Fabulous Fennel

Fabulous Fennel Fennel is a Mediterranean vegetable that is now popular all over the world. It has a pale bulb and long green stalks and can grow almost anywhere. All parts of the fennel plant, including the bulb, stalk, leaves, and seeds, are edible. Play around with this delicate but versatile aniseed-flavoured bulb. Low in…

English Wine Week

English Wine Week – 17th – 25th June Jump to Recipe English wine week aims to help provide opportunities to inspire more people to get to know our wonderful English wines better and encourage them to buy.  We currently sell English wines from our local vineyard down the road at a’Beckett’s vineyard.  You can read…

Cracking Carrots

Cracking Carrots Carrots are a root vegetable that comes in many colours and shapes. Orange carrots were first developed in Central Europe around the 15th or 16th century. Other colours include purple, yellow, red and white and they all slightly vary in taste and can add a brilliant pop of colour to any dish. Purple…

World Gin Day

World Gin Day – 10 June 2022 World Gin Day it’s a day for everyone and anyone (over the legal drinking age of course…!) to celebrate and enjoy gin! Whether you’re already a fan of the juniper spirit or looking for an intro, World Gin Day is the perfect opportunity to get involved. To celebrate…

Championing Cheese

Championing Cheese Along with fruit and veg, we also love cheese. We’ve got a great selection with some great stories behind them too. Find out more and try out some of our suggested recipes.  The Open Air Dairy Cheddar   The Open Air Dairy was born out of friendship. Tom and Neil met at the University of…