Are you ready to let out your wild side this bank holiday?  We have Stansted Roe deer venison, rabbit and wood pigeon that have all been feasting on the new leaf, herbs and pastures of the South Downs.  They are all completely wild, and it’s a great time of year … Read More

Our dressed crab arrive every Friday, having been cooked and hand-picked that same morning by Rick on Hayling Island.  He in turn gets the crab directly off Tony who fishes a number of pots from his boat off Hayling.  The crab is landed and dressed less than 10 miles from … Read More

This weekend only we are offering every 6 pack of sausages for £3. Our mighty sausages are all handmade by Gavin at Stansted with natural casings and are gluten free. The pork sausages are all from Goodwood Organic saddleback pigs and come in three varieties Plain pork Stansted Sausage (with … Read More

Gavin is now making a great range of tasty ready to eat products, including scotch eggs and sausage rolls made from Goodwood organic pork.  The Scotch eggs are made with our organic Rookery farm eggs and make an ideal addition to your picnic (along with some Cornish charcuterie, award-winning cheese … Read More

Fallow deer are now out of season, but luckily Stansted has a healthy population of roe deer that we can turn to.  They are smaller and more elusive, with the bucks currently establishing their territories.  You might well hear their bark that they issue when alarmed, before seeing their white … Read More

St George’s Mushrooms: This really couldn’t be a more helpfully named mushroom, as you can start looking for it around St George’s day with a fair liklihood of spotting a cosy ring of white mushrooms.  This year it has taken me by surprise as it is a month early, but … Read More

There is no better indicator that winter is behind us and that we have a long and glorious season of fresh South Downs produce ahead, than the arrival of asparagus.  It signals the end of the hungry gap and what a special treat it is too.  Our asparagus is locally … Read More

I managed to escape the Farm Shop this Easter holidays with the family and spent some beautiful sunny spring days on the coast in Cornwall.  We were to chance upon a very strange sight, 100’s of Cornish locals trigging furiously on Good Friday.  Trigging is otherwise known as raking for … Read More

Our wood fired pizza oven is finally making an appearance after its winter hibernation and Gavin is keen to demonstrate his chef skills with the sort of technique, sophistication and and flourish rarely seen this side of Florence. Open Friday and Saturday from 12.30pm – 2.30pm – please book on … Read More

A huge thank you for all the people who turned up on Saturday to join us for the Farm Shop’s 2nd birthday party.  It was a great turnout, with over 250 people enjoying Gavin’s excellent homemade gnocchi, venison burgers, lamb koftas and salads, while the pizza oven was blazing away … Read More

On March 15th we will be celebrating our 2nd Birthday party in the Maze Courtyard from 12pm with free food and tastings.  Our pizza ovens will be fired up, the BBQ will be roaring and Gavin will have a selection of his fantastic salads.  Bring foodie friends and colleagues for … Read More

We buy a lot of our fish from Pete Williams who lands his fish off the boat Sarah C at Emsworth.  Over the last couple of months Pete has been struggling to get to sea due to the horrific series of storms that have battered the South coast. As a … Read More

Sammy works in the farm shop on Sundays, and his sister makes the most beautiful ceramic bowls, jugs and mugs. Holly is inspired by the colours of the Sussex coastline, The range is designed to be comfortable in the hand, with soft round forms that fit in the palm. The … Read More

This is a delicious seasonal dish which uses the finest tasting venison loin and pairs it with wild mushrooms and prosciutto, wrapped in puff pastry. You can make individual portions which can be prepared the day before. Soak the chopped, dried wild mushrooms in hot water for 20 minutes. Season … Read More

We now stock some very special free range chicken and duck from an 82 acre farm in Devon. Creedy Carver ducks can be found on the menu at Tom Kerridge’s The Hand & Flowers, the Ivy, Gordon Ramsay’s Hospital Road and Maze restaurant, and their chicken is championed by Michelin-starred … Read More