Author: Sarah Davies

This year the fruit in the garden is wonderful – at least there’s one advantage to all the rain we’ve had! The apples and crab apples have been prolific on the fruit trees in our mini-orchard, and the late raspberries and blackberries (which grow wild in the hedge) have been full of fruit. So, as Autumn is approaching it seems a good time to do some fruity baking – and of course, I will want to add some edible plant material as well. Inspired by last week’s pastry week on the bake off, here’s a recipe for a blackberry,...

SEPTEMBER 2019 NEWSLETTER August was a busy month here at Fieldcrest with plenty to do in the garden and of course our “Baking with herbs” class. We were fully booked and had a great mix of attendees who were a pleasure to have with us and hopefully learnt a lot! Thanks to my daughter, Sarah, for helping out. I also attended Neston market this month with my scented plants and herbs, which was very enjoyable and nice chatting to all the customers. This month I will be taking plants to West Kirby Farmers Market, (Saturday 28th September 9am-1pm), and...