One up on the Birds…?
This year has seen all the trees and bushes around the farm producing huge numbers of berries and seeds. All the birds are having a real feast! Walking around the farm in late November, Farm Manager, Rob, has taken pictures…
Year: 2020
Our Cattle in Winter
The calves have now been weaned from the cows in our main herd. They are now back at Stone Farm spending the next few weeks out in Long Field, one of our dryer fields, eating the grass that is still…
Caribbean Goat Curry
Since we launched sales of our and our partner farmers’ goat meat last month, sales of this delicious and flavoursome meat have gone really well. Our customers tell us that one of their favourite recipes is Caribbean Goat Curry and,…
Colourful Fungi
Foraging may be a natural instinct for all of us, and many have a real fascination for fungi. Our very distant ancestors were, of course, “hunter-gatherers” in ancient times, and, when we ourselves see clusters of field mushrooms in our…
Supplying our Customers with their Meat
As the country moves into lockdown for the second time this year, a number of customers have been anxiously asking about their supplies of meat from Top Meadow Farm. As you might expect, we are doing all we can to…
Jobs on the Farm in November
Winter is now fast approaching. Christmas is six weeks or so away. The clocks have been put back and the nights are drawing in. We have had our first frosts even in mild North Devon. On the farm it is…
Bangers And Mash
As the weather gets colder, the clocks are put back and the nights draw in, November has arrived and it’s Guy Fawkes Night this week, now is the time to start thinking of comfort food. We all enjoy a tasty…
Christmas Is Coming…
Do you remember the old Christmas children’s rhyme: Christmas is coming The geese are getting fat Please put a penny In the old man’s hat. If you haven’t got a penny A ha’penny will do If you haven’t got a…
A Tasty And Hearty Beef Stew With A Difference…
In our shop and on-line we get a lot of compliments about the quality of our grass-fed Red Ruby Devon beef, its flavour, tenderness and succulence. In summer that is usually about our steaks, steak burgers or roasting joints. However,…
It’s A “Mast” Year…
In recent weeks our piglets have been escaping from their pens. Now that’s something that happens from time to time, but this is different. Our farm manager, Rob, has been finding them in one particular spot outside their pen –…