This week we have taken delivery of another side of Old English Longhorn beef from our friends up at Hampton Gay farm. Perhaps the most delicious of all the old heritage beef varieties, Longhorns are uniquely well adapted to living outdoor lives, in family groups, eating grass and forage. At Hampton Gay, the cattle are …
It’s the turn of our pumpkins and squash to take centre stage this week – not quite as abundant as earlier years and not, perhaps, big enough to carve lanterns, we do, nonetheless, have plenty of delicious specimens! Some varieties ready to eat immediately – Butternut, Gem and Uchi Kuri (Onion Squash), others best cured …
Apples galore this week at the farm with one of the best harvests we have ever seen. After several weeks of picking, the apples are in and have been divided between those being stored for sale over the next 4-5 months, those that have gone to Rupert at Tiddley Pommes to be pressed for juice …
As you can see from the picture above, our new saddleback piglets are getting stronger, more playful and more adventurous as each day goes by. Mum and babies are all doing very well and although still quite cautious will probably come and say hello to anyone who visits their paddock. We also have new arrivals …
Welcome back to our weekly newsletter after a long summer break. Many of you know that I have been quite ill over the last couple of months and unable to keep you up to date about developments on the farm and what fruit and vegetables are in season. I am now back at work and …
As the sun beats down this weekend, where better to while away an hour or two than in our beautiful gardens? Choose one of our shady tables in the orchard or under the walnut tree and enjoy a glass of iced white or perhaps a glass of our new Pinot Noir from the Davenport Vineyard …
Now we are past mid-summer, the homegrown harvest is growing every week. Lots of crops are coming into their prime including baby Fennel, Cauliflowers, Romanesco, French Beans, Kohlrabi, Cavaloi Nero, Kale, Gherkins, Courgettes, Cucumbers and, of course, the Artichokes shown above. Not as big as the Globes we have been sourcing from Brittany, our smaller …
Lots of fresh seafood from our new supplier down in Cornwall this week. We have wonderful Cock Crabs with huge claws bursting with white meat, deliciously tender Cuttlefish, plump Lemon Sole, Stone Bass and small sweet Mussels. Such a delight to have found a reliable new supplier of high quality seafood – we hope to …
An abundance of strawberries this week and, perhaps, a huge affirmation of our new approach to farming. For years, we farmed strawberries in the glasshouse aiming for the earliest crop we could achieve – this often worked and we had a modest crop of small, sweet and, above all early, berries. This year we …
All change in The Piggery this week… We have several new arrivals as we plan to build a small herd of breeding Pedigree Saddleback pigs. Monday saw the arrival of a breeding Sow and 5 young gilts – we are hoping that Julius, our pedigree boar, will relish his duties and that we will have …
