Although there are still days of sun and warmth, the violent hailstorm battering the farm at the moment makes it easier to accept that we really are well into Autumn. More than time to turn our thoughts to Pumpkins and Squashes.. We will be featuring various squashes on the menu and in the shop this …
Back to seafood this weekend with an extra special delivery from our friends in Cornwall. For the first time this year, we have some glistening fresh, wild Sea Bass currently en route from Newlyn fish market. We will be roasting the whole fish either for individual servings or as sharing dishes for the table – …
After all the delicious apples, it is the season of the quince! There are so many myths about this beautiful fruit. Some believe it to be the Forbidden Fruit from the Garden of Eden, others suggest it was a quince awarded as a prize by Helen to Athene which triggered the Trojan War. What we …
Delicious seafood from Cornwall again this week. Obviously, very difficult with the recent storms, so limited availability but we have got some fine fresh fish arriving at the farm tomorrow morning. You will have a choice between mackerel, whole plaice, plump scallops and cock crabs. All available on-line, for click and collect or delivery and …
Last week we introduced our new season’s juices, this week we want to focus on some of the apples themselves. More than 10 different varieties will be on sale in the shop this weekend and the range of flavours and textures is fantastic. From the old British eating apple, Newton’s Wonder to the Crawley Beauty …
After glorious September sunshine, it’s definitely time to switch to thoughts of Autumn. In celebration of the season, we are launching our new range of Apple and Pear Juices. Following a record harvest of plump, juicy fruit, we have been working closely with Rupert at Tiddly Pommes who has pressed and bottled this year’s fruit …
One more sunny weekend? One last chance for a leisurely lunch in the garden? Let’s hope so! More seafood again this week with a return of the mackerel, hake cutlets, Cornish muscles and some delicious brown crabs. All will be for sale in the shop or via the website and each will also be served …
Back to a bit of warmth and sunshine this weekend….we hope! To celebrate we thought we’d indulge in some glorious native seafood from our friends in Cornwall. As well as the succulent, plump scallops that many of you have enjoyed over the last month, we are delighted to have the first native oysters of the …
There’s never certainty but it looks as though this could be a bumper year for wild fungus. Last weekend we had the first foraged food of the autumn with young, fresh and very local Chicken of the Woods (above) served alongside delicious Giant Puffball! Two treats from the fields and woods within a few miles …
This year’s wondrous plum harvest reaches its peak with the ripening of the Quetsche plums. The most perfect dual purpose plum – delicious and scented when fresh and fully ripe, they are even more sublime when cooked. Known to the Romans, the Quetsche or Zwetschen in Germany is believed to have been brought to Europe …
