Farmer Jim Kirk has twelve fields in West Lothian where he grows his massive amount of Brussels sprouts. The fields, which are between 160 to 170 acres, supply billions of sprouts which are then shipped to the UK and European market. Jim’s business is proving to be a huge success, after starting out as a small family business. And despite the sprouts not being everyone’s cup of tea, Robert encourages people to try them as the way they are grown has changed over the years.
Kirk said: “We are sprout suppliers from Scotland, we supply sprouts throughout the UK. We do a lot of sprouts at Christmas, up to 60 ton a day. We also supply to the European market.”
“Sprouts in the past have been bitter but now they are grown to taste better than they ever have before because they have changed and the varieties have changed. They are not like they were before. I’d encourage anybody that doesn’t like sprouts to try them now because they are completely different to what they were before.”
Source: edinburghnews.scotsman.com
