Latest News from the Farm
Christmas is coming!
All the hype for Christmas with the shops and TV, its all an expense we can do without at the moment – most is just more rubbish for the landfill in 6 months time. But we all want to be able to give something at Christmas, so how about making gifts from your kitchen for [...]
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Cucumber Pickle
My friend Lisette came over for supper lst night and bought me a little jar of this delicious preserve. Perfect for making good use of a cucumber glut! Cucumber Pickle Ingredients: 4 large cucumbers 3 medium onions 2 oz/50g of salt For the syrup: 1pt/570ml of white wine vinegar 1lb/454g of soft brown sugar ½ [...]
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Open Farm Sunday! (2pm 12th June)
Is it that time of year already?! June has certainly crept upon us this year! but here it is, and what better way to celebrate the English summer than to pop down to the farm and see what cooking? We have hay-bale rides around the farm, face-painting, games and delicious cream teas in the garden, [...]
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Bat, Balls & Buffet Bonanza!
Tonight is the annual table-tennis tournament – all good fun, delicious food and for a good cause: raising funds for Open Hands India …watch this space for the results – there are some very competitive people coming along!
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Pancake Day
Lemon Alert! This Tuesday (8 March) is offically Shrove Tuesday which, in the Christian calendar is the last day before Lent – a time of abstinence – so Shrove Tuesday is traditionally the last day to indulge yourself. Pancakes were traditonally eaten as they contain fat, butter & eggs which were not allowed during this [...]
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Marmalade!
Seville oranges, one of the last remaining truly ‘seasonal’ fruits, are in the shops! Grab them while you can and make this delicious Seville Orange Marmalade Recipe. This is one of Pam Corbin’s from my new River Cottage Handbook on ‘Preserves‘ (thank you Nathaniel x). Pam doesn’t bother with the pips-in-muslin routine – which has [...]
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Beekeeping Workshop
Nick Wills, assisted by his Huntstile residents bees, is teaching an intensive weekend workshop on how to look after bees and produce honey. This intensive 2 day course is a good mixture of practical hands-on experience working with the bees, alongside the relevant knowledge and history that you will need to look after your own [...]
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Jazz Workshop at Huntstile!
A Happy New Year to all! We are looking forward to another fun packed year. John and I have been quite busy over the last few months planning for the coming year on our organic farm. Crop rotations on the arable side of our little enterprise here, which fields will be producing organic wheat, which [...]
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Diamond Days!
Congratulations Frank and Marjorie! Married for 60 years on Thursday – well done! Marjorie and Frank were joined by their 5 children and lots of grandchildren for a great party with over 90 guests, celebrating in style at Huntstile Farm with a very tasty roast lunch. What a fantastic achievement, you are an inspiration to [...]
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Wedding in the Dove Loft
Jenni & Will celebrated their marriage at Huntstile this week, with a beautiful ceremony in our Dining Hall (pictured on the left here) led by their good friend Doug, followed by a sumptuous feast (A.K.A. ‘the wedding breakfast’!) in the romantic Dove Loft above the cafe (below). Jenni designed the decor herself – it looked [...]
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