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Buckinghamshire market garden produces winning formula for supplying food locally

For award-winners David Newman and Tracy Russell, the future of farming must involve smaller farms that are embedded in the community offering fresh and wholesome produce – something they have been doing for nearly 20 years

Cedric Porter
Business Reporter
clock • 4 min read
Buckinghamshire market garden produces winning formula for supplying food locally

David Newman and Tracy Russell believe small farms providing food for the community are the future, and they are already putting this approach into practice in their market garden at Bucksum, Long Crendon,...

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