by Kathleen Murphy | 29 Jul, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Partial to a potato cake? Can’t pass a crisp chip? Sausages undressed without gravy and mash? The worthy potato covers so many bases and grows very well in the rich, red Herefordshire soils. But last week I learned it has a higher calling. Deep in the verdant lanes of...
by Kathleen Murphy | 1 Jul, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
What a pleasant start to my day – a sunny walk around one of the 300 acres of Pixley Berries blackcurrant fields, with views to the Malverns and berries just starting to turn colour. Herefordshire has a long history of growing blackcurrants, the climate and...
by Kathleen Murphy | 17 May, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Daring to scrump a bite of one of the millions of little apples from the acres and acres of Herefordshire orchards will inevitably result in the screwing-up of the mouth and ejecting of its contents. These are not dessert apples, not for the table, these little apples...
by claredelatorre | 1 Apr, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
“The best of all merchandise coming to Samarkand was from China: especially silks, satins, musk, rubies, diamonds, pearls, and rhubarb…” reported the embassy official Ruy Gonzáles de Clavijo, 1403-05 from his post in Timur. Rhubarb progressed...
by claredelatorre | 28 Jan, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
Once a national centre for hop growing, Ledbury is now encircled by some very fine small breweries producing a great selection of bottled and cask conditioned beers. One such is Wye Valley Brewery at Stoke Lacy, celebrating its 28th year, this year. This family-run...
by claredelatorre | 14 Jan, 2013 | Calendar Blogs, Out & about in Herefordshire & beyond
This won’t be the first time you have heard that the “Teme Valley Farmer’s Market” is a favorite. Let me reveal, however one reason for the passion. THE BREAD…..and most especially the CHELSEA BUNS. The second Sunday of the month is...
