THE ROOTS OF WILD GARDEN

Wild Garden is run by Tia and Nick, and is the culmination of many years of growing food that began in Ireland many years ago.

 Following two years in West Cork, Ireland where they grew herbs for restaurants and edible plug plants for general sale, they returned to England, but without the acre of land they dreamed of owning, they had to make do with being enthusiastic gardeners on an allotment or veg patch at home.

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Wild Garden began in 2013 in the old walled garden at Hadspen House, near Bruton, Somerset, whose grounds were largely unused at that time. When Hadspen House was sold a year later the new owners invited Tia to work with them as Garden Manager which presented a great opportunity. After joining what is now known as The Newt for six years, setting up and managing the new kitchen garden and market garden, Tia was ready to return to her own venture of running Wild Garden. ​

In 2015 Nick and Tia were finally lucky enough to find a two acre plot in Galhampton and gradually transformed this into productive vegetable gardens and wildlife areas, planting thousands of trees along the way.

In 2020 Wild Garden became a full-time market garden, supplying local people and businesses within a ten mile radius of the farm. This was also the year planning permission was granted to build a home on the plot, and the larch clad off-grid barn was completed two years later.

The focus today is on offering naturally grown seasonal salad and veg directly to locals through the weekly on-site Farm Shop Friday and via pre-ordered veg boxes, giving the opportunity to share the joy of this wonderful place with friends and neighbours while continuing to supply  loyal wholesale customers.

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