CASE STUDIES State-of-the-art greenhouses brings all year-round strawberries

We submitted a full planning application for two acres of polytunnels for farm diversification at Middle Farm in Mixbury. We looked at ways to continue to sustain the business and generate more income for the family. The farm, run by the Rymer family for almost 100 years, already farms a range of crops and runs five B & B units and a 7,000 sq ft office complex.

The first strawberry plants, made up of both Everbearing and Junebearing crops, were planted in February 2022 in a hydroponic, soil-free system consisting of coconut husk and irrigated