We’re excited to introduce you to Adam Hadwen, our new chef who has started working with us this week. We know Adam from the Earl of March where he was head chef for 6 years. He was buying venison from the Farm Shop for his menu and has been foraging … Read More
Autumn lamb has superb flavour, and holds up well with the spice and fruit of the tagine. We have a load of quince in the shop at the moment, thanks to a glut from a customer’s tree. They are odd shaped and beautifully scented, and this is an excellent use … Read More
This is a seriously delicious but simple plate of food – blending summer and autumn flavours at the start of the game season, when the days are warm, and the evenings cool. The Hampshire partridge leg takes a little longer to cook than the breast, and you can ask our … Read More
Mortimer’s Hot Chocolate is seriously chocolately without being too sweet. It’s easy to use, while being indulgent, rich and smooth: perfect after a cool autumn walk. Adrian Smith has spent his career in chocolate, and has sourced, blended and created chocolate powders for hot chocolate and baking. “My Chocolate is … Read More
There are so many good reasons to eat game, the meat is healthy, low in fat and delicious, and usually completely sustainable. We want to encourage eating game wherever possible, and we have a full array of options as we move into this year’s game season. While our butchery counter … Read More
We are very excited to be stocking Gospel Green Cyder again after a break of two years. This is a superb ‘traditional method’ cyder using only the finest apples hand selected from the Blackmoor Estate. They use the champagne method, where Sussex apples are fermented for 4 months in vats, … Read More
Dear Friends- Once again, the Stansted Farm Shop will be hosting a Syrian Supper to raise important funds for Syrian refugees settled in the region. We’ll be serving a delicious mezze dinner with proceeds going to Rural Refugee Network, a charity based in Hampshire which works both locally and nationally to help bring refugees from Syria … Read More
We have developed some incredible sausage rolls, with my favourite being BBQ Pork that uses Scott’s free range, Sussex pork shoulder, cooked over charcoal for 18 hours, before being pulled, combined with a BBQ sauce and combined with onion and coriander and folded into homemade pastry. This is then topped … Read More
We are thrilled to be shortlisted for the 2019 Countryside Awards in the Rural Enterprise Award and the Hampshire Choice Award (which has a public vote with a £500 prize! vote here……) Rural Enterprise This category benefits from the support of Hampshire Fare, and is awarded to a business or council … Read More
We are thrilled to be shortlisted for the 2019 Countryside Awards in the Rural Enterprise Award and the Hampshire Choice Award (which has a public vote with a £500 prize! vote here……) Rural Enterprise This category benefits from the support of Hampshire Fare, and is awarded to a business or council … Read More
We have some Stansted Estate honeycomb available this weekend. Collected by John the Bee Man, the bees have had a fantastic year across the wildflower meadows of Stansted, producing some truly excellent honey. This is a delicious salad that combines salty and sweet with the peppery rocket. You can use … Read More