Our Crops World History and Information
Welcome to our page dedicated to the crops we grow at Brow Farm. Each crop has its own unique history, uses, and cultivation practices. Click on the links below to learn more about each crop:
• Wheat – Discover the uses of our wheats, From baking to growing wheatgrass and for filling in heat packs .
• Barley – Explore the versatility of our barleys, for brewing beer and growing barleygrass to milling to flour and feeding our livestock.
• Oats – Learn about the our oats grown for oatgrass seeds, cover crop seeds, stripped for oat groats, milled in our stone flour mill
• Peas – Delve into the world of peas, We first grow them for the sprouting market, but now also a kitchen .
• Lettuce – Explore the different varieties of lettuce and their uses in salads, sandwiches, and wraps.
• Celery – Discover the crisp, refreshing taste of celery and its uses in soups, salads, and snacks.
• Potatoes – Learn about the history and cultural significance of potatoes, from famine to feast.
• Camelina – Come see what the power of camelina is.
• Red Wheat – Discover the Versatility of our Red Wheat. Mainly known as a bread wheat, but also makes a good alround flour
• Lentils – Discover the different and colours of Lentils. A new crop to us and still learning about it. A growing market in the UK
• Linseed – Once mainly known for its oil. Now being high in omiga 3s its moved to being a health food and for us a new markets into the medical sector.
We hope you enjoy learning about our crops and the care and dedication that goes into growing them. If you have any questions or would like to know more, please don’t hesitate to contact us.