Latest News from the Farm
Shelley & Dan
We received this lovely photo this morning from Shelley and Dan who celebrated their wedding day here on 4th August. I must mention Shelley’s mum who made the most beautiful cake with icing flowers that I thought were real! Family and friends decorated the marquee and house, and then had a jolly good party, great [...]
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John O’Groats cyclists raise funds
We had a visit this week from Rich Bower and Amanda Style, who are cycling all the way from John O’Groats to Landsend to raise money for Breast Cancer Care. They are a lovely couple and would appreciate any sponsoring you can offer for this excellent cause – you can sponsor them by clicking on [...]
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Courgette Soup & Soda Bread..delicious!
This is a delicious soup recipe, perfect for this time of year with the usual glut of courgettes. My lovely friend Jacqui Solomon showed me how to make this many years ago in my garden, when I was inundated with hundreds of courgettes and couldn’t think of another courgette recipe…. Note: – for all my [...]
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Frank & Marjorie
Here are John’s mum and dad, Frank (92 years young) & Marjorie (89), preparing some of their home-grown vegetables and flowers for the Spaxton Flower Show (they are an amazing couple – and you should see thier veg garden!!) ….results to follow x
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Spelt harvest
We have just harvested the spelt that we grow for Roger Saul at Sharpham Park in Shepton Mallett to transform into organic spelt flour and other organic goodies. The field looks amazing, I walked the dogs across there tonight and the views are breathtaking. Spelt is an ancient relative of wheat, recorded back as far [...]
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Luke & Helen’s wedding…
The lovely Hannah Modley, local photographer, has just sent me these wonderful pictures of Luke & Helen on their wedding day. It was a lovely service (not a dry eye in the house!) – a wedding set in our very own beautiful Somerset countryside. We all wish Luke & Helen every happiness in their new [...]
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