The last month has been another busy period on the farm, we made a first cut of silage in ideal conditions and with the warm weather since and the rain that we have had, the grass has grown back really well, meaning that a second cut won’t be too far away. The cattle have been … Read more

Quite possibly the greatest British culinary invention is being celebrated 20th-26th May and so it should be!  People come from all over the world just to experience an afternoon nibbling on dainty, crustless finger sandwiches filled with a thin layer of cucumber because that’s what they think us eccentric/civilised Brits do at 3pm every day. … Read more

This is such a brilliant time of year for food and all the wonderful ingredients that Spring brings. For many people, lamb is the hero of the Easter feast.  It certainly was for us, although we had definitely not expected to be cooking it on the bbq in such tropical conditions. Unlike the troublesome turkey at … Read more

Spring has really sprung on the farm over the last few weeks, It is always a great relief to see the days gradually getting longer and the change of the clocks enabling us to make use of the lighter evenings. The weather has been favourable for the arable side.  The spring beans were planted in … Read more

Recently it was suggested that the slow-roast shoulder of lamb I had lovingly prepared for the family to enjoy one lazy Sunday afternoon was NOT a real roast.  I don’t know if it was the way I cooked it or the fact that I didn’t carve but shredded it in a messy, street food, Jamie … Read more

For a while beef was labelled as the bad boy of the nutritional world and blamed as a cause for a host of chronic diseases.  Environmentalists have also taken a dim view of it but we think that’s a load of old bull! Just make sure you choose high-quality, grass-fed beef (we wouldn’t sell anything … Read more