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Blossomtime in Putley with The Big Apple Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May 2018

Putley is preparing for the annual celebration of its orchards, which this year will take place on Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May. Blossomtime in Putley is centred on a cider tasting in the village hall, based on entries from the Big Apple Cider and Perry Trials with over 150 ciders and perries available to taste – including our highest ever number of dry ciders.

Together with its surrounding parishes, Putley is famous for its orchards, and the mix of dessert and cider fruit means that there will be blossom somewhere at this time of year. Visitors can walk through the orchards, taste the ciders, enjoy a home-made lunch or tea – and discover for themselves why orchards are special places and apples matter to us all. On Monday morning, the Skittery family will welcome visitors to see how Jus, their award winning single variety apple juice, is made at Birchall Farm in Aylton. Continue reading “Blossomtime in Putley with The Big Apple Sunday 6th and Monday 7th May 2018”

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Photographic Exhibition – “A Fruit Farming Year: Nature and Nurture” May 26 – June 9

Wildflowers in the orchards at Castle Fruit Farm by Pat Strauss

Ledbury Food Group’s eagerly awaited photographic exhibition “A Fruit Farming Year: Nature and Nurture”, featuring photos by local photographer Pat Strauss, will be on display from 26 May – 9 June in the Panelled Room of the Master’s House.

Ledbury Food Group arranged for Pat to visited the family-run modern commercial orchards of Castle Fruit Farm throughout one farming year. Expecting perhaps a simple cycle of planting, growing and picking, we discover instead a myriad of diverse but interconnected activities. In winter, when the countryside appears dormant, we see workers juggling the weather to plant and protect young trees, alongside bird netting and counting, and putting up nesting boxes. Migrating birds are orchard “workers” too, clearing pests and cleaning up unharvested fruit.

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The Secret Life of Cows with Rosamund Young – at the Master’s House, Ledbury on Tuesday 13 March

There are still some tickets available to hear Rosamund Young talk about her many observations about the cows on her farm.

Rosamund lives and works at an organic farm, Kites Nest, on the edge of the Cotswolds, where she continues a tradition of treating animals as individuals with varied personalities. A casual comment from Alan Bennett in his diaries turned Rosamund Young into the unexpected publishing sensation of 2017. Continue reading “The Secret Life of Cows with Rosamund Young – at the Master’s House, Ledbury on Tuesday 13 March”

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Discover the Secret Life of Cows with Rosamund Young – at the Master’s House, Ledbury on Tuesday 13 March

A casual comment from Alan Bennett in his diaries turned Rosamund Young into the unexpected publishing sensation of 2017.

Rosamund lives and works at an organic farm, Kites Nest, on the edge of the Cotswolds, where she continues a tradition of treating animals as individuals with varied personalities.

Her book The Secret Life of Cows was republished to critical acclaim last year and became a publishing hit last autumn. Her observations of a lifetime rearing ruminants makes for a remarkable read. Find out more about Araminta, Black Hat and Dorothy. You will never see a cow in the same light again. Continue reading “Discover the Secret Life of Cows with Rosamund Young – at the Master’s House, Ledbury on Tuesday 13 March”

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Full details of the Ledbury Big Breakfast now available

French Toast at the Market House Cafe 2016

Ledbury again celebrates our wonderful local food with the 6th Ledbury Big Breakfast taking place on Friday 26th, Saturday 27th and Sunday 28th January. 19 local venues in and around Ledbury will be taking part on one or more days in this event organised by Ledbury Food Group to celebrate our local food and drink producers and retailers and breakfast. Continue reading “Full details of the Ledbury Big Breakfast now available”