ACH Farming

At ACH, we are passionate about producing sustainable British food in accordance with the values of our business, which have changed little across the generations of our farming family. We care deeply about farming for tomorrow and protecting our farmed environment. We are mixed farmers based in East Kent in the Garden of England. We farm 4,000 acres in a triangle between Canterbury, Folkestone and Sandwich growing a diverse range of crops including Tree Fruit, Asparagus, Grapes, Arable and Beef Cattle. In 1946 Arthur Cecil Hulme bought Great Pedding, a 202 acre farm in Wingham. The Hulme family had farmed in Lancashire over three generations but saw an opportunity to start a new farming business in Kent. The family traded as AC Hulme & Sons and over the decades developed a successful mixed farming business under the guidance of Cecil and latterly his sons Humphrey and Tim, who led a rapid expansion of the farms during the late 1900s and early 2000s. The business prides itself on being a family run farming operation and whilst we now operate as a modern agri-business we remain true to our mixed farming heritage. We farm for tomorrow, not just today. This is our mission and the guiding principle behind how we think and farm. This is what sustainable means to us.