Shillingford Organics

Shillingford Organics Shillingford Organics 'in tune with the seasons' We have organic hens on the farm, which produce wonderful, tasty, organic eggs.

Shillingford Organics is all about growing seasonal, organic vegetables, salad, herbs and fruit to give local people the opportunity to buy great, healthy, freshly harvested produce, which is free from harmful pesticides and chemicals. Our use of green manures and well-made compost coverings ensure we optimise soil biology. The range of vegetables vary according to the time of year so you can look

forward to tasting the freshest new crops at the time when they are best, safe in the knowledge that they have not been flown in from thousands of miles away. Shillingford Organics - 'in tune with the seasons'

30/08/2026

We're having a Harvest Festival at our farm on the edge of Exeter.
Saturday 5th September
Link to tickets on our website
SHILLINGFORDORGANICS.CO.UK
See you there!

Visit our farm on our Harvest Festival and enjoy a selection of local suppliers from across Devon.Including:The Sidwell ...
28/08/2026

Visit our farm on our Harvest Festival and enjoy a selection of local suppliers from across Devon.

Including:
The Sidwell Street Bakehouse - with their fresh sourdough and baked goodies
The Jubilee Food Hub - with local organic chicken
West Town Farm, Ide - with local meat, reared on an organic farm, 2 miles from Exeter
The Fresh Flour co. - exceptional pasta makers
Devon Beeswax Wrap Co. - A natural alternative to cling film and plastic food bags
Bantham Vineyard - Regenerative Viticulture for wines from Devon soils
Find and Foster Cider - crafting fine ciders from traditional English orchards
Sprouted - sprouted oats for better gut health
Sole of Discretion - quality, ethical, sustainable fish
Willow Hammond Art - countryside art

And we have fresh food including a Hog Roast, and a selection of Salads and Fresh Deli items by Bucks - the produce is sourced from local, ethical producers (including our veg from Shillingford Organics)

The team at The White Hart, Dartington, are putting on a coffee trailer to enjoy too!

Please note - all producers and fresh food listed above will be available to purchase from for an additional charge.
You can add lunch to your ticket for the best deal.
If you purchase in advance, the hog roast lunch and ticket to the day is just £15.34 (including a £1.34 booking fee)

Check out what demos we've got happening at our Havest Festival.Learn some cooking and fermentation tips from a selectio...
27/08/2026

Check out what demos we've got happening at our Havest Festival.

Learn some cooking and fermentation tips from a selection of some of the top chefs and fermenters in Devon. We have:

Dan and Jon from The White Hart, Dartington
Craig from
Rose from Shillingford Organics and

All demo sessions are included in the price of a ticket.

Tickets are £7.75 per person for the day

See you there!

We're exciting to announce our natural crafting and rural skills activities happening at our Harvest Festival on Saturda...
26/08/2026

We're exciting to announce our natural crafting and rural skills activities happening at our Harvest Festival on Saturday 5th September.

Our natural crafting and rural skills activities are all about working with nature to create beautiful things and grow tasty food. This is at the centre of being Organic.

🍎Fruit tree grafting with Tom from
🍂Wild forage weaving and natural dyes with Ruby
🐝Polycultures, agri-wilding and ecological mushroom growing with Martin and Sara from Hilltown Organics and Harvest Workers Co-op
🪵Woodland crafts with The Outdoors Group
🌱Biochar and insights into healthy, living soils with Carolyn from The Blackdown Hills Eco Hub

Along with our famous tractor-trailer farm tours of our organic farm!

And we'll be celebrating all things Organic for by Soil Association

More to follow!

All included in your tickets! Tickets from £7.75, just go to the link to our website in our bio, or visit:
shillingfordorganics.co.uk/events

☀ August News 2026 ☀ An unprecedented summer and planning for the future.Months without rain, temperatures around 30°C ...
24/08/2026

☀ August News 2026 ☀ An unprecedented summer and planning for the future.

Months without rain, temperatures around 30°C and persistent drying winds. This has been one of our most difficult summers.

Photos:
🫘Borlotti beans
💦Hand-watering in dusty fields
🔆Curly kale, faring well against the odds
🐇Running hare
🍎Discovery apples — first of the season
🍅A gorgeous mix of heritage tomato varieties
🔥Rig of Fire chillies — seriously spicy and full of flavour
🥗Morning salad harvest
💕 Uchiki Kuri squash

Yields are down across the board, especially leafy greens like chard, spinach and kale. However it's not all bad news; our mediterranean veg from our polytunnels is doing well, as are our outdoor courgettes, potatoes, onions and beans. The apple trees are laden with fruit, and there's some lovely big squash in the field.

Flea beetles thrive in the hot and dry weather and are drawn to tender young brassicas. The acres of baby kale, cabbages, cauliflowers and broccoli are rich pickings. On top of that, the Cabbage White butterflies are out in force; their caterpillars teamed with flea beetles have almost completely wiped out two successions of radish.

That said, brassicas are hardy plants and thanks to round-the-clock irrigation many of the seedlings that survived the early onslaught have established and should pull through ok.

Deer, rabbits, hares, voles, as well as pigeons, pheasants and crows have all been spotted having a nibble. Annoying but we can't really blame them!

Niki has trialled growing outdoor Borlotti beans this year. A Sicilian staple, they are well suited to the heat and have done really well. Due to the high price of the seed, Niki has saved the seed from most of what we've grown this year and we expect this will be a very useful crop in the future as we adapt to hotter summers.

We'd like to thank all our customers for supporting local food and local people during this difficult period. Please stay in touch!

Also, thank you to our amazing Growers who have persisted throughout the hot, dry weather this summer. They've irrigated day and night to keep crops alive. We're all hoping for steady rain through Autumn!

We've got fresh veg going to the market tomorrow! Harvested today!We're at Exeter Farmers Market every Thursday morning....
12/08/2026

We've got fresh veg going to the market tomorrow! Harvested today!

We're at Exeter Farmers Market every Thursday morning.

And Topsham market every Saturday.
Also this Saturday is Exeter Quayside market.

See you there!

We've got some lovely fruits coming into season, including heritage tomatoes, discovery apples and plums.Discovery apple...
05/08/2026

We've got some lovely fruits coming into season, including heritage tomatoes, discovery apples and plums.

Discovery apples are always the first apples to come into season and also some of our favourite! Delightfully crisp and juicy 🍎

Available at our farmers markets this week (Exeter on Thursday and Topsham on Saturday)

Join us on the farm for our harvest festival! We're celebrating local food, rural skills and the local people that make ...
02/08/2026

Join us on the farm for our harvest festival! We're celebrating local food, rural skills and the local people that make our local food system so special.

Enjoy:
🍎 Local, seasonal food and food producers
🍎 Cooking demos by Chefs from Devon
🍎 Natural crafting activities
🍎 Kids activities
🍎 Tractor-trailer rides
🍎 Polytunnel tours

And stay on for a banquet of local, seasonal food, cooked over fire.

Tickets from £7.75

More info and tickets on our events page:
shillingfordorganics.co.uk/events

Link to our website in our bio.

What are your favourite summer recipes?We've put our favourite summer recipes on our NEW recipe page, check them out!We'...
16/07/2026

What are your favourite summer recipes?

We've put our favourite summer recipes on our NEW recipe page, check them out!

We've also added a few to get your taste buds excited for later in the year too.

Let us know your veg cooking tips or favourite summer recipes in the comments!

Happy summer cooking!

Address

Barton Lane, Shillingford Abbot
Exeter
EX29QQ

Opening Hours

Monday 7am - 3:30pm
Tuesday 7am - 3:30pm
Wednesday 7am - 3:30pm
Thursday 7am - 3:30pm
Friday 7am - 3:30pm

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