Lincolnshire is one of the UK's most productive agricultural counties, growing 12% of the country's potato crop and 26% of England's vegetables and leafy salads. The county's rich, fertile soil supports everything from brassicas and root vegetables to soft fruit and cereals.
Doddington Hall near Lincoln takes the farm-to-plate concept to its logical conclusion, with zero-food-miles fruit and vegetables picked daily from their restored two-acre walled Kitchen Garden. The estate also raises its own herd of rare breed Lincoln Red cattle and produces estate honey. Lincolnshire's farm shops are often anchored by farms that grow their own produce, offering seasonal variety that changes with the calendar rather than the logistics of international supply chains.
Supermarket apples travel an average of 3,000 miles. Your local Lincolnshire grower is just down the road. Browse the fruit and vegetable producers below.
