Iain Tolhurst

An organic producer since 1976 operating a 400+ per week box scheme using 90% own produce from 75 different crops on 17 acres of land at Hardwick Estate in south Oxfordshire. The farm was the first to attain the Organic Stockfree symbol in 2004.

Iain Tolhurst is well known within the organic movement having been active for over 30 years. He also works part time as an advisor for many horticultural farms nationally and internationally, various organic organisations delivering seminars and conducting farm walks. He carries out some voluntary work overseas as well as being the chairman of Thames Organic Growers, spokesman for the Organic Growers Alliance. He is considered to be a leading expert on stock-free organic horticulture, and low carbon local vegetable production systems.

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