Duck Pond Irrigation
A 600-gallon pond supplies water pumped to crops across the entire farm.
The Bagshot Row story
Grown From Passion, Not a Plan
It started with a love of hot peppers, cooking, and growing things naturally. The farm came first — long before any birds. What grew here was built on obsession, flavor, and a deep refusal to participate in the factory-farming system that harms birds and produces inferior food.
How it started
A few pepper plants changed everything
We didn't set out to build a farm. We set out to grow the hottest, most interesting peppers we could find — and cook with them. That curiosity for rare varieties, combined with a commitment to growing naturally, is what turned a backyard garden into Bagshot Row. The peppers came first. Everything else followed.
Our growing philosophy
Everything has a role in the system
Our farm is designed as a closed loop. Plant waste is composted or fed to the birds, nutrients stay in motion, and every choice is made to reduce waste while strengthening the soil. Our background in hydroponics gave us the insight that duck water and nutrient solution are the same idea — liquid carrying exactly what plants need, delivered directly to the root zone. That understanding is what made the duck pond irrigation system an obvious move, not an experiment. The chickens arrived before the ducks — both came after the farm was already thriving. We brought them in because we refused to buy from factory operations that confine birds in harmful conditions and produce lower-quality food. Every bird here has space, purpose, and a good life.
Closed-loop growing, season after season.
Built to grow better
The systems behind the peppers
Greenhouse Seed Starting
Every seed starts in our on-site greenhouse for maximum control from day one.
Shade Cloth Systems
Extensive shade cloth covers the entire farm from June through September.
Deep Well Irrigation
Water originates from a deep well and reaches crops through specialized techniques.
Fertigation & Hydroponics
Modern macro-scaled hydroponic and fertigation systems keep plants fed precisely.
Composting & Zero Waste
All plant waste is composted or fed to the birds, closing the loop.
How we grew
Every season moved us forward
The beginning
Peppers, passion, and a kitchen
It started with a love of cooking and a hunt for the hottest, most interesting peppers we could grow. The farm was built around that obsession.
The systems
A farm built to last
Greenhouse, shade cloth, fertigation, and closed-loop practices came online as the pepper collection grew.
The chickens
The first birds arrive
Chickens joined the farm — raised humanely, on our terms, as a direct rejection of factory-farming practices.
The ducks
The flock expands
Ducks came next, completing the nutrient loop — pond water to crops, manure to soil, birds to table.
“We grow what we love. We raise what we respect. We refuse to do either any other way.”
Come meet the people behind the heat
See the hands, plants, and systems that make Bagshot Row what it is — then bring the harvest home.