I often hear people say that there are fewer insects around nowadays. And that is probably true. The many bee species are struggling, and the insecticides used on non-organic farms are indiscriminately killing off vast numbers of the insect population.…
A friend reminded me recently about the tremendous versatility (as well as the wonderful taste!) of our spicy, Top Meadow Farm merguez sausages. While our merguez lamb sausages, featured earlier this year in “Food Magazine”, can be used to liven…
The warm and damp weather of recent weeks has enabled the grass on our farms to grow quickly, providing good nutritious food for our cattle and sheep to graze on. But, of course, in farming you have to be looking…
The folk tune “Country Garden” is one that we all remember. Arranged for piano and orchestra by Percy Aldridge Grainger in 1918, and made into a UK charts hit in 1962 by Jimmie Rodgers, the tune is, in fact, very…
The taverna in every village in Greece is guaranteed to have one dish on the menu in addition to Horiatiki or Greek Salad and Souvlaki – grilled skewers of pork or chicken….. a dish of mouth-watering moussaka. Moussaka is a…
The catchphrase “Where’s the beef?” was used in the United States as part of an advertising campaign targeted against McDonalds and Burger King, and was even used ironically by US politician Walter Mondale against a political opponent in his presidential…
We often think of casseroles as autumn or winter food, but a casserole with a Mediterranean twist can light up our Summer menus! And it is so simple to give the dish an exotic taste, fresh with the strong flavour…
Nature can be harsh and cruel. And our grass and plant-eating rabbits are no exception to this. Even in children’s stories like the “Peter Rabbit” books by Beatrix Potter, and especially in Richard Adams’ “Watership Down”, the rabbit characters are…
Gardening friends who have beautifully manicured lawns tell me how difficult (and expensive) it is to get rid of the clover in their beautiful-tended grass sward. They view the clover as a nuisance and a weed that they want desperately…
A big “thank-you” to all the Top Meadow Farm customers who supported our farm and garden open day for health and social care charities this weekend. Over one hundred and fifty people attended and £975 was raised for charity. It…
