Richard Reflects on 50 Years in Winsley

Last month, our local parish magazine, The Winsley Weaver, celebrated its 50th anniversary. My father, Richard, was invited to reflect on the changes in the village over the past half-century. For those who missed it, I’m sharing his piece in this week’s journal. So,...

Will it Make the Boat go Faster – Progress Over Perfection in our Business

One of the most common things people say to me when we’re chatting about the business is, "You guys always seem to be trying something new. Where do you get all your ideas?" The truth is, I’m a bit of a fraud. Nearly all of the ideas don’t come from me—they come from...

Finding Mindfulness in Nature

Did you know it’s World Mental Health Day next week? I didn’t either! But I’ve been wanting to write about the power I’ve found in nature to help keep my own mental health in check, so the timing feels perfect. These are just my thoughts and musings that I have slowly...

My Top 3 Quick and Easy One-Pot Recipes for Busy School Nights

That familiar back-to-school feeling is here; we all know how busy school nights can get. Cooking can feel like a chore between after-school activities, homework, and managing the rest of the day’s to-dos. That’s why I thought I'd share three go-to recipes in our...

Smoked Heritage Carrot and Green Bean Salad with Parsley and Caper Dressing

The end of the summer holidays is fast approaching and there’s already a hint of autumnal chill in the air in the mornings. There's no doubt that sentence will now trigger an Indian summer (we can but hope). The upcoming and much anticipated ceremonial passing of...

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Road Closures Can’t Stop Us!

Road Closures Can’t Stop Us!

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...

Easter Opening Hours

Easter Opening Hours

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 -...

March

March

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...

The Barn News – January 2022

The Barn News – January 2022

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...

Christmas Orders & Opening Hours 2021

Christmas Orders & Opening Hours 2021

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...

June.

June.

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...

May

May

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...

Wild Garlic Pesto

Wild Garlic Pesto

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....

Easter Opening Hours

Easter Opening Hours

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...

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