Certified organic
Registered with the Soil Association since 2003. No synthetic inputs, and an annual inspection that keeps us honest about it.
Wimborne, Dorset · Est. 1951
Britain’s blueberry pioneers
The Trehane family planted the UK’s first blueberries on Dorset heathland. Seventy years on, we still grow them here — certified organic, hand-picked, one field at a time.
Soil Association certified organic since 2003 — no synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilisers, ever.
1951
Britain’s first blueberries, planted in Dorset
20+ yrs
Soil Association certified organic
10 acres
Of blueberries on sandy heathland soil
100%
Hand-picked at peak ripeness
Who we are
A family farm on Dorset’s sandy heathland
The Dorset Blueberry Company sits on the acid, sandy soil that blueberries love and almost nothing else does. The Trehane family introduced the cultivated blueberry to the UK, and until the mid-1990s were still the only commercial growers in the country.
We grow without synthetic pesticides, herbicides or fertilisers — not because it is fashionable, but because it makes better fruit and better soil. Every berry is picked by hand at the point it is ready, which is the only way to pick a fruit that ripens a few at a time.
How we farm
Three things we will not compromise on
Grown for flavour
Duke, Bluecrop and Elliot alongside some real heritage varieties — bold flavours, each with a character of its own — giving us an eight-week season of juicy, flavourful berries.
Picked by people
A ‘small’ harvest team of fifteen to twenty, trained properly and paid hourly with a bonus once they get quick at it. Every berry comes off the bush by hand.
Where the fruit goes
Three customers, and none of them a supermarket
We steer clear of the corporate supermarkets. Everything we grow is destined for the UK’s two main organic retailers — Riverford Organic Farmers and Abel & Cole — plus over two tonnes of frozen fruit a year to Lush, who turn it into an organic blueberry face mask.
We do not sell direct to the public, and we are not a pick-your-own. Our neighbours at Brothers Farm run the PYO on the family’s original fields.
Our customers
Summer work
Spend a summer picking blueberries in Dorset
Our season runs from early July to September. We take on a team of fifteen to twenty people to pick and pack the crop — outdoors, in a small team, paid hourly with a bonus once you get quick.
- £12.71/hr for over-21s, £10.85/hr under 21, plus picking bonuses
- Two weeks up to ten weeks — you tell us what you can commit to
- Full training given; no experience needed, minimum age 16
- You must already have permission to work in the UK
Already on the team?
Worker login
Current and returning harvest staff use the worker app for shift times, daily picking weights, bonus calculations, payslips and messages from the farm office.
