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Blending heritage, innovation and sustainability – how Thatchers is defining modern cider production

At Myrtle Farm in Somerset, five generations of the Thatcher family have helped transform a mixed farm into one of the UK's leading cider makers

Ashleigh Ellwood
Head of Arable
clock • 5 min read
Thatchers 'Katy' cider
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Thatchers 'Katy' cider

At Myrtle Farm in the Mendip Hills, Somerset, the Thatcher family have been growing apples and producing cider for more than 120 years. What began in 1904 as a mixed farm built by William Thatcher has...

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