New Crops in the 20th Century
Meanwhile some landowners explored new options, for example:
- In Little Wittenham village, Sires Hill and Brightwell cum Sotwell, fruit growing (apple orchards and soft fruit) developed since the late 19th C. Many of these orchards have since become uneconomical and abandoned.
- The Brightwell vineyard (planted from 1988) indicates that crops associated with more southerly countries may now be viable here.
Many small enterprises now sell their produce online or through local farmers’ markets.
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