We are growers of the UK’s earliest, sweetest soft fruit in one of the most beautiful parts of the country.
Join Our Team
Sandy Booth is owner of this well-established business specialising in the commercial growing and packaging of soft fruit and asparagus.
Situated between the Solent and the New Forest National Park, we have the ideal microclimate for growing the best strawberries in the UK.
Whether you’re considering coming to work with us, would like to visit a modern fruit farm or are just curious about how and where your punnet of strawberries was grown, browse our site and get in touch with us if you’d like to find out more.
We are always open for new ideas/innovation.💡This year we have started working with @sagarobotics trialing Thorvald autonomous robot , developed to combat powdery mildew.
The UV-C treatment is applied during the night to maximise results.
#Thorvald #innovation #farmingtechnology #robotics #powderymildew #sustainable
Like a ghost 👻 at Halloween
Awesome innovation! 👏
It was pleasure to show around the farm South Avon & Stour Agricultural association. Hope everyone enjoyed the tour with Vova 🍓
LEAF (Linking Environment And Farming)
Great educational tour with Vova, he really lives and breathes strawberries 🍓
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Jayne Pothecary 🍓х
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Assistant Glasshouse Manager! 🍓
The Duties include:
• To assist the Glasshouse Manager in effectively managing all aspects of the company’s glasshouse fruit growing operations
• To include overseeing of planting, husbandry, plant health and harvest
• Responsible for implementing settings on the climate control and irrigation systems
• Co-ordinating the small team allocated to your department for daily monitoring of fertigation
• Keeping stock tanks topped up
• Equipment to be calibrated regularly and records kept
• To join the Glasshouse Manager on the fortnightly agronomy visits
• Be prepared to cover for the Glasshouse Manager during holiday/sickness
• Ensure that all Health & Safety policies are enforced
• All Glasshouse sites are kept clean, tidy and secure
If you would like more information please get in touch info@newforestfruit.com
It has been a pleasure to host @leaf_farming and @agrovistauk workshop last week.
The focus was on IPM strategies, highlighting the importance of beneficial insect in fruit production. Lots of positive discussion how to improve their habitat on the farms.
Workshop concluded with a tour around our farm where we share our approach to growing strawberries & asparagus, water management all within the framework of Integrated Farm Management.
Thank you all for coming 🍓
#workshop #sustainable #integratedpestmanagement #farming #grower #britishfarming
It had been busy couple of days at Speciality & Fine Food Fair trade show in London, where we were showcasing our brand new product - Pulsed dry strawberry snacks 🍓
Thank you to all who stopped by for a chat & taste 😊
If you want to find out more about our delicious snacks please visit
www.newforestfruitsnacks.com or send us an email hello@newforestfruitsnacks.com
#sustainable #plasticfree #zerowaste #healthychoices #healthysnacks #strawberry
