Diversifying from grain to glass: How one farm is turning home-grown oats into a fresh drink

When third-generation farmer Miles Marlow-Thomas decided to launch a fresh oat drink, he was not only creating a new British product but also creating an opportunity to return to his family farm

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Diversifying from grain to glass: How one farm is turning home-grown oats into a fresh drink

For the last two generations, Rectory Farm, based in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, has been owned and farmed by the Marlow-Thomas family, operating the 400-hectare arable enterprise through a standard...

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