Hedgerow Mincemeat from Wild at Heart
29th October 2014Wild at Heart’s NEW Hedgerow Mincemeat (with crab apples and elderberries) has been selling well ahead of Christmas. This mincemeat contains more fresh fruit than other mincemeats, – not just crab apples and juicy, purple elderberries, but fresh oranges and lemons too! It is a bit less sweet than other mincemeats and does not contain…
Congratulations to Applegate Farm!
28th October 2014Patrick at Applegate farm has recently received two awards in the National Sausage Competition which is run by EBLEX. He was awarded silver for his plain pork sausage, and bronze for the ‘Borden Delight’ sausages. applegatefarmbutchers.com
Snail Farm receive Bursary Award!
Following our appearance on BBC 1 Taste of Britain in September with Janet Street Porter and chef Brian Turner, H&RH Escargots has been granted a Bursary Award under the banner Fabulous Food Finds. This means we will be at the BBC Good Food show at the NEC in Birmingham the last week in November 27-30th….
Calm Christmas at autism-friendly grotto
23rd October 2014Press information, 22 October 2014 – immediate A grotto created especially for children with autism will work its magic in Kent this Christmas, making it possible for many families to experience a visit to Santa for the first time. Organised by Bromley-based charity Children on the Autistic Spectrum Parents’ Association (CASPA), the grotto will be…
Bessie settles down in Broadstairs
In August 2012, I started a little vintage caravan business ‘Bessie the Caravan’, popping up to serve tea and homemade cakes all over the UK for events, weddings and private parties. I was delighted to be a finalist at a The British Street Food Awards in 2013 and my adventures took me far and wide,…
Fantastic free-range turkeys & geese from Duckpit Valley
Our bronze turkeys have gained an excellent reputation as a delicious centerpiece to the Christmas table. However if goose is on your Christmas menu this year we can now offer free range Duckpit Valley Goose as an alternative. All our table birds are reared and prepared on our family farm. They are hung for several…
Potash farm on TV!
7th October 2014Potash farm is going to appear on BBC1 at 3.45 pm on the 14th of October. The programme is called Home away from Home. Make sure you set to record! Alexander will also on the radio 4 food programme towards the end of the month with a live interview having taken place in Long Ashton…
And so to Autumn
6th October 2014As the leaves start to fall and the night draw in we continue to have a wide selection of apples and pears. Our cooking apples are perfect for that pie or pudding, one of the largest apples available (apart from the well known Bramley) is Peasgood Nonsuch, Cooks to a sweet puree, and makes an…
Winter Events at the Globe & Rainbow
The months are flying by and it’s already October. That means it will soon be January and the end of our 10 years here at the Globe and Rainbow! Now don’t be sad, come and join us at one of our special evenings or book your Christmas party with us. If you do it now…
40th anniversary of Santa Specials at Kent & East Sussex Railway
This year the Kent & East Sussex Railway in Tenterden is celebrating 40 years of Santa Specials. Come and meet Santa at one of Kent’s best loved attractions this Christmas when you take a magical steam train journey on The Kent & East Sussex Railway’s popular Santa Specials. New for 2014 will be later trains…


