient-dense and full of flavour.

Nestled in the heart of Mid-Cornwall, Real Food Garden grows sustainably produced vegetables, rooted in agroecological principles that respect nature, restore the soil, and nourish our community. We farm without chemicals, focusing on building biodiversity and capturing carbon, ensuring our produce not only tastes great but contributes to a healthier planet. The best way to enjoy them is through o

ur veg box scheme. Drop us a message or visit our website to learn more. We also offer our produce in our farm shop, alongside fresh Cornish goods, seasonal produce, bread, milk, cheese, treats, and pantry essentials. As a community-focused organisation, we love welcoming visitors for events and tours. If you'd like to join us, please get in touch.

Despite appearances, the sweetcorn has had a tougher year than usual.The long dry summer has meant the plants have been ...
07/09/2026

Despite appearances, the sweetcorn has had a tougher year than usual.

The long dry summer has meant the plants have been less productive, with most giving us just one cob rather than the two or three we might hope for. But there has been a silver lining to all that sunshine and heat. The cobs we have harvested are exceptionally sweet, juicy and full of flavour.

We have been picking our way through the crop this week and these golden cobs will be heading out in the veg boxes, bringing a proper taste of late summer with them.

Sometimes a harvest is not about having the biggest crop, but really appreciating what the season has given us.

Sunday well spent away from the farm and out in the fielda as we headed to Hall Farm near Ivybridge for one of Pasture f...
06/09/2026

Sunday well spent away from the farm and out in the fielda as we headed to Hall Farm near Ivybridge for one of Pasture for Life’s Out in the Drought events.

It was fascinating to hear John Bailey talk about the summer dry system and the thinking behind managing pasture and livestock through increasingly dry summers, before walking the farm with Seb and seeing some of those ideas in practice.

Seb is also a new entrant farmer, so it was particularly interesting to hear about how he is building the business alongside the farming, including selling raw milk direct from the farm and developing a market for premium Pasture for Life beef. There is always plenty to learn from seeing how other farms are finding ways to connect good farming directly with the people buying their food.

Days like this are a valuable chance to get off our own patch, ask questions, see things from a different perspective and come home with a few new ideas to turn over. Just as importantly, they are a chance to catch up with like minded farmers who are asking many of the same questions we are about how to produce good food while building healthier, more resilient farms.

Plenty to think about on the drive back to Cornwall.

We are always pleased to see food from the farm finding its way onto local tables, and later this month some of our own ...
04/09/2026

We are always pleased to see food from the farm finding its way onto local tables, and later this month some of our own gammon will be heading just down the road to St Wenn Community Hall for their Charcuterie Evening.

The evening is a fundraiser for the hall, bringing people together over platters of local cheeses, cooked meats and accompaniments, followed by dessert. We have supplied gammon from our outdoor reared pigs and are delighted to be a small part of it.

It takes place on Saturday 26th September, with doors opening at 7pm for 7.30pm. Tickets are £20 per person, including the food and a first drink.

A lovely excuse to eat some good local food, meet your neighbours and support a rural community hall at the same time.

Full booking details are on the poster.

There is something rather special about bacon from pigs that have lived properly outdoors.Our Tamworth pigs have spent t...
03/09/2026

There is something rather special about bacon from pigs that have lived properly outdoors.

Our Tamworth pigs have spent their days rooting, foraging and enjoying the fresh air, and you can taste the difference. We have rare breed outdoor reared streaky bacon, back bacon and our own gammon joints now in the farm shop, all full of flavour and perfect for a proper weekend breakfast, a slow brunch or a simple supper.

Pair it with a loaf from Vicky’s Bread and some of our own fresh salad and you have the kind of meal that feels both comforting and abundant.

The farm shop is open all weekend and every day until 8pm. Find us on Google Maps - just search Real Food Garden

After such a long, hot summer, it feels like Cornwall has remembered how to do grey again.Luckily the sunflowers have ot...
02/09/2026

After such a long, hot summer, it feels like Cornwall has remembered how to do grey again.

Luckily the sunflowers have other ideas.

We have bunches of these beauties freshly cut from the garden and available in the farm shop, bringing a little bit of late summer sunshine to even the dullest Cornish day.

Grown here, picked here and looking especially glorious at the moment.

Our little green farm shop is fully stocked and ready for the August Bank Holiday weekend!The shelves are brimming with ...
28/08/2026

Our little green farm shop is fully stocked and ready for the August Bank Holiday weekend!

The shelves are brimming with our own beautiful produce, alongside some stunning organic fruit and veg. We’ve also just had fresh delivery from Stephen Gelly Farm with their lovely organic beef and Vicky's Bread with their freshly baked bread.

So if you’re stocking up for the long weekend, pop in and see what we’ve got!

The tomatoes are flowing!After struggling through the intense heat earlier in the summer, the plants have bounced back a...
24/08/2026

The tomatoes are flowing!

After struggling through the intense heat earlier in the summer, the plants have bounced back and today’s harvest was a wonderfully abundant one. Crates of our ripe heritage tomatoes, in all their different shapes, colours and flavours.

So this week we’re sharing the glut.

There are bumper portions of our tomatoes heading into the veg boxes, and we’ve got a special deal in the farm shop when you buy two punnets.

All grown here at the Real Food Garden, picked ripe and tasting properly of summer.

Find us on Google Maps, just search Real Food Garden.

Our free range Tamworth pork is back in the farm shop!We’re fully stocked with our famous sausages, alongside a range of...
21/08/2026

Our free range Tamworth pork is back in the farm shop!

We’re fully stocked with our famous sausages, alongside a range of other cuts of our own pork.

Our rare breed Tamworths are slowly reared here on the farm, enjoying a varied diet of leftover veg from our market garden alongside everything they naturally forage for out on the pasture.

All this creates a truly unique and rich flavour profile for our pork, so pop down to our shop and stock up while you can!

19/08/2026

After a tough growing season, we’re finally getting the potatoes out of the ground. The brutal heat and dry conditions have certainly tested the crop this year, but despite it all, we’ve had a pretty decent crop.

There’s something special about digging up a crop that’s been growing away all summer, knowing that these potatoes will see us through the cold wintery months to come and may even end up on our Christmas dinners!

It’s been a tough growing year.The long dry spells and relentless heat have asked a lot of the garden, and of the people...
18/08/2026

It’s been a tough growing year.

The long dry spells and relentless heat have asked a lot of the garden, and of the people tending it. Not everything has grown quite as we hoped, and there have been plenty of moments when we’ve had to adapt, rethink and simply work with what the season has given us.

But then there are mornings like today. Amelia and Danni out harvesting for this week’s veg boxes, surrounded by great stands of kale and carrying crates of beautiful celery and sweetcorn. Some crops are still looking, and more importantly tasting, absolutely amazing.

Farming has a habit of keeping you humble. One crop struggles while another seems completely unfazed, and even in a difficult year the garden keeps producing things to feel very grateful for.

These will be making their way into veg boxes and onto the farm shop shelves this week, fresh from the field.

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Trelowarth, Inches
Bodmin
PL305LR

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Monday 8am - 8pm
Tuesday 8am - 8pm
Wednesday 8am - 8pm
Thursday 8am - 8pm
Friday 8am - 8pm
Saturday 9am - 8pm
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