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Posts Tagged ‘pears’

W & D Riccini

Thursday, April 25th, 2013

William and David are apple and pear growers for MKG, with Cox, Gala, Braeburn and Kanzi apples and Conference and Williams pears grown on three sites in the Wingham area.

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E & P Nicholls

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

This is a family run business over three sites. They grow a wide range of soft fruit as well Cox, Bramley and Conference Pears and are planting new variety Rubens for the future.

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G Charlton & Son

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

The present company of George Charlton & Sons was formed in 1946 by George  who had been in the fruit business since 1905. His son Harold then ran the business from 1947 and grandson Philip took over in 1972. It is currently being run by his great grandson Sean. The fruit grown is top fruit (mainly Gala and Bramley) and soft fruit (table top strawberries under cover).

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G.H. Chambers

Wednesday, December 29th, 2010

Since 1929 the Chambers family have been growing fruit at Northiam Farm. Mike and George run the farm and have 15 cold stores to store top fruit (9 have regulated atmospheres for long-term storage) and a modern packhouse which grades MKG members’ fruit. Discovery, Worcester, Cox, Gala and Bramley apples and Conference and Comic pears are grown.

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AR Neaves & Sons

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

The Neaves family, now in their 3rd generation, have been growing fruit since 1941, when Bryan’s father Archie brought Little Sharsted Farm. They have their own packhouse which grades other Mid Kent members’ fruit. They grow mainly Gala, Cox, Rubens, Braeburn apples and Conference pears.

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Simon Mount

Tuesday, December 7th, 2010

Simon has recently won awards for the best new entrant, the best young orchard and the best orchard with more than 1,000 trees per acre and his Conference pears headed the pear class in the 2010 East Kent Fruit Society’s (EKFS) orchard competition. Simon has five orchards and grows dessert and culinary apples and dessert pears.

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