Category Archives: Food

Stop Press: United Kingdom Great Taste Awards 2010

Posted on July 15, 2010 by

 Of all the UK’s food award schemes, the GREAT TASTE AWARDS is considered by far the most important. Completely independent and uncompromisingly rigorous, it is trusted by retailers, buyers and consumers alike. GREAT TASTE is to speciality food and drink … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Anything Goes, Business, Dairy, Diary, Farming, Food, Gelato, Goats, Ice Cream, July 2010, Life, Smallholding | 10 Comments

Tomato ‘Catchup’

Posted on September 6, 2009 by

  Oh my goodness, doesn’t time fly when you’re rushed right off your feet…?!  Apologies for our lack of posts over the Summer; but things have been soooo busy here, phew!  Subsequently I promise I WILL post up some brief … Continue reading →

Posted in Anything Goes, Dairy, Diary, Food, Life, September 2009, Smallholding | 9 Comments

Stop Press: Great Taste Awards 2009

Posted on July 10, 2009 by

The moment that all fine food producers eagerly await with anxious anticipation each year – the announcement of the winners in this “epicurean equivalent of the Booker prize” – is finally upon us for 2009…. We are immensely proud & … Continue reading →

Posted in Dairy, Diary, Food, Ice Cream, Life | 22 Comments

Midnight Oil

Posted on May 4, 2009 by

  Poor Tony’s been burning the midnight oil this week – building a Victorian handcart to bring elegance & chic to the scoop cabinet which has been languishing in the back of what will – one day – be our … Continue reading →

Posted in Dairy, Diary, Festivals, Food, Ice Cream, Life, Local Area, May 2009, Wales | 6 Comments

Chariots of Ice

Posted on April 29, 2009 by

So, here it is at last – our new freezer vehicle!  It’s not the one we’d originally intended to buy but is actually significantly better (& cost about £9k more – ouch).  Whilst not brand new it’s only had one … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, April 2009, Dairy, Diary, Farming, Food, Goats, Ice Cream, Life, Livestock, Smallholding, Wales | 2 Comments

Hot Stuff

Posted on April 26, 2009 by

   Whilst for those of us stuck here in changeable old Blighty the prospect of a Mediterranean Food Festival might seem slightly bizarre at this time of year,  at the National Botanical Garden of Wales it would be unthinkable to … Continue reading →

Posted in April 2009, Culture, Diary, Festivals, Food, Life, Local Area, Locality, Markets, Nature, Wales | 5 Comments

Musical Goats

Posted on April 24, 2009 by

This has been another typically rushed-off-our feet week: with a big trade show at Newtown in mid Wales, & a humungous delivery to one of our favourite customers – Llanwrtyd Wells’  effervescent Info Centre, appropriately dubbed ‘In the Pink’ owing … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, April 2009, Dairy, Diary, Emporia, Entertainment, Farming, Goats, Life, Livestock, Local Area, Music, Smallholding, Wales | Leave a comment

Gentleman Jim

Posted on April 18, 2009 by

  Entertaining is – undeniably – always a pleasure; regardless of the degree of behind-the-scenes scurrying owing to my own frantically-disorganised part.  And when it turns out to be during the wonderful bonus of an unexpectedly balmy Spring day, even better.   “Hi Jim, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Animals, Anything Goes, April 2009, Cooking, Diary, Entertainment, Food, Goats, Ice Cream, Life, Local Area, Local Produce, Memorable Meals, Nature, Smallholding | Leave a comment

Easter Eggstravaganza

Posted on April 12, 2009 by

“Happy Easter, Cariad!” I bounded down the creaky old stairs to put the kettle on for the first cuppa of the morning, whilst Tony groaned & huddled himself even deeper under the duvet.  “I’m really looking forward to my Easter … Continue reading →

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Festive Season

Posted on April 4, 2009 by

Well, it might not seem so, for most readers; as I suspect many equate the ‘Festive Season’ with the deep midwinter celebrations of Christmas & New Year, those brave attempts to lift us out of the dreary doldrums of dark days & stormy, … Continue reading →

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