Meet the farmers

Ian and Peter Salmon

We have been supplying Bartlett's with potatoes on our farm in North East Angus since 2002. We grow 3 different varieties which include Nicola, Charlotte and Maris Piper. Aside from potatoes we also grow winter wheat, spring and winter barley, daffodils and rear cattle.

Our surrounding environment is particularly important to us. Recently we re-planted a substantial amount of Hawthorn and Blackthorn hedging, as well as planting 300 native species of trees and constructed a wildlife pond to try to encourage more birds to nest on our farm. Aside from cultivating crops both my son and I enjoy getting involved with our local community. I am elder at the local parish church and until recently I was a steward at the Royal Highland Show in Edinburgh. In addition to being involved on the farm Peter is also a fully qualified vet. We are also privileged to have an archaeological site which contains St Martins Well which is believed to contain healing water. The Rural Stewardship Scheme discovered the site from aerial images and historical maps. The settlement also contained houses that are believed to date back to pre-historic times. This area is kept free of cultivations and any ground disturbances. Back to Farmers