Looking Back on 2021
Bethany Reed
December 30, 2021
2022 is nigh and we thought now was as good
Blog Posts
We know that it’s important to know where your food comes from and who the people are supplying it. That’s why we try to make our blog as informative as possible, so you know everything there is to know about who we are, who we buy from and what we are up to.
Please feel free to give our blog a read if you have some spare time, we’d love for you to get to know us. If you’d like to be featured in one of our blogs, or there is something you’d like us to talk about, please let us know.
Our Favourite Blog Posts
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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The Heart Of Our Company Blog Series
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.
Recipes
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?
5 of the best recipes with… Sausages
Bethany Reed
December 20, 2021
The humble sausage has been around for millennia. Rumoured to
5 Christmas cheeseboards for every cheese lover
Bethany Reed
December 13, 2021
Cheeseboards are a delicious treat at any time of year
Our Top Christmas Picks – Drinks
Bethany Reed
December 6, 2021
In the run up to Christmas we’ve been selecting our
Our Top Christmas Picks – Cheese
Bethany Reed
November 29, 2021
The big day is fast approaching and to help you
Stocking Fillers & Gift Ideas
Bethany Reed
November 24, 2021
some people are harder to buy gifts for than others
Our Top Christmas Picks – Sweet
Bethany Reed
November 22, 2021
With a bigger and better Christmas brochure than ever before
Our Top Christmas Picks – Meats
Bethany Reed
November 15, 2021
In the run up to Christmas we’ve picked out some
New Flavoured Cheeses – Take 2!
Bethany Reed
November 11, 2021
Our flavoured cheese range has changed a lot in the
4 Of The Best Recipes Using Peanut Butter
Bethany Reed
October 27, 2021
We’ve recently added Freda’s Peanut Butter to our product list
Ingredient Showcase: Chorizo
Bethany Reed
October 18, 2021
My love affair with chorizo began a few years ago
Tackling Food Waste
Bethany Reed
October 13, 2021
Food waste is a real problem in the UK; it
New Products for Christmas 2021!
Bethany Reed
October 7, 2021
Our Christmas brochure is at the printers and will be
Introducing our new deli counter range!
Bethany Reed
October 4, 2021
This has been in the pipeline for a while but
British Food Fortnight – Waterhouse Fayre
Bethany Reed
October 1, 2021
It’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Olive’s Kitchen
Bethany Reed
September 30, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Georgie Porgie’s Puddings
Bethany Reed
September 29, 2021
It’s British Food Fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Rod & Ben’s
Bethany Reed
September 28, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Sutton Lucy Dairy
Bethany Reed
September 27, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Chunk of Devon
Bethany Reed
September 26, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Cornish Gouda Co.
Bethany Reed
September 25, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Barber’s Farmhouse Cheesemakers
Bethany Reed
September 23, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – W.F Chinn
Bethany Reed
September 22, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Curworthy Cheese
Bethany Reed
September 21, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Bell & Loxton Oils
Bethany Reed
September 20, 2021
It’s British Food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – Jacksons Fishmongers
Bethany Reed
September 19, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
British Food Fortnight – West Country Olives
Bethany Reed
September 18, 2021
British Food Fortnight starts today and we’re celebrating by showcasing
British Food Fortnight – Cradoc’s Savoury Biscuits
Bethany Reed
September 7, 2021
it’s british food fortnight and we’re celebrating by showcasing the
It’s National Burger Day!
Bethany Reed
August 26, 2021
It’s National Burger Day! To celebrate we’ve compiled some of
Q&A Exe Valley Farm Shop
Bethany Reed
August 4, 2021
Every month we publish a Q&A with one of our
The Best Local Cheeses to try with Devon Wine
Bethany Reed
June 25, 2021
It’s National Cheese & Wine Day today – in our
English Wine Week – Alder vineyard
Hannah Schofield
June 24, 2021
This week is English wine week, as a business we
How to Create the Perfect Picnic
Bethany Reed
June 18, 2021
The perfect picnic doesn’t exist – right? For some people
Q&A Kennerleigh Village Stores
Bethany Reed
June 2, 2021
The Heart of our Company Blog Sonnie at Kennerleigh Community
It’s National Sandwich Week!
Bethany Reed
May 18, 2021
It’s National Sandwich Week! We’re celebrating all this week by
Vegetarian week – Supplier Q&A with Olive’s Kitchen
Bethany Reed
May 11, 2021
In the first of our Supplier blogs we spoke to
Q&A Nibbles at your service
Bethany Reed
May 5, 2021
The Heart of our Company Blog This month we are
Three of the Best Farm Shops to Visit this Spring
Bethany Reed
April 29, 2021
The weather is improving, Covid restrictions are easing and we’re
4 Great Gouda Recipes
Bethany Reed
April 13, 2021
This weeks ‘Orchardlea Weekly Offer’ is the Cornish Mature and
Ingredient Showcase: Chilli
Bethany Reed
April 9, 2021
This is the second blog in our ingredient showcase series
Q&A Prentice Butchers
Bethany Reed
April 1, 2021
The Heart of our Company Blog This month our focus
Q&A Eggbuckland Stores
Bethany Reed
March 9, 2021
The Heart of our Company Blog This month we are
International Women’s Day – Celebrating the Fantastic Women of Orchardlea Foods!
Bethany Reed
March 8, 2021
Today is International Women’s Day, a global celebration of the
British Pie Week Staff Favourites Day 6
Bethany Reed
March 6, 2021
Lochie has been with us for around two years now,
British Pie Week Staff Favourites Day 5
Bethany Reed
March 5, 2021
Hannah has been with us for just over a year
British Pie Week Staff Favourites Day 4
Bethany Reed
March 4, 2021
Dan started working for us in the complete mayhem of
British Pie Week Staff Favourites Day 3
Bethany Reed
March 3, 2021
Today is the turn of yours truly in our staff
British Pie Week Staff Favourites Day 2
Bethany Reed
March 2, 2021
Tracey is the second staff member to feature in our
It’s British Pie Week!
Bethany Reed
March 1, 2021
And just like that it’s the time of year again
National Pizza Day – Tuesday 9th February 2021
Bethany Reed
February 9, 2021
National Pizza Day is a whole day to celebrate the wonderful
