A very brief email this week just to let you know that we are setting up lots more workshops over the next few months… In the first place, we have a couple of Zymology workshops in the diary and we would love you to come and join us to be inducted into the art of …
Is it the changing leaves or the falling overnight temperatures? Whatever the reason, people have started asking about Christmas at the farm… On Christmas Day itself, we will be serving a fabulous, luxurious Four Course Menu with Cocktails as follows: Welcome Cocktails and Crostini As you and your guests arrive, we will serve a selection …
An astonishing year for tree fruit across the farm! As the harvest comes towards its end, we are only now realising how generous nature has been … from the early Mirabelles through to the Medlars which will, as ever, be the last fruit picked, the volume and quality have been one of the best years …
Chilly starts and mists swirling round the fields by the river – perfect Autumn mornings at the farm. This cooler sunny weather has created the ideal conditions for a fabulous display of Dahlias in the cutting garden. A real mixture of varieties and colours all clamouring for attention beyond the windows as you eat …
So is it Autumn or High Summer? As I sit here on a day of solid sunshine and 23 degrees, it’s easy to imagine that we’re still in August! Of course, we all know there have also been gales and rain this week so, even if slightly reluctantly, we’ll have to admit that it is …
A veritable smorgasbord of seafood this week as we cling on to our summer menu as long as we can! To start, we are delighted to have “Disco” Scallops on the menu. A rare success story in the world of fisheries, these scallops willingly come to pots fitted with bright LED lights. There’s a link here to …
Always the last hurrah of summer here at the farm, the Dahlias are now in full, glorious bloom. Of course, there is also stunning prairie planting in the long borders but nothing quite matches the indecent splendour of the Dahlias! The cutting garden is getting into its stride as the weather cools a little …
So very many tomatoes this week .. Lots of heritage varieties all reaching their peak in this glorious, dry and seemingly endless warm weather. We have Mucho Miel, Stupice, Amish Paste, Dr Carolyn Pink, Costoluto Genovese, Green Zebra, Blue Beauty and many, many more. Do come along to try some of these unusual varieties – …
High summer at the farm and lots of new life … very cute Middlewhite piglets born 3 weeks ago, new Muscovy ducklings, Goslings and Guinea Fowl keets. So much new life…. so much for the kids (or indeed the “kidults”) to visit and feed! Lots of other distractions coming up over the next couple of …
Lots going on at the farm over the next week or two. We start with some world-class guitar strumming – they may use a different word! A concert in the glasshouse on Saturday evening with Pete Oxley and Nick Meier. Their traditional Easter Saturday concert is much looked forward to and presents a great …
