Our History
Real farmers,
working the land
since 1904.
Our family first moved to Colwith Farm in the early 1904. We fed the nation farming during WW2 and began specialising in growing premium quality potatoes in the last 30 years.
We are a fifth generation farm, and very fortunate to have four generations living at Colwith Farm today.
We are real farmers, working the land. We love supporting our farming friends and farming networks, locally and beyond via our farm shop and in the community.
For more information on Colwith Farm please visit www.colwithfarm.co.uk.
Family Farm of the Year 2019 · British Farming Awards ·
The Times Top 35 Farm Shops · October 2024 ·
Best Vodka in the World · SF World Spirits ×4 ·
Colwith Farm Potatoes
Why our potatoes
taste so good.
We have quite the reputation of growing fantastic quality flavoursome potatoes in the mid Cornwall loamy soils.
Due to our mild climate we start planting in early March on cliff ground surrounding Fowey and Menabilly to avoid early frosts and therefore we can dig our Cornish new season crop as early as the end of May.
We predominantly specialise in premium potato growing, however throughout the year we grow a variation of high quality crops to help aid us in getting a perfect crop rotation to benefit the potatoes.
Our customers include:
- fish and chip markets,
- bakeries and producers,
- crisping supplies,
- potato merchants
- local farm shops.
And of course we supply Colwith Farm Distillery, our own farm shop and our chipping unit for Colwith preprepared potatoes.
From field to bottle
True Cornish Spirit
crafted with care.
In 2015 Steve Dustow opened Cornwall first plough to bottle distillery. He uses our potatoes to form alcohol for the base spirit.
In 2020, 2021 and 2022 Colwith Farm Distillery won the coveted Double Gold - Best Vodka in the World at the prestigious San Francisco World Spirits Competition (Platinum award). An accolade achieved by less than 1% of distilleries worldwide.
Their Aval Dor dry gin scooped bronze less than a year after its launch.
