Natasha is the third generation growing garlic on the Garlic Farm on the Isle of Wight. The farm sells home-grown garlic, garlic products and food in a specialist farm shop with restaurant.
Garlic is in the blood for Natasha, whose Granny Norah planted cloves in her garden more than 50 years ago, inspired by food writer Elizabeth David. Since then, the farm has grown and grown, as have the family’s range of garlic products – from garlic growing kits to Black Garlic Beer, garlic vodka, ice-cream, pickles, olives and Garlic Pork Scratchings.
Natasha has been involved in garlic since childhood, even spending time dressed as a promotional garlic bulb!
After studying for a degree in economics and management at Oxford University and working in London as a consultant, she returned to the family farm as managing director in 2014. She has spent her life researching garlic: the myths and legends; health properties and methods of cooking. She has spent time travelling the world in search of the best garlic, and she has written three books packed with garlic recipes and tips on how to get the best health benefits from the bulb.
The farm now grows 60 acres of different varieties, mainly ‘Solvent White’ and Natasha and family can be spotted at The Isle of Wight Garlic Festival every August.
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Website : The Garlic Farm
