Christmas Is Coming.......!

We are now taking orders for Organic Free Range Turkeys, Geese and Capons as well as Organic Meat joints, Smoked and Green Gammons and Game.

From early December we will have Christmas Trees, Holly Wreaths and Mistletoe.

Come and visit us for lovely Christmas fare- cakes, mince pies, gateaux, chocolates, cheeses, smoked fish , local wines, ciders and beers.

We also have Andy Johnson's Fish Van visiting our Farm Shop Car park on Wednesdays 11am-4pm and Saturdays from 11am-2pm witha fantastic range of local fresh fish!

Our Winter Opening Hours are Monday- Saturday 9am-5pm abd Sundaays from 9am- 1pm.

Come up and see us soon!

Best wishes

Alison

Make Your Own Apple Juice at Durleighmarsh Farm Shop!

We now have our own Apple Crusher and Press so you are invited to bring along your own apples to press your very own apple juice! Contact us by email or call 01730 821626 and leave your contact details and we will book you in for an hour slot at a cost of £10. As a guide, 16kg of apples makes 4-5 litres of juice- bring along your own containers (we do have some plastic bottles available if required at 15p each.)

It's great fun for all the family although children do need supervision whilst helping please.

Our Farm Shop and Pick-Your Own is now open from 9am-5:30pm every day and apple juicing is between 10 and 4pm.

We have lovely Raspberries, Blueberries, Damsons, Marjory Plums,Sweetcorn, French and Runner Beans, Courgettes Marrows and lots more in our Pick-Your-Own so come up and see us soon!

Alison

Victoria Plums are here at last!

Our wonderful Victoria Plums have just started- hurrah! PYO price £1.75 per kg. We also have lots of lovely Blueberries, Greengages, Autumn Raspberries as well as Runner beans, French beans, Courgettes, Calabrese and new crop Sweetcorn!

Don't fprget that Wednesday is Discount Day with 10% off all PYO prices- and Wednesday is also Fresh Fish Day with Andy Johnson's wonderful visiting Fish Stall in our Farm Shop Car Park.

As well as our lovely fruit and vegetables, we also stock a wide range of local produce including Farmhouse Cookery Cakes, Meadow Cottage cream and ice-cream, Rother Valley Organic Meat as well as award-winning Smoked Fish from the Weald Smokery!

We also have a lovely new range of gluten free cakes and cookies in our Farm Shop made locally for us.

Our opening hours are 9am-7pm every day so come up and see us soon!

Happy Picking!

Alison

Plums , Blueberries...and lots more!

We are now picking our Avalon Plums and Oulins Golden Gages and our Victorias will be starting soon!

Our delicious Blueberries are at their best at the moment- we have a wonderful crop this year so come up soon and pick for jam and freezing!

We also have Broad Beans, Runner Beans, French Beans, Courgettes, Marrows and Calabrese.

Our Autumn Raspberries are just starting and we also have some Strawberries with more to come!

We are open from 9am-7pm every day so come up and see us and bring the family for a day out in the lovely countryside!

STOP PRESS!!!!!

Johnson's Fish Van is now visiting our Farm Shop every Wednesday from 10:30-2pm with a fantastic selection of fresh fish and seafood so come and have a browse and buy delicious local fish to go with your vegetables!

Plums!

We have now started picking our delicious Opal and Czar plums and they are avilable both PYO and in our Farm Shop! We still have lots of other varieties of plums to follow including Victorias and Marjories so watch this space! PYO Plums are £1.65/kg

We also have lots of delicious Blueberries at £5.40 kg PYO as well as some Raspberries and Strawberries. Blackberries are also now starting.

In the vegetable line we have Broad Beans, Calabrese, French Beans and Courgettes.

Wednesday is discount day with 10% off all PYO prices.

During the Hampshire Food Festival 1st-31st July if you spend 310 or more on PYO you will get a free Blackburne and Haynes ice-cresm- so come along and treat yourself!

Happy Picking!

Alison

PS Don't forget that Slow food Solent are holdinga special Family Taste Adventure event for children at Durleighmarsh Farm on Saturday 23rd and Sunday 24th July from 10am -4pm.It's free and there is no need to book- just turn up!

Blueberries!

We have now started picking our delicious Blueberries which are available for Pick-Your-Own at £5.40/kg- it looks like a wonderful crop!

We also have black and redcurrants, gooseberries, raspberries strawberries, loganberies and tayberries as well as courgettes, calabrese broad and french beans.

During the Hampshire Food Festival from 1st- 31st July, we are doing "Pick-Your-Own and Treat Yourself"- spend £10 or more on Pick Your-Own Fruit and Vegetables and receive a free small tub of Meadow cottage ice-cream! Wehave lots of delicious local foods in our Farm Shop including cakes, desserts, preserves, smoked fish, organic meat, local beers and ciders and lots more! We are open from 9am- 7pm every day.

So come along and enjoy the summer sunshine and come and visit our Farm Shop and Pick-Your-Own!

Pick-Your-Own Raspberries, Strawberries, Gooseberries !

Another early crop! Our delicious Raspberries have just started (£5.40/kg PYO) - and they are delicious!

We have masses of lovely Strawberries and Gooseberries as well- probably our best crop ever!

Our Broad Beans are between crops at the moment- our next sowing will be ready in a few days. Redcurrants and Blackcurrants are just starting as well!

We are open from 9am to 7pm every day- don't forget that Wednesday si discount day with 10% off all PYO prices.

We are now into the last week or so of lovely Asparagus so don't miss out on the last of the season!

Don't forget the wonderful Hampshire Food Festival from 1st-31st July with masses of events and tastings including a couple at Durleighmarsh Farm! For more information see

www.hampshirefare.co.uk/food-festival.asp

Happy Picking!

Alison

PYO Strawberries, Broad Beans...and Gooseberries on 1st June!

Our delicious Strawberries (Eros variety) are still available at £3.98/kg for Pick-Your-Own and we are also now picking lovely tender Broad Beans at £1.98/kg PYO. On 1st June we will open our Gooseberries for PYO at £3.40/kg- these are Invicta variety. We also have PYO Sweet Williams at £5.95/kg.

From Wednesday 1st June we are open from 9am- 7pm every day including Sundays- so you can come and visit us in the cool late afternoon on a hot summer's day- or just after work for a some relaxing fresh air and fruit-picking!

Put a note in your diary for the Hampshire Food Festival which is from 1st- 31st July 2011- lots of wonderful foodie events including a free ice cream offer for Durleighmarsh PYO visitors spending £10 or more!

www.hampshirefare.co.uk/food-festival.asp

Happy Picking!

Alison

Pick-Your-Own Strawberries have started-hurrah!

We are now open for PYO Strawberries and have started with our delicious Eros variety- price £3.98/kg.The strawberry field is very close to the shop- so not far to walk! It looks a great crop and it's a perfect weekend for strawberry picking! Our Gooseberries and Broad Beans will start later next week.

We are now stocking Scarlet Bakes delicious cookie mix kits so if you are looking for a gift or just something to keep the kids busy with in the kitchen they are perfect!

So come and visit us soon- we are open every day from 9am- 5:30pm.

Happy Picking!

Alison

It's Strawberry Season!

With the early warmer weather our Strawberry crop is starting early this year and we have just started picking our Eros variety Strawberries for the Farm Shop. We will be open for Pick-Your-Own Strawberries from Saturday 21st May! We still have a good crop of Asparagus and will continue harvesting it for sale in our Farm Shop until the traditional date of June 21st.

All our other crops are doing well.... and Gooseberries and Broad Beans may well be ready later in May ... so watch this space!!

Our opening hours are 9am-5:30 every day including Sundays--so see you soon!

Best wishes

Alison

Asparagus Season Now in Full Swing!

With our earliest ever Asparagus season now truly underway, we now have delicious bundles of Asparagus available in the Farm Shop at £2.80 per 454g bundle or 2 bundles for £5! We also sell a delicious Hollandaise Sauce made by our friends at The Condiment Company- a fantastic accompaniment to the King of Vegetables!

We also have Rhubarb and Purple Sprouting Broccoli and have started PYO of these crops for those wanting to enjoy a Spring Walk! ( There is the added bonus of seeing the Plum and Cherry Orchard in blossom as well!)

We are open 9-5:30 every day including Sundays.

Our Easter Opening Hours are:

Good Friday 9-5:30

Easter Saturday 9-5:30

Easter Sunday 10-4

Easter Monday 10-4

Enjoy!

Alison

Asparagus! Hurrah!!

Today we picked the first of our delicious Asparagus- a record early year for us due to the very warm Spring weather. As it is the first pick, we are currently selling it loose and un-graded at £4.25/kg and we will have bunches and baskets later next week.

We also have PYO Rhubarb and Purple Sprouting Broccoli- not quite so exciting but also delicious!

Our Farm Shop is open 91m-5:30 pm every day so come and see us soon!

Alison

Spring is in the Air!

Well, Spring is really on the way now and at Durleighmarsh Farm we are busy with ploughing and planting.

With possibly only a few weeks to go until our delicious Asparagus starts, we are looking forward to another bumper crop! Our earliest start date for Asparagus is April 9th.... but our latest start date is 2nd May..... it all depends on the weather and in particular, the soil temperature. So watch this space for news. We hope to start picking our early Strawberries by the end of May Bank Holiday so there is lots to look forward to!

We have just started picking our Rhubarb and also have some Curly Kale and Cabbages in the Farm Shop at the moment. With delicious local fare including Rother Valley Organic Meat, smoked fish from Weald Smokery and wonderful cakes from Farmhouse Cookery and Country Cakes, Jersey cream and ice-cream from Meadow Cottage Farm, there is plenty to enjoy before our PYO season and Asparagus season starts!

We are open Monday to Saturday 9 am till 5pm and Sundays from 9am to 1pm and from Sunday 3rd April we are open 9-5:3o every day!

Warm up in Winter!

Hello! Our Farm Shop has lots of delicious fare to keep you warm in Winter- pies, quiches, home-made soups, cakes and desserts! We also sell bags of logs and kindling and take orders for log deliveries.

Warm yourself up making delicious marmalade with seville oranges which we now have in the Farm Shop....... marmalade making is a sure way of banishing the January "blues"!

Our Farm Shop is open Monday- Saturday 9-5pm and Sundays from 9-1pm so come and see us soon!

Best wishes

Alison