Wild Camping at Church Farm
New additions to the Church Farm team
Log Cabins: £25 per night per cabin
Purple beans that turn green when you cook them?
Camping: £5 per adult per night £3 per child per night
Small fires permitted
What’s in my box next week?
Thank you to all our customers and supporters for eating food direct from the farm here. This enables us to farm in a mixed and traditional way and create over 30 full and part time jobs. All the food we produce goes direct to people through the weekly farm box delivery, the farm store, cafe and Jolly Waggoner Pub - it is only by doing this that the enterprise is sustainable. This week, we are welcoming Roxy and Alan as managing partners of the Farm Cafe, have recently welcomed John and Simon who are working with Danny full time on butchery, Jude who is working in accounts and Michelle who has joined the box scheme team.
French Beans, sometimes known as green beans, fresh beans or haricots verts also come in white and purple. When eaten young, with small inner beans, they are crunchy, sweet and delicious. When more mature, they provide dried beans, a valuable source of protein. This week you may find purple beans in your veg box, they’ll keep for about 3-5 days in the salad compartment of the fridge. Aside: Get them out of season from a supermarket and they’re already 3 days old when they get off the plane, yet they last another week in your fridge. How do they do that??? You can cook them by topping and tailing the beans and then boiling them for 5-8 minutes, until tender but be aware purple beans turn green when cooked! All coloured beans are a good source of vitamin A, vitamin C, vitamin K and manganese. Enjoy! Source: http://vegbox-recipes.co.uk/ingredients/french-beans.php
MEAT Farm Variety Beef roasting joint (topside/silverside/ top rump), pork steaks, beef mince, sausages and/or bacon. Old English Cuts Offal, beef roasting joint (topside/ silverside/top rump), pork cheeks, beef mince and/or bag of bones. Premium Selection Beef roasting joint (topside/silverside/top rump), pork steaks, chicken breasts, sausages and/or bacon.
VEGETABLES
Weekly Farm Boxes
Fresh farm produce direct to your door at supermarket prices! Boxes start from only £8.50
The Perfect Cream Tea
FRUIT
Cream first or jam? Plain scone or currants? Raspberry or strawberry? There are hundreds of ways to assemble a cream tea, but no clear rules on what works best. Not that it doesn’t matter. Don’t imagine that a cream tea is just a frivolous summer treat to enjoy in the garden. It is a serious thing, one that has recently prompted sparks to fly between Cornwall and Devon as both counties claim ownership. Each says the cream tea is its own speciality. Meanwhile dairy farmers, bakers, tea growers and jam makers across the country have their own ideas about how it should be put together. Some things are clear: time should be set aside for this mid-afternoon feast and only the finest ingredients should be used. Almost everything else is up for debate.
Please note that these are standard items and are subject to change. If you have asked not to be supplied with a particular item, a substitute will be provided in your box.
All Church Farm scones are lovingly made by hand in the farm kitchen by Wendy Waygood. We use organic butter, flour and sugar and the freshest Church Farm eggs. Try our Farmhouse Cream Tea in the Farm Cafe for just £5.95. Two hand-made scones, organic butter, tipsy strawberry jam and clotted cream served with a pot of tea for one.
Extra Small (6 varieties) Potatoes, onions, carrots, runner beans, pepper and sweetcorn. Small (8 varieties) Tomatoes and chard. Medium (10 varieties) Celeriac and spring onions. Large (12 varieties) Brassica and salad bag. Extra Large (13 varieties) Extra portions of staples
Apples, strawberries, raspberries and plums.