A few years ago there was national outcry when one US food site claimed that mince on toast is a “British Classic” prompting a disgruntled diner to reply “in Britain we call mince cheese” and another to suggest that the concept was “utterly disgusting”…..”!  To be fair, I too find the idea of it pretty … Read more

For the first 12 days of December we will be filling our Christmas hamper with different products from the shop to create the ultimate festive feast.  You could WIN the whole hamper!! Visit our Facebook or Instagram pages to find out what is behind our advent calendar doors each day and there you can also … Read more

We don’t know about you but we are traditionalists and will be having turkey on Christmas Day but untraditionally we will be serving that alongside some roast beef.  There will be a lot of mouths to feed and both are more than worthy of this celebratory feast! Essentially a Sunday roast on steroids, the Christmas … Read more

You’d be forgiven, after the last blog on goats, to thinking that this catchy heading might be a prerequisite to announcing that we are now stocking venison and pheasant. While this is not beyond the realms of possibility, on this occasion we are in actual fact bringing a bit of variety to the table and … Read more

A customer came in recently to ask if we could source some goat.  He was met with a slight look of disbelief, not because it was an outrageous request or because it was impossible to fulfil.  It’s just that goat has never been part of our culture and as a nation we tend to be … Read more

As we celebrate National Barbecue Week and look forward to a scorching weekend ahead, we expect the air will soon be filled with the smell of sizzling meats.  Even if it’s not sunny, we’ll still enjoy a few al fresco beverages and get our pasty white legs out, determined to get into the spirit.  At … Read more

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