Market Garden

We began to convert the neighbouring Sugworth Farm into its biodynamic Market Garden in 2021. Just a stone’s throw from Isca, the produce grown here is the cornerstone of our cooking, with a rainbow of British staples – Spring’s peas, Summer’s tomatoes, Autumn’s squashes, Winter’s roots – as well as unusual ingredients such as Japanese shiso and Mexican quilqina, and cut flowers – dahlias, cosmos, zinnias.

Biodynamic farming is a holistic approach set forth by the 20th century Austrian thinker, Rudolf Steiner. He advocated for working with nature, not against it. At Borde Hill, we see our estate as a whole system – with biodiverse plants and wildlife, fruitful soil fertilised with manure and compost preparations including homegrown yarrow and chamomile – and we let the lunar calendar guide how we sow and harvest.

We do this in pursuit not of big volumes, but big flavours – and land that keeps on giving us good food in perpetuity.