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Local and home-reared produce key to success of Cornish business

Charlie Watson Smyth and his family have built a business around bringing high-quality, local food to their area of Cornwall – all while protecting the landscape and wildlife. Ruth Wills paid them a visit

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Local and home-reared produce key to success of Cornish business

Charlie Watson Smyth took over the 101-hectare (250-acre) Tregirls Farm, near Padstow, Cornwall, from his father in 1980, and over the years has taken further hectares under his belt as neighbouring farms...

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