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Carpenters Farm can be found at the southern end of Aingers
Green, a hamlet of Great Bentley near Colchester, Essex (see
map) Carpenters Farm and the Farm Shop is
owned and run by the Morton Family. Husband & wife team, David &
Fiona, run the farm & shop, taking over from David's parents Peter &
Mary Morton who have many years of farming & catering experience
between them.
David has worked on the farm for 20 years since
leaving Writtle Agricultural College and is the fourth generation of
the family to farm here.
Fiona, previously a qualified staff nurse,
combines running the farm shop with raising the couple's four children: Georgina
10, Jasmine 6, and Harry 5 and Sam 2.
The farm incorporates 137 acres of prime arable
farmland growing Potatoes, Wheat, Barley, Strawberries, Raspberries,
Asparagus & Christmas trees. Newly established Blackcurrants and
Gooseberries are now cropping well.
Farm Shop – from farm gate strawberry
sales 40 years ago to a purpose built farm shop, opened in 1991, we
are in our 17th year of retail trading. Our customers are amazed at
the huge selection of beautifully arranged fresh produce and
giftware. So why not come and see for yourself?
Carpenters Farm, St Mary's Road,
Aingers Green.
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It’s a matter of taste
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