Caffarelli Cucumbers.

In the coming weeks, we will be launching a blog series called "Get to Know the Growers," featuring some of our fantastic UK growers with produce currently at its peak season. First up we’ve got Caffarelli Cucumbers.

The Caffarelli family have been growing “English cucumbers with an Italian flavour” at Floral Farm in Cambridgeshire, for 4 generations and have supplied us exclusively for many years. Although traditional naked cues are the predominant variety, Mark Caffarelli loves to experiment with unique varieties including micro snack cucumbers, large cucamelons and Asian wok cucumbers. The Caffarelli’s are the first UK growers of this cooking variety!

The team likes to have oversight of the entire process and work closely with the seed manufacturers to share expertise. The cucumbers are planted, maintained and picked by hand in vast glasshouses while a state-of-the-art UK-based Tontec computer system is used to regulate the temperature, irrigation and ventilation. Responsible farming is at the heart of Floral Farm, the team invested £350,000 in 2 biomass systems which will reduce their carbon footprint and minimise their environmental impact. The farm is also pesticide-free choosing to use natural Bioline packets instead and all fuel for the farm is sourced within a 50-mile radius of the farm.