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Devon’s cider orchards Historians say that the cider making had been recorded in Devon as early as the 13th century and at one time almost every farm would have had their own apple orchards and paid part of their agricultural wages in the form of this alcoholic drink. Curworthy Cheese is an excellent example of a dairy business that has diversified to add value to raw ingredients and contribute to the revival of distinctive local products. The business has a strong local following with delivery to pubs and shops around the area and is stocked in a branch of Waitrose in Okehampton, one of the few supermarkets to endorse a policy of buying local products. Providence Farm, Holsworthy, Devon Since 1989 the Riggs family have been working towards providing a range of Organic Meats, to bring you the full flavour and quality of 'real' food, whilst maintaining and enhancing the environment which allows species such as dormice, lizards, barn owls, frogs, newts, wild birds and flowers to continue to flourish at Providence Farm. Wild Beef, Hillhead Farm, Chagford, Devon Situated in Dartmoor National Park, British native beef breeds, Welsh Blacks and South Devons are raised naturally on the medows and moorlands of Devon, feeding on all the grasses and other vegetation they need to reach a state of perfect health. Linscombe Farm, Crediton, Devon The fundamental ethos of Linscombe Farm is to supply home grown vegetables locally, keeping the environmental impact to a minimum. Produce is supplied directly to the consumer as much as possible. This is achieved through a box scheme and the farmers' markets. Langage Farm, Higher Challonsleigh, Devon Set amid the rich grasslands and rolling hills of South Devonshire, Langage Farm has remained a working farmstead for over nine hundred years. Today, with a large herd of over 260 Jersey and Guernsey cows, the Harvey family produce an extensive range of high quality farmhouse products.
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