Squashed

Entrance Lobby of Goldhill Organic Farm Shop

What a day, we got absolutely soaked, it poured and poured, but we couldn't stop as we had to harvest a selection of squashes for the shop.  As winter is now here, many of the people coming into the shop have been asking for our squashes, they want to make soup, casseroles, curries and a mouthwatering selection of culinary delights, and they come from far and wide to delve into the piles of squashes we have on display.

I love the names of squashes they all sound so tantalising, my favourite is Crown Prince, but how about Buttercup, Onion Squash, Harlequin, Kuri, Kabocha, Blue Ballet, Orange Dawn, Hokkaido or a bit of Delicata all roasted with cumin, nutmeg and finally add a squeeze of lime. Perfect on this chilly night.. Keep warm everyone.

Apple Day Success

Our Apple Day this Sunday was a huge success and we were delighted to have turned tonnes of apples into delicous juice, and in some cases Cider, which we have been promised a taste of when it is ready to drink!  We also juiced some pears which produced the sweetest juice I have tasted in some time.  We had many visitors and were lucky the weather held for us, and although there were plenty of pesky wasps around they were so drunk on juice not a single one of us was stung.  It was a thoroughly sticky day and in between juicing we ate toffee apples and munched on apple cake, a perfect way to spend an October Sunday. 

The shop is bursting with colour, we have jewel tones of sweet peppers, an array of sweetie coloured cherry tomatoes together with some ruby red giant ones, and our famous mixed salad bags are back in for Autumn.  Must dash, I'm off to check out the squashes.