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Mixed farm in North Yorkshire diversifies from crisps to craft spirit

Potatoes have long been at the heart of the Westgarth family’s farm business, but instead of ending up in crisp packets, some of their potatoes are being distilled into an award-winning vodka

Katie Fallon
Livestock Specialist
clock • 6 min read
Tim and Helen Westgarth.
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Tim and Helen Westgarth.

Together with their family, Tim and Helen Westgarth farm near Richmond in North Yorkshire, with the farming enterprise comprising of arable, pigs and poultry. The farm has been in the family since 1932,...

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