Food from Arcadia
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Our philosophy Our philosophy is simple - to provide fresh food, in season, delivered locally to our customers for a fair price. We like to eat fruit and vegetables fresh from the garden that have been grown in the traditional way. We produce our own pork and eggs from carefully reared animals so that we know what we are eating. Our other products, like jams, marmalades, pickles, etc., are all home-made in the traditional way at Arcadia, usually from our own surplus produce. We don't add any extra colouring or chemical preservatives - we don't need to! We think that’s how all good food should be produced and our customers regularly tell us how much better it tastes than supermarket alternatives. Quality We believe all food should be free from harmful chemicals and pesticides so that we can be confident we are eating food that is good for us. We grow our vegetables like you would. We don’t plant genetically modified crops and we only use natural compost and organic waste as fertilisers. We don’t spray any of our crops with harmful pesticides, we only use the kind of products you might get from the garden centre to deter slugs, and other pests. Our animals are fed on quality foodstuffs and allowed to live natural outdoor lives to provide us with the best tasting meat and eggs. As far as is practicable we try to ensure that produce we buy in comes from suppliers with a similar approach. Freshness We aim to pick most of our fruit and vegetables no more that 24 hours before we deliver it. That way, it will taste better and be as fresh as it can be. Some products, like onions, potatoes and apples, that crop all at once may be delivered from 'store' until stocks run out. Local We believe that we all have a responsibility to minimise our impact on the environment, to reduce the harmful effect of transporting food over long distances and unnecessarily contributing to global warming. Much of the food we deliver is produced on our smallholding at Arcadia in Tenterden. We may, from time to time, if we can't meet the demand, use other producers in the area around us to supplement the contents of your box to ensure you get the supplies we have promised. We will only use produce from other countries if there is no alternative (e.g. we are buying bananas or oranges!). We will tell you if and when we are buying in items to supplement your box on the 'Box Contents' page of this web site. Fair Value We believe that good food does not have to cost a fortune! Our prices are competitive with the best organic produce available from the local supermarkets and other box schemes. We deliver for free.
Contact InformationYou are welcome to visit us and see for yourself where your food comes from and be confident that it is produced just the way we say it is. You may contact us, in person, by phone or email using the details provided below:
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Food from Arcadia Ltd
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