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Using every little bit...

From start to finish our littleseed Extra Virgin Rapeseed Oil is a zero-waste product. We believe when growing and creating our products, every part of the process should be carefully considered to make the most of them.

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Jennie Palmer Jennie Palmer

Spring is in the air!

Lambing is one of the busiest times on the farm. Long hours and sleepless nights are aplenty, and the farm team are on standby day and night.

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Jo Satariano Jo Satariano

Farming, flea beetle and the future

The littleseed farm have grown oil seed rape on our farm for around 20 years and each year we come up against different challenges that can affect the yield of our harvest - flea beetle is just one of those.

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Jo Satariano Jo Satariano

Littleseedlings on the farm

Using the great outdoors as a classroom is a fantastic way to inspire young people by mixing fun with learning, a trip to a farm can be an incredibly exciting and motivating experience for children.

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Jennie Palmer Jennie Palmer

The journey from yellow fields to the kitchen

Oil presses are simply like large screws which cold press the rapeseed by gently squeezing the oil from the seed. This gentle process retains the majority of the minerals, vitamins, enzymes and trace elements that make littleseed British rapeseed oil the healthier choice for you.

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Alex Oates Alex Oates

Bee Wise!

All of us know by now that bees are essential to us humans; they pollinate our fruit and veg crops, they ensure we have food on our table and honey on our toast. In fact, they work tirelessly to make our lives better.

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Alex Oates Alex Oates

The glamorous world of silage!

Silage is predominantly made from grass crop, but legumes, forage maize, other cereals, kale and fodder beet are also used. Grass is the cheapest source of food for livestock, and is the best way to offer the energy, protein, vitamins and minerals they require

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Alex Oates Alex Oates

Let's talk about weeds

Let’s talk about weeds! Over the last couple of weeks at littleseed HQ we’ve been doing some essential work out in the rapeseed fields and the main challenge has been combating the Black Grass.

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