____________________________________________________________________________________________ Barfoots of Botley
GROWING FOR GOOD
Barfoots of Botley : innovation from the ground up
Passionate about produce , Barfoots of Botley ( Barfoots ) is ‘ cultivating excellence ’ one crop at a time . From butternuts to beans , pumpkins to sweet potatoes , Barfoots ’ expansive portfolio provides all the vegetables needed to keep mealtimes hearty , healthy and delicious . The company was founded in 1976 by Peter Barfoot , a dedicated fifth-generation farmer whose journey began with a single crop in the Hampshire Basin .
Now , Barfoots continues to expand upon Peter ’ s legacy , upholding its unwavering dedication to freshness and flavor . “ He started with 21 acres of tenanted land on the back of a very hot summer ,” begins Keston Williams , Chief Operating Officer at Barfoots . “ Fast forward to today , Barfoots farms over 10,000 acres across the South Coast , with additional farms in Spain , Senegal and South America , together with over 350 farming partnerships in 28 countries across four continents . Peter still owns 100 percent of Barfoots , so it ’ s still a fully family-owned , private business . It ’ s very much a British success story .”
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