A number of the slopes are ploughed before Christmas, so that they are ready for planting in the New Year when the workers return.

The Jersey Royal Company plants about 25 acres of protected crop each year in greenhouses and poly tunnels.

Grading and standing seed is the biggest and most important job that takes place over the Autumn months.

Each year the company plants between 60,000 and 80,000 seedlings into pots in a greenhouse that produce a crop of mini tubers.

Following a crop of Jersey Royal new potatoes we plant an array of different cover crops that all offer their own benefits.

Open Farm Sunday is the annual flagship event for LEAF, when farmers across the British Isles are encouraged to open their gates and invite the public in.

As we move into May, and the main retailer promotions start to kick in, all digging is done with mechanical harvesters.

Digging on the early slopes and fields is always very labour intensive with minimal machine input.

Throughout February and March, planting on flatter ground has been going at full steam ahead.

The earliest outdoor slopes, some of which were planted in the week between Christmas and New Year have been uncovered.