Respect for nature and its power to help grow nutritious and delicious food is at the heart of the approach of the second winner of the Caroline Drummond Celebrating and Communicating Farming Excellence Award.
Bucksum is a market garden in Long Crendon, Buckinghamshire owned by husband and wife team David Newman and Tracy Russell.
The 16-acre business based at Shabbington Fields farm grows more than 40 seasonal crops supplying its farm shop, a box scheme, and local restaurants. It also provides a springboard for local youngsters for life in farming and other jobs.
“We farm in a way that understands the needs of the soil and the environment and harnesses their power to grow plentiful supplies of local food,” says Tracy and David. “Building a relationship with our customers and neighbors helps them share that understanding and allows them to appreciate the importance of how food is produced.”
David’s parents started farming the land in 1977 and he and Tracy are one of their tenants. David met Tracy at the Thame Food Festival where several years later he also proposed…
