Our Story

Hello, I'm Ben. I look after Sandy Leaf Farm today, but my first connection with this business was much simpler: I was a customer.

Like thousands of others, I discovered the joy of making something myself from one of these little boxes, and I never forgot it. This page is the story of how the brand was built, how it was very nearly lost, and how it came back.

Built by two friends

Sandy Leaf Farm was created by two friends, Scott and Gabriel, who believed that making your own food and drink at home should be easy, satisfying and genuinely fun. They developed every recipe themselves, wrote the friendly little booklets that came in each box, and packed every kit with care.

It worked. Tens of thousands of people made their first mozzarella, infused their first gin or cured their first bacon with a Sandy Leaf Farm kit, and a wonderfully loyal following grew up around the brand. I was part of it.

The years in the wilderness

In 2021, Scott and Gabriel sold the business to Thrasio, a large American company that was buying up successful independent brands at the time. I will be honest with you, because honesty is rather the point of this page: under corporate ownership, Sandy Leaf Farm lost its way. The care and attention that made it special faded, and the customers who had built the brand were let down.

When Thrasio later filed for bankruptcy protection, Sandy Leaf Farm became one of more than fifty brands passed on to new owners, and their decision was simply to shut it down for good.

The rescue

I could not stand by and watch that happen. I run a small family of retail businesses, and I knew exactly what this brand had been, because I had experienced it as a customer. So in the middle of 2025 I took Sandy Leaf Farm over, and I have been righting every wrong since: restoring the quality Scott and Gabriel were known for, rebuilding the range, bringing back the kits people loved and putting customers back at the centre of everything, which is where they always belonged.

Where we are today

Every kit is once again hand-packed in Britain with real ingredients and a booklet that actually teaches you. Our packaging is recyclable, the equipment in our kits is designed to be reused, and your order arrives in plastic-free postal packaging. And if you ever get stuck mid-recipe, our free guide library, The Help Hut, and a friendly team are one email away.

If you were a customer in the early days: welcome back, it genuinely means the world. If you are new here: you have arrived at the best possible time. Either way, thank you for being part of the story.

Ben

Sandy Leaf Farm (SL Farm Limited)