An exciting new crop this weekend – Calcots! Beloved of Catalunians, these wonderful Spring vegetables are now ready to pick here at the farm. We will have them on the menu char-grilled, piping hot and served with a luscious Romesco sauce. In flavour a cross between a Spring Onion and a leek, the unusual veg …
What a difference a week makes! From people eating at the outside tables last weekend to guests clustering round the wood burner this week! So a few changes to the menu as we switch back to heartier more robust food for the coming weekend. Delicious Boeuf Bourguignon made from the extraordinary Hampton Gay Longhorn Beef …
Wonderful warm sunshine this week at the farm. People are eating at outside tables again, the buds are bursting, insects are on the wing and birds are in pursuit. In the glasshouses, the flowers are racing away and we have lots of tulips for sale both by the stem and in stunning bunches – all …
The glasshouse flowers are now in full force with a wide range of tulips to compliment the narcissi, anemones and hyacinths. Available in the beautiful Willow pottery hand-thrown pots or as cut flowers there is something for everyone this weekend. Looking forward, the roster of events for our new series of Worton Nights is growing. …
Changeable spring weather this week – some rain, some wind but definitely some warm sunshine. For the first time in 2022 we have had guests eating in the garden – lets hope this is the beginning of a long, warm spring and summer season! The weather is certainly helping with the flowers – we have …
Of course it’s hard to remember on the cold, grey damp days, but Spring is already upon us – across the farm signs of life are everywhere. Our wondrous Mirabelles are in full blossom – always the first ghostly white in the hedgerows. The hedgerows themselves – bald and lank all winter after they were …
As you will have seen if you’ve visited the farm over the last few weeks, the first of our spring bulbs are bursting into flower – we have wonderful dwarf Iris, Narcissi and heavenly scented Hyacinths – all presented in beautiful hand thrown pots from Willow Pottery. This week we also have the first cut …
Since last summer’s glut of fruit and vegetables, every spare moment in the kitchen has been spent pickling, preserving and bottling. Starting with the wild and wildly pro-biotic Kimchi, Sauerkraut and Borscht, we moved on to making Piccalilli and Chutneys to serve with our pork dishes and cheese boards. As the Autumn progressed we also …
It’s Valentine’s Weekend already! The dawn chorus has started, the blackbirds and robins are claiming their territories and our thousands of bulbs are above the ground. The very first of our pots are in flower – the tiny Julia Jane Narcissi are a joyful decoration and a reminder that Spring is not far away! We …
It’s the time of year to revel, once again, in the palette cleansing, bitter Continental Salad Leaves such as Radicchio, Chicory, Endive and, perhaps best of all, Puntarelle. Coming into their prime just when our palettes are starting to get a little jaded, these treats offer a crisp, acerbic boost to any meal. We will …
