The Caribbean Revisited
Holidays in the sun may seem a very distant memory as we continue to face the gales, rain and snow of late winter still in lockdown. But those memories of life in the sun can be rekindled. Sunbathing on the…
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Keeping The Garden Tidy…
Reading again some of the poetry that I first read some fifty years ago, I came across my copy of renowned English poet, John Milton’s “Paradise Lost”. An amazing work, and, interestingly, as well as its strong Biblical and moral…
Puddings And Pies
One of my most abiding memories of childhood is the wonderful smell wafting out of the kitchen on my grandmother’s “baking days”. I remember her so well : apron on, sleeves rolled up, hands covered in flour rolling out pastry,…
Blue Velvet?
No, not the 1950s hit song by Tony Bennett or Frank Sinatra and covered by many other singers, and certainly not the 1986 highly controversial David Lynch film. But something that we found in our woodland in North Devon! Rob,…
Tried and Tested
We are very pleased to announce that our Merguez Sausages are the Tried and Tested feature in this months Food Magazine. Would they recommend them to a friend? “Absolutely – everyone needs tip-offs on ways to find mealtime novelty right…
A Rich Beef Pot Roast
While the first tentative signs of Spring are here with the snowdrops out everywhere and the first daffodils flowering here in the mild South West of England, the current cold snap serves to remind us that Winter is not yet…
Friends And Relatives?
The 2021 Big Farmland Bird Count is taking place from 5th to 14th February. Sponsored by the Game and Wildlife Conservancy Trust and the National Farmers Union, the event has the dual objectives of assessing the numbers of birds and…
Wanted: More North Devon Delicacies!
At Top Meadow Farm we all enjoy eating excellent local food, and love introducing new meat and produce to our growing number of customers in the shop in Butchers Row and on-line. We believe that organic or traditional family farmers…
A Kestrel For A Knave
Kestrels are a wonderful sight, hovering over our farm fields or hedgerows, almost motionless with their fluttering, pointed wings and long tails, waiting to strike on their unsuspecting prey below. For those of us of a certain age, Barry Hines’…
Enjoying Their Winter Food
Our main herd of Red Ruby Devon cattle and our Devon and Aberdeen Angus steers certainly enjoy their food and spend the winter feeding on a mix of kale or rape, which they “strip graze” behind an electric fence to…