We’ve had another brilliantly busy week in the shop although it’s always a bit scary at this time of year because we have to order in our Christmas gift stock. I find it very difficult to think what sort of things our customers will want to buy – I’m best left behind the cheese counter whilst Ali, Angela and Jo get stuck into the vast numbers of catalogues that we get sent. Seriously – you do not want me choosing the range…I have no sense of what colours work with what or what gift ideas are good but give me a Thomas Hoe, aged Red Leicester to strip and I’m as happy as Larry!
At the moment in the shop we have a fantastic new chutney range. Ali does a magnificent job of maintaining our vegetable garden at home whilst combining it with her netball coaching and all of the endless work she does for the shop. We have an abundance of courgettes, beetroot, runner beans, tomatoes, chillies….just an incredible supply of freshly grown veg. Being a vegetarian does mean that I can consume a fair amount of it but even I struggle to keep up so Ali found an amazing local chutney producer who uses excess stock to make her delicacies. It’s amazing to think that the spiced courgette and beetroot chutneys that we are selling are made out of our spare vegetables. The number of food miles for each jar is negligible which is fantastic.
On the cheese front we have been tasting a few new cheeses which we are hoping to introduce into the counter over the coming weeks – keep an eye on our Twitter feed and Facebook page.
Finally, we are entered in the Farm Shop & Deli Awards 2017 so if you do happen to have a spare couple of minutes you can vote for us at: