by Tom | Aug 19, 2022 | Farm Journal
Great new pizza fans! Starting this Friday, we’ll be serving our wood-fired pizzas in The Barn from 4 – 7.30 pm. You can either pick up a takeaway or book a table in The Barn and enjoy a cold glass of something too! Take a look at our Pizza Fridays Menu > ...
by Tom | Aug 4, 2022 | Farm Journal
Good news! We’ve expanded our local delivery route up to a 5-mile radius of the Farm Shop, which now takes us all the way into the centre of Bath. We’re hoping this will be especially useful for those stuck on the other side of the road closure, so you can still get...
by Tom | Jul 26, 2022 | Farm Journal
For those who live locally to the farm, you will be only too aware of the extremely inconvenient road closure that will be in operation from the 25th of July for six weeks. The B3108 from Bradford on Avon to Winsley is closed to road traffic whilst work is being done...
by Tom | Apr 13, 2022 | Farm Journal
Opening Hours for Easter 2022 We are open throughout Easter this year, however, our opening hours will be slightly different to normal as follows. Good Friday – 9 am until 4 pm Easter Saturday – open as normal Easter Sunday – 9 am until 4 pm Easter...
by Tom | Feb 24, 2022 | Farm Journal
Well, it has been a wet and windy end to the winter. They do say that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, let’s hope this month brings some spring sunshine to lift us again! Despite interruptions from storm Eunice we’ve been doing our best with the...
by Tom | Dec 21, 2021 | Farm Journal
The Barn is now closed until spring 2022. Building work has begun on creating a new home for our farm kitchen! Thank you again to everyone who supported us last year and at Christmas. It was a sad moment as we closed down The Barn but so we had so many great memories...
by Tom | Oct 22, 2021 | Farm Journal
Welcome! We thought we’d put together a little post with all the good-to-know tips and advice for ordering with us this Christmas. As we did last year, all our Christmas orders are placed online. We have a Christmas catalogue bursting with delicious festive...
by Tom | Jun 21, 2021 | Farm Journal
As summer gets into the swing of things, we are following suit and gearing up for another alfresco season! We learned a lot last year and spending as much time out in the fresh air as we possibly can was certainly one of them. We are lucky to have our flower garden...
by Tom | May 21, 2021 | Farm Journal
The biggest news for this month is that we have welcomed guests back into The Barn again for breakfast and lunch! We managed to open just for a couple of weeks in October before the second lockdown and since then, it has been our takeaway hub. It’s so nice to get the...
by Tom | Apr 6, 2021 | Recipes
Head Chef Chris’ wild garlic pesto has been something of a hit on the deli this week. So much so that we thought we’d share his recipe with you here, in case you want to try making it at home. Here’s what you’ll need: Couple of good handfuls of wild garlic 30g toasted...
by Tom | Apr 2, 2021 | Farm Journal
Our Opening Hours for Easter 2021 are as follows: Good Friday 9 am – 5:30 pm (The Barn is open for takeaway until 8 pm, order here) Easter Saturday 9am – 4pm Easter Sunday 9 am – 4 pm Easter Monday 9 am – 4 pm Have a great...
by Tom | Feb 2, 2021 | Farm Journal
It was hard to see past the doom and gloom of January. Another national lockdown, grey skies, storms, a flurry of snow and more than enough rain thank you very much. There is, however, a definite sense of a light at the end of the tunnel as we head into February. The...
by Tom | Dec 12, 2020 | Farm Journal
We’re heading towards the end of quite a year here at Hartley and indeed for everyone. Thank you to everyone for your support through the year and for your Christmas orders. Our order book is now closed for Christmas with some availability left for collections...
by Tom | Nov 17, 2020 | Farm Journal, Uncategorized
As a farmer and a food lover, I’m a firm believer that when it comes to meat, in particular, eat local where you can, but always eat British. We are a nation built on the solid and rich heritage of great British food and farming. There is very little reason to...
by Tom | Nov 3, 2020 | Farm Journal, Uncategorized
‘Tis the Season Christmas will be a little different this year but rest assured our intentions remain the same, to bring people together over the best local and seasonal food. We are so proud and grateful to work with so many wonderful local farmers and food...
by Tom | Oct 20, 2020 | Farm Journal
The Barn is now open! The Barn is now home for our farm kitchen. If we’ve learned one thing this year it is to stay nimble and not plan too far ahead! However, we knew that returning to the previous cafe space wasn’t an option as it just isn’t suitable to keep...
by Tom | Sep 21, 2020 | Farm Journal
With beautiful misty mornings and woodsmoke hanging in the evening air, we’ve well and truly landed in autumn. Despite a mini-heatwave for a couple of weeks in this month, the nights are certainly getting chilly and winter preparations have begun. Considering what we...
by Tom | Aug 13, 2020 | Recipes
As we move into harvest season, the biggest excitement on country walks is monitoring the progress of the hedgerows as the red dots mature into plump and juicy blackberries. This is the one time of the year where the overstock of Tupperware of all shapes and sizes...
by Tom | Aug 12, 2020 | Farm Journal
August has brought with it searing, stifling heat to top off what has been an excellent summer, and we certainly needed it. Not just to put a spring in our step with all the doom and gloom of the world but we’ve had some much-needed rain dotted throughout which has...
by Tom | Jul 9, 2020 | Farm Journal, Uncategorized
With the news at the start of July that cafes can reopen, we got our thinking hats on to see what we could do to make this summer a special one for everyone as we move into our new normal. We love seeing people enjoying the outdoors at our farm and have a wonderful...
by Tom | Jul 1, 2020 | Recipes
This salad has been going down a storm in our pop-up coffee cabin this summer. It’s a classic salad, born within Italian households of old as a way to use up stale bread. It’s best when tomatoes are in season as they really are the stars of the show....
by Tom | Jun 15, 2020 | Recipes
This delicious recipe is inspired by a classic Spanish brunch. Serves 1 A slice of sourdough bread A couple of ripe Isle of White tomatoes (delicious at this time of year) Sliced cooking chorizo 1 egg A few basil leaves a drizzle of rapeseed oil (for a British touch,...
by Tom | Jun 3, 2020 | Recipes
Sunny days are for foraging and right now is all about those fragrant elderflowers that you’ll see blooming right now. The large white flat-topped clusters of beauty can be found in most hedgerows and gardens around Wiltshire usually around mid-May to June....
by Tom | May 13, 2020 | Farm Journal
If you’ve been up to the farm shop over the last few weeks, you’ll see the calves at Hartley Farm have been the main focus of attention for us on the farm. Our calving season has now finished on the farm and the next big job is silage making. We’ve had near-perfect...
