I do hope you all enjoy this month’s recipe. It is courtesy of one of my favourite food writers – Diane Henry – whose recipes are a little bit ‘different’, always successful, never too complicated and more to the point tasty! I have several of her cookery books and met her personally at Books for Cooks where she hosted a lunch of her recipes, she was very Irish, very chatty and very entertaining. She writes weekly in The Telegraph colour supplement. Continue reading “September Recipe: Chicken with Pears, Ginger and Masala”
Local Producers star in 2017 Great Taste Awards
Congratulations to all the local producers who gained an award in this year’s Great Taste Awards.
While 21 separate products from Herefordshire gained stars in this year’s awards, other local producers across the county borders in Worcestershire and Gloucestershire did well too. Continue reading “Local Producers star in 2017 Great Taste Awards”
Nestfest – local food & drink festival – is back on Saturday 19th August
Ledbury’s “other” summer food and drink festival takes place on Saturday 19th August at The Nest, Little Verzons Farm, near Ledbury with a wonderful range of local food and drink and fabulous entertainment for all ages.
This free event will feature over twenty local food and drink producers. Continue reading “Nestfest – local food & drink festival – is back on Saturday 19th August”
A Ledbury Farming Year 2015-16 Slideshow Now Available
Ledbury Food Group’s website now features a slide show of photographs from our exhibition “A Ledbury Farming Year 2015-16”
This 6 minute presentation tells the story, in photographs and sound effects, of a year in the working life of two independent producers just 2 miles from Ledbury in Little Marcle: sheep farmer Andrew Powers of Marcle Farming and organic vegetable grower John Davenport, owner of Little Marcle Farm Shop. Continue reading “A Ledbury Farming Year 2015-16 Slideshow Now Available”
August Recipe: Old English Summer Soup
I have given you a really easy soup recipe this month, but using ingredients readily available at this time of year and very suitable for lunch or the first course when entertaining. Just don’t overcook the ingredients, cut the potatoes into very small dice and they will cook quickly. I hope you enjoy it, I love soup at any time of year!
Harvest is starting at Castle Fruit Farm. The Team arrives !
The year is flying by! I am going to introduce you to our team. The weather, the pollinators, the condition of the trees are all important but above all it is our team that brings the orchards literally to fruition with great quality fruits which keeps us an economic thriving fruit farm. Continue reading “Harvest is starting at Castle Fruit Farm. The Team arrives !”
July Recipe – Creamy Lamb Casserole with Fennel and White Beans
A savoury recipe for this month using lamb and fennel which are both in season at present. Fennel is used a lot in Italian cookery and is delicious raw in salads, made into soup or roasted. I visited a lovely garden near Worcester a couple of weeks ago, and the owner was growing his own fennel very successfully. Continue reading “July Recipe – Creamy Lamb Casserole with Fennel and White Beans”