We loved our visit to Cheriton Fitzpaine Community Shop!
Bethany Reed
March 5, 2026
Last week I went to visit the lovely Kevin at
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We’ve found four great recipes using this deliciously versatile cheese. Whether you are a wonderful chef worthy of your own Michelin star or a kitchen novice these recipes are easy to follow and sure to deliver tasty results!
British Pie Week celebrates everything good about the pie from the delicious buttery pastry to the rich, more-ish filling we love all things pie and this week we want to share that love with you.
We are excited to introduce our newest venture West Country Olives, we are now over a month into launching this exciting new brand of olives and it is going from strength to strength.
The weather is improving, Covid restrictions are easing and we’re all itching to get out of the houses we’ve been stuck in for more than a year so what better first step back to normality than a farm shop?
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In this series we delve into the local businesses that keep ours running. From customers to suppliers, we would not be able to do what we do without the support and excellent work of the companies around us. We pride ourselves on the quality and locality of the produce we stock and we think you should know where it all comes from.
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Take a look at some of the recipes we’ve created using a selection of our products. Why not give some of them a go yourself?
Brand new medium range now available from Ginger Cat!
Bethany Reed
February 24, 2026
Medium range of pasties and sausage rolls now available to
Exciting things coming this year at Orchardlea!
Bethany Reed
January 15, 2026
This year at Orchardlea we’re excited to bring you more
How do you make cheese?
Bethany Reed
November 4, 2025
We visited Curworthy Cheese earlier this year and as well as finding out more about the company, we made some cheeses ourselves! Click to discover more!
Who are the best Devon producers?
Bethany Reed
October 15, 2025
The Best Devon Producers – as judged by the Food
4 Reasons Why You Should be Stocking West Country Olives!
Bethany Reed
September 22, 2025
If you’re not already stocking these delicious award-winning olives click to discover 4 reasons why they would be a great fit for your business!
Grab these brand new cheeses now available!
Bethany Reed
July 8, 2025
Brand new cheeses now available to order from Sharpham Cheese
4 of the Best Cheese Wedding Cakes!
Bethany Reed
June 27, 2025
It’s Wedding season and cheese wedding cakes are more popular
Food Drink Devon Awards – Discover our award-winners!
Bethany Reed
October 22, 2024
Food Drink Devon Awards! The Food Drink Devon awards took
Discover our new I Am Nut Ok Vegan Cheese!
Bethany Reed
April 26, 2024
We’re now stocking Vegan Cheese from I am Nut Ok!
Artisan Scotch Eggs now Available to Order!
Bethany Reed
April 1, 2024
Artisan Scotch Eggs from Shepherd Shack Catering are now available
Easy Halloumi Recipes
Bethany Reed
March 27, 2024
Easy Halloumi Recipes I love Halloumi because it’s such a
Ready Made Cocktails now available to order!
Bethany Reed
March 22, 2024
Ready Made Cocktails now available to order! Did you know
Hullabaloos Drinks Come to Orchardlea!
Bethany Reed
March 5, 2024
Hullabaloos Drinks are now available to order through us! We’re
Say hello to some new and not so new suppliers!
Bethany Reed
March 1, 2024
New Suppliers! We pride ourselves on sourcing the best quality
5 Reasons why West Country Olives are the best olives!
Bethany Reed
February 6, 2024
The best olives around! West Country Olives are our sister
Here’s why you should be stocking Sharpham Cheeses!
Bethany Reed
January 29, 2024
Sharpham Cheeses: Here’s why you should be stocking them! Sharpham
Discover Ginger Cat Deli at the Source Trade Show!
Bethany Reed
January 19, 2024
Ginger Cat Deli are joining us at the Source Food
We’re excited to be at the Source Trade Show 2024!
Bethany Reed
January 12, 2024
Source Trade Show 2024! We’re excited to be at the
Introducing our Delicious New Festive Cheese Range!
Bethany Reed
November 14, 2023
Festive Cheeses! Take a deep dive with us into our
Celebrating 15 award-winning products!
Bethany Reed
October 19, 2023
Award-Winning Products! We’re incredibly proud to stock an array of
Local Producers – Discover More About our Fantastic Suppliers!
Bethany Reed
October 11, 2023
Discover more about our fantastic Local Producers! We are extremely
Exciting New Products for Christmas 2023!
Bethany Reed
October 3, 2023
Christmas 2023 – new products! We’re hard at work getting
We’re the Exclusive Distributor for these 3 great producers in the South West!
Bethany Reed
September 20, 2023
EXCLUSIVE DISTRIBUTOR! We are passionate about supplying the best food
4 Reasons Why You Should Be Using Orchardlea Foods
Bethany Reed
August 24, 2023
Let’s face it there are a lot of food wholesalers
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Sharpham Cheese
Bethany Reed
July 2, 2023
Sharpham Cheese We’re continuing to highlight our fantastic in suppliers
Supplier Spotlight – Curworthy Cheese 2023
Bethany Reed
June 4, 2023
CURWORTHY CHEESE Cuworthy Curworthy Cheese have been producing their artisan
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – W F Chinns
Bethany Reed
May 26, 2023
WF Chinns Sausages We’re continuing our Supplier Spotlight series where,
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Kitto’s Ham
Bethany Reed
May 19, 2023
Kitto’s Ham We’re continuing to celebrate the launch of our
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Bell and Loxton
Bethany Reed
May 14, 2023
Bell and Loxton Bell and Loxton are a small family
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Waterhouse Fayre
Bethany Reed
May 8, 2023
Waterhouse Fayre We’re continuing our Supplier 2023 Spotlight! We published
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Jessica’s Cakes
Bethany Reed
May 4, 2023
Jessica’s Cakes We’ve just released our brand new product guide
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Bays Brewery
Bethany Reed
April 21, 2023
Bays Brewery Bays Brewery began in 2007 when brothers Mark
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Jacksons Fishmongers
Bethany Reed
April 14, 2023
JACKSONS FISHMONGERS We’ve launched our new product guide! Featuring the
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Cradoc’s Crackers
Bethany Reed
April 9, 2023
CRADOC’S CRACKERS TODAY WE SHINE THE SPOTLIGHT ON THE THOMAS
Supplier Spotlight 2023 – Cornish Cheese Company
Bethany Reed
March 31, 2023
Cornish Cheese Company Cornish Blue was the first cheese produced
Introducing Our Newest Supplier – The Ginger Cat Deli
Bethany Reed
March 6, 2023
The Ginger Cat Deli We are delighted to be introducing
Love is in the Air ❤️ 3 Great Valentines Gift Ideas to Buy Now!
Bethany Reed
February 2, 2023
We’ve got some great valentines gift ideas and there’s still
The Best Devon Products to Stock Up on This Summer!
Bethany Reed
August 7, 2022
The summer holidays are here and with it an influx
Cheese Celebration Cakes – 4 Essentials You Need To Know
Bethany Reed
July 11, 2022
Cheese Celebration Cakes Wedding season is well and truly upon
5 of the best recipes with… Olives
Bethany Reed
June 24, 2022
Best Olives Recipes Our sister company West Country Olives recently
4 Excellent Cheese & Cider Pairings
Bethany Reed
June 10, 2022
Cheese & Cider pairings You already know that we stock
West Country Olives Wins 4 Gold Awards!
Bethany Reed
May 20, 2022
We’re delighted that our sister company West Country Olives have
4 of Our Favourite Spring Flavours!
Bethany Reed
April 18, 2022
The sun has come out and spring has sprung! Spring
4 of the best recipes with… Ham
Bethany Reed
February 21, 2022
This week we’re highlighting one of the most versatile of
Best of Cornwall
Bethany Reed
February 7, 2022
Devon and Cornwall have had long standing rivalries on everything
New Lines Added to Our ‘Orchardlea Deli’ Range!
Bethany Reed
January 27, 2022
We’ve added two new flavours to our deli range! These
4 of the best recipes with… Smoked mackerel
Bethany Reed
January 17, 2022
January is normally a time of restriction and calorie counting
Best of Devon
Bethany Reed
January 10, 2022
We are extremely privileged to have such incredible produce right
Looking Back on 2021
Bethany Reed
December 30, 2021
2022 is nigh and we thought now was as good
