Wild Garlic is popping up in the woods as we speak, and at this early stage of the season, the flavour is mighty, while the leaves are tender – making it ideal for salads or blanched and seasoned as your greens. It’s also great as the base for pesto or … Read More
Winter Greens Salad & Zippy Avo Dressing With Purple Sprouting Brocolli and Sprout tops just in from the fields in Titchfield, our veg supplier Boxxfresh have come up with this excellent recipe… This is a delicious way to celebrate two of our favourite local winter veggies – purple spouting broccoli … Read More
The first of the Purple Sprouting Broccoli (PSB) was picked this morning in Titchfield and is looking fantastic. You can eat the whole stalk, it’s delicious, healthy, versatile to cook with and local, and at this time of year, the tender, delicious green leaves are such a treat as we … Read More
Seville oranges are in season at the moment, ideal for making marmalade. However, you can use the strong bitter flavours in other ways including this truly excellent Persian cake that uses Seville Oranges and ground almonds. The result is a sticky, nutty cake with the mature citrus flavours coming through. … Read More
We want to inspire you this week with winter veg that is often regarded as a bit dull, but with a couple of simple recipes, can be elevated to seriously tasty, and which are healthy, fresh and in season. Our Cauliflower, kale and savoy cabbage are locally grown in Chidham … Read More
Wet Walnuts are a true seasonal specialty – they describe walnuts that have just fallen off the tree – the kernel inside has not yet dried, but is soft, a bit juicy and with a milder, more delicate flavour. They are also local, unlike the dried supermarket varieties that are … Read More
The mix of squash in this soup lends it a beautiful silky texture, providing a warming autumnal hug. We have 4 different types of organic squash in the farm shop at the moment, and they keep very well so you can have them as decoration to start off with. … Read More
One of our lovely customers, Laura, is an excellent cook and grows tromboncino squash (that are also known as zucchini trombetta). She recommended a couple of recipes for these excellent squash that are originally from Central North America. They hold all the seeds at the end, with the result that … Read More
The fruit and veg season is really kicking off now – with Strawberries, raspberries, blueberries and cherries ripe and ready, cos and gem lettuce, pea shoots, rocket, basil, watercress, tomatoes and radishes on the salad front, and New Potatoes, Maris Piper, peas, courgettes, tenderstem broccoli, oyster mushrooms and peppers propping … Read More
The Cherry season has begun and with this sunshine they are particularly sweet and juicy. The cherries are from Godshill Cherry Orchard on the Isle of Wight, grown by Simeon and delivered personnally by his Dad or his Sister as the entire family is drafted in for deliveries. They are … Read More
This week the season for local strawberries gets properly underway with some delicious Pagham strawberries. They are picked ripe, and are juicy and full of flavour, with a 400g punnet costing £2.99. Strawberries really do thrive in the sunshine, and should be picked as ripe as possible to ensure maximum … Read More
Following closely behind the Asparagus comes a lovely line up of locally grown veg which will build towards the summer. We have a new veg supplier who is able to source more local produce at a better price, so come and have a look. Some of the veg producers also … Read More