About Us
The Story and Vision of Worthy Earth
Worthy Earth started in 2020 with the humble vision of creating a flourishing market garden on a quarter acre of disused farmland in Martyr Worthy, Hampshire.
Since then, we have designed and continue to manage 9 market garden sites across Hampshire, Oxfordshire and Surrey. All of them provide fresh, organically-grown produce to the local area and serve as natural hubs of social engagement and learning.
Inspired by the Regenerative Agriculture movement, we are convinced that small-scale food production, applied nationwide, can meet food demands whilst allowing natural systems to recover.
Our vision is to help in the creation of a market gardening renaissance, where the landscape becomes a patchwork of abundant small-scale food hubs. These market gardens not only improve our health through the consumption of real food but also provide a vital source of community togetherness in an increasingly disconnected world.
By growing nutrient-dense food for our communities, we can help heal our bodies, our social ties, and the environment.
What is No-Dig Gardening?
Plain and simply, it is the process of adding organic material to the soil to regenerate the Earth rather than take away from it. Tilling the Earth with ploughs, rotavators and machinery destroys the micro-organisms and subterranean ecology that makes up the soil - hence the need for tillage farmers to use chemical-fertilisers over time to improve degraded soil.
We source our mulch and organic compost locally and sustainably to create a healthy, nutrient-rich soil. As such, our salads and vegetables have the optimum environment for their development and the Earth is regenerated indefinitely for future generations. It is a mindful and future-oriented approach to small-scale food production.
Why are we different?
We produce on a small-scale for local customers. This ensures we leave a minimum trace on the environment in our food production. We aim to deliver predominantly to customers within a 10 mile radius from our garden, fostering closer relationships and a deeper connection with the natural landscape.
All our produce is seasonal, grown organically and cultivated by hand. Plants nurtured with love and affection by passionate people taste better and are more nutritious to eat. All produce bought from us will be picked and prepared on the day of delivery or collection.
We use no plastic packaging or unnatural substances in our produce whatsoever, because we don’t need to! All produce is grown with the health of the Earth and our customers as top priority.
We leave the Earth in a better condition than we found it. Worthy Earth is a small-scale response to the degrading effects of mechanised farming methods that destroy soil fertility, waste water, emit C02, and use unnecessary plastic packaging.
Ultimately, the Earth is Worthy of our care and adoration.
