A large gammon joint, glazed with honey and mustard and bejeweled with cloves is a thing of beauty – a classic, traditional British feast. Our gammon comes from Sandridge Farmhouse, and is tender, succulent and full of flavour. Each gammon joint is brined in a Wiltshire Cure for at least … Read More
We will have some outstanding Sussex Charcuterie in the farm shop this weekend – with salamis, coppa spalla, pancetta and chorizo from the multi-award winning Beal’s Farm Charcuterie. They rear their own Mangalitza pigs where their high fat content is ideal when air dried, as it keeps the meat succulent, … Read More
We have had a couple of new cheeses in over the last week or so which are definitely worth trying. First up is Oxford Isis which was first created in 2003 by the Oxford Cheese company and is rind washed in Oxfordshire Honey Mead while it matures for a month … Read More
Perl Wen Cheese. As the summer holidays draw to a close, the evenings shorten and cool and fruit starts to ripen on the tree, I start thinking about cheese. It’s the sort of weather for a decent ploughman’s at lunch, a hunk of mature cheddar to accompany a blackberry and … Read More
Today saw the arrival of a large box of plump, juicy local cherries – recently picked and delivered directly from the Blackmore Estate just down the A3. A good cherry is deeply satisfying – thirst quenching and delicious. The Blackmore estate has a number of different varieties available throughout the … Read More
Yesterday morning I was on duty as my wife’s photography assistant. We spent the morning under shade nets photographing the UK’s only Wasabi Farm – based just outside Winchester. The wasabi is grown in old watercress beds that are fed with artesian spring water that is rich in natural minerals … Read More
Our honey sales are starting to buzz again as all our customers with hayfever come for some delicious, award-winning honey for hayfever relief. As the weather improves and we move into spring, the pollen count goes up as first the trees start to shed pollen, then the grass, crops and … Read More
If you need some Christmas gift inspiration, then we have a huge range of delicious foodie choices that are ideal as stocking fillers, or which you can combine to make wonderful hampers. The vast majority of our jams, chutneys and honeys are made within 30 miles of the shop – … Read More
The pigs are out on the acorns and beech mast of the New Forest as I write – fattening up on a totally natural woodland diet that sees them sweeping up the acorns that are poisonous to the ponies, but which create rich and delicious pannage pork. This is as … Read More
We have a selection of new cheeses available this week – including Duddleswell Sheep Cheese, Lyburn with Garlic and Nettle, Barbers Vintage Cheddar and Swiss Gruyere. There is also plenty of Black Bomber as well as the local favourites: Tunworth and Isle of Wight Blue cheese. We will be running … Read More
The 1st of September sees the start of the Native Oyster season. While you can get rock oysters all year round, it is the native oysters that are most highly cherished. As the name suggests, they are the native oyster of the British Isles – slower growing, with a smooth … Read More
We have a new selection of Craft Beers available to add to our local beers – including Brew Dog’s Punk IPA, FourPure’s Oatmeal Stout, Redchurch’s Shoreditch Blonde and Bison’s Beast Street IPA. These are all fantastic beers – great flavours and a good variety that showcases the best of the … Read More