Decarb Project Podcast

by Stuart Baddiley | Mar 3, 2023 | News

Listen to the Low Carbon Podcast from the University Of Derby, where Croots Farm Shop features our owner Kay Croot  Kay talks about the farm, the cafe and her commitment to keeping the farm ‘green’. “We already have a focus on food miles, food waste,...

Kay’s February Blog

by Stuart Baddiley | Feb 16, 2023 | News

Happy February everyone! It’s a busy month for us, with team holidays, event planning, preparations for the horses and sheep season ahead and my two children Nicole and Jamie’s birthdays! On the farm, the work has continued with new hedge plants being put in the...

Happy Christmas From Kay

by Stuart Baddiley | Dec 22, 2022 | News

A big thank you from everyone here at Croots, we really do appreciate your support and custom over the year again. We would like to wish you and your family the very best Christmas and of course 2023 x...

Kay’s November Blog

by Stuart Baddiley | Nov 24, 2022 | News

Well, after our Taste of Christmas event, we are certainly feeling much more Christmassy at Croots! Even the Christmas jumpers came out! I’m sure like us, there are many festive traditions to be upheld over the next few weeks, whether its going to the local...

FARM TO COPPICE PROJECT

by Stuart Baddiley | Nov 10, 2022 | News

We’ve recently started a new big project on the farm to coppice (cut back) many of our hedges to allow new re-growth and plant new hedgerow plants in the gaps. It will then be fenced off to protect it over the next few years whilst it grows back. This project is...