Glorious days, cool nights and a little rain…

I am always interested and slightly confused when the winter solstice passes, as it has done recently. There are definitely the colder months in front of us, yet the days will now start to get longer, and somewhere in my mind the collision between colder weather and longer days doesn’t make sense, but I don’t speak of...

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Counting down to Christmas with Uncle Michael

We can now count the number of sleeps until Christmas on both hands… well, except for my Uncle Michael who lost a couple of digits in an accident a few years back… but he’ll be on the same the page as us in a day or two! This week has been quite manic. Our butchers have been putting in some big hours to get orders packed...

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How to Choose Ethical, Sustainable and Traceable Food this Christmas

One of the loveliest things about Christmas is getting together with family and friends and enjoying beautiful food. Given our climate in December there’s an increasing trend towards cold dishes like ham and seafood, rather than the traditional roast*. What’s also changing is consumer awareness around food production....

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