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Hartleys Frozen Organic Vegetables

 

Organics account for over 12% of our total volume and we’re proud to be the UK’s largest processor of frozen organic ingredients. As a dedicated organic processor, we can also supply a variety of organic vegetables from Yorkshire, Lincolnshire, Herefordshire and Scotland. To obtain the best imported ingredients such as peppers, onions, sweetcorn, we work with an approved network of organic partners in Europe, who share our commitment to high standards.

This depth of expertise in both freezing and farming allows us to supply and source vegetables of exceptional quality. Our organic testing procedures and proven ability to track and trace every crop have also made our ingredients a natural choice for the baby food sector.

 

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01904 448 556

Find out more about our ingredients

Pollybell farms grow a range of organic vegetables such as carrots, brassicas and onions to the highest standards often for the babyfood market. Hartleys and Pollybell work as a team to find ways of making crops like organic peas and carrots more sustainable for the future. 

John Taylor
Director, Pollybell Farm

The Specialists in Organic Peas 

Organic peas can be heavily contaminated because weeding is very difficult without the use of herbicides but our sophisticated sorting technology means we can supply super safe organic peas annually.

  • Grades available are A,AA,B,C,D,DD.
  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 

Our Organic peas are grown in the UK and Europe to ensure we can acquire the volume we need. We work with speacist pea growers who can meet our quality requirements. Find our organic peas in Premium Soups , Ready Meals and Baby Food.

The Specialists in Organic Potatoes

  • Hartley’s have partnerships with several organic farms across the UK mainly in Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
  • We manage our risks by growing in several regions across the country to avoid yield losses caused by extreme weather. Organic potato is usually grown specifically for the customer and the crop is monitored from planting to delivery into the factory.
  • Commonly used for it textural purposes we can offer varieties in both higher and lower dry matters depending on the result the customer is looking for in the end product. Our most popular organic variety is Valor.
  • Packaging Blue - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Dice sizes – Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm.

Find our organic peas in Premium Soups , Ready Meals and Baby Food.

The Specialists in Organic Swede

Hartley’s have partnerships with several organic farms across the UK our swede us usually grown up in Scotland. Swede is a fantastic winter ingredient and is commonly used in Baby Food, Savoury Pastries and Soups. We process our IQF Swede from November to February.

  • Dice sizes – Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm.
  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 

The Specialists in Organic Carrots

Hartley’s have partnerships with several organic farms across the UK mainly Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.We manage our risks by growing in several regions across the country to avoid yield losses caused by extreme weather. Our organic carrot is usually grown specifically for the customer and the crop is monitored from planting to delivery into the factory. We can grow varieties of carrot specifically for their deeper orange colour, we can even grow purple carrot. Our organic carrot can be found in many branded babyfoods on the supermarket shelves. Super safe, contaminent free and packed right first time.

  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Dice sizes – Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm, Julienne, Rustic cut and Baton.

The Specialists in Organic Celery

  • As an allergen we are highly experienced at dealing with celery. We grow our organic celery in the UK as its appearance and quality are superior to an imported product. Used as a key ingredient for many Soups and Sauces.
  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Available in a dice and slice.

The Specialists in Organic Courgettes

We can source both UK and imported courgette from our partner farms. The subtle flaour and soft texture makes them perfect for Soups and Baby Foods.

  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Dice sizes – Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm.

The Specialists in Organic Onions

Our UK organic onions are Hand Peeled so the product quality is superb. We can also offer imported organic onion at a lesser cost.

  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm.

The Specialists in Organic Parsnips

  • Hartley’s have partnerships with several organic farms across the UK mainly Lincolnshire and Yorkshire.
  • We manage our risks by growing in several regions across the country to avoid yield losses caused by extreme weather. Our organic parsnip is usually grown specifically for the customer and the crop is monitored from planting to delivery into the factory.
  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Dice sizes – Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm.

The Specialists in Organic Butternut

  • Our Organic Butternut Squash is grown in the south of the UK to get the most of the sunshine, it is then halved and peeled before we dice and freeze it. Commonly used in Babyfood its quality, texture and appearance mean it is far superior to produce available elsewhere. Our sophisticated sorting technology means we don’t have any seeds in our finished product.
  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Dice sizes – Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm.

The Specialists in Organic Sweet Potato

  • Using our partner farms in the United States and Europe we can source a deep rich sweet potato perfect for babyfoods and soups.
  • Our colour sorter means any skin is removed from the finished product.
  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Dice sizes – Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm.

The Specialists in Organic Beetroot

  • Packaging - 10kg sacks or boxes. Also standard retail pillow packs from 500g up to 2.5kg for retail and food service. 
  • Dice sizes – Available in a range of slices and dices from 4mm to 20mm.
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The story from
field to frozen



Organic UK veg is planted later when the soils are warmer so it has a better chance of living as organic farming does not allow for nitrogen application (which gives conventional crops vigour and boosts the early growing period).


Once planted the organic crop is nurtured and cultivated with methods which do not have an impact on either the crop or the land. Pest control is minimal and weeds are managed manually, pre-emergence flame weeders are common practice.


As the organic crops are planted later, they need to be harvested later too. Often organic produce is smaller in size at it has not had its growth supplemented by fertiliser application.


When the organic crops arrive at Hartleys factory, we sort and process them straight away in exactly the same rigorous way as conventional crops.


Organic ingredients are labelled differently for traceability purposes. The organic finished product is sent away to independent labs for stringent testing to confirm it is 100% pesticide and herbicide free.