Riverford Farm Shops

Welcome to Riverford Farm Shop Totnes South Devon - proudly providing real, local and organic food.

Riverford Farm - Our Story

The Watson family has farmed the 350 hectare Riverford Farm Totnes South Devon for nearly 50 years, more than twenty of which have been spent working to bring back the taste and quality of traditional foods through the farm shop with its butchery, bakery and kitchens, the organic vegetable box business and the organic dairy.

All are different businesses but have much in common. As well as name and locality a shared belief in quality, unadulterated, fresh food makes the name of Riverford Farm shops stand for far more than just organic.

Out of five children, four, Louise (Farm), Ben (Shop), Oliver (Farm and Dairy) and Guy (Organic Vegetable Boxes) are actively involved in the farm or its associated businesses. The great patriarch, John Watson, though supposedly retired, is still actively involved in the farm and farm shop on a day to day bases and can often be seen foraging down on the farm.

Twenty years ago, organics was barely a seed in the public’s mind. It certainly had no legal definition. So, Riverford Farm concentrated on quality, value, additive free, unadulterated and simple food production, low food miles, fair trade etc. Since then nothing has changed. If something at Rivewrford is certified, so much the better, but it must also satisfy our own criteria. Often the magic word 'organic' is not enough. For example we try not to sell over-processed, production line, organic food but we do sell spanking fresh, non-organic vegetables from a grower just down the road.

What we like most is to produce foods ourselves from start to finish - from farm to table, the Riverford way. Food should tell a story and, because we know what it is, we can tell you.

Why not spend some times with us at Riverford Farm, just on the outskirts of Totnes South Devon, and find out more about us and the food we produce - you wont be disappointed. or just drop in for a spot of lunch or take home a farm box.