To celebrate the Bank Holiday weekend, and some more settled weather, we are re-launching our Aperitivo Hour this weekend. Both tomorrow and Saturday, we will be serving cocktails and fizz in the early evening as, we hope, the light of the westering sun is filtering through the voluptuous greens of the cottage garden outside the library. …
Many different people have contributed to the layout and feel of the gardens at Worton. Part of my own contribution is to add plants that I have loved at places I have lived in previously. One such is the Iris which grew in abundance in the poor gravelly soil at the foot of house and …
So lots of changes for the next few weeks as I have been back under the knife in Headington and will be largely out of action till mid June. In the interim we have Made and my daughter Bea stepping forward to do the day time cooking so the menu will carry on as normal …
Last call for our monthly Supper Club – Weeds from the Yard – to be held this Friday evening. An intriguing menu with every course featuring weeds or those critters in the garden that eat the weeds. Hosted by our resident Mad Professor and my brother, Charles, we aim to show that much that grows …
So all change at the farm this week. While the last month has seen some of the older pigs from last year “leaving”, this week the larger of our Saddleback sows has started nesting gone into labour. The Cycle of Life never stops turning and, although the labour seems painfully long, we hope to have …
It’s one off those weekends! Four of the Saddlebacks had a day trip this week and we have lots of pork in store and on the menu. Tuscan fennel sausages aplenty – we made some 50 kilos of fresh sausage yesterday and those who have tasted them suggest these might be the best yet! Also …
It’s always a sign that Spring is here when we pull the first Radishes in the Glasshouse. Often under-rated, there is little better than the very first Radishes of the season – fresh, crisp and with a peppery warmth you can eat them straight from the ground just as they are. In the restaurant we …
The Spring showers keep rolling in and although it’s definitely been a little warmer, the rain doesn’t stop. The ground is soaking, the planting is delayed but the weeds are already growing vigorously. High time then that we started incorporating the weeds into the menu again! From tomorrow, we will be serving our “famous” Weeds …
Eggs galore this week at the farm! All our birds seem to be happy – all are in full feather, all are eating well and enjoying the spring sunshine, all are laying furiously. So many eggs from the Chickens, the Ducks, the Guineas and the Geese. So eggs across the menu, in the shop and …
The Equinox today and Easter next week – the year is racing onwards! The days are much longer now and even if the slightly grey spring weather lasts for a few more weeks, there is also more heat. Let’s hope the rain stays away so the team can get back on track with raising our …
