Home Farm is situated on the outskirts of Maidstone, near the village of Wateringbury, in a beautiful 35-hectare former family-run apple farm. Acquired by Agriculture Investments in 2016, our vision was to improve and grow the UK’s stone fruit production, alongside pioneering the UK’s offering of red flesh plums, which are a consumer favourite from South Africa.
Our Story
We have pioneered the production of red flesh plums in the UK and also grow wonderful late-season cherries. As one of the leading UK stone fruit growers, we take pride in the sustainable and innovative techniques we use to enable our crops to grow as healthy and efficiently as possible.
We grow 8 different varieties of plum and 7 varieties of cherry. To help our plums thrive, we have adopted the South African Palmet Trellace growing system, which is very successful in improving the crop’s exposure to sunlight and assisting with the harvest. The south-facing nature of the farm creates optimal growing conditions for our stone fruit, and the majority of the farm has retractable covers providing protection from heavy rain and from low temperature. These factors combined with our skilled and passionate teams, and use of innovative growing techniques that have made the fruit production here such a success.
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