Good afternoon,
We enjoyed a very special supper at the farm on Friday. We had Michael Notman-Watt (of Masterchef fame) and Ben Prok (of Spiced Sussex fame) joining forces to bring big flavours over 5 dishes, with our Sussex Wagyu fore rib as the star of the show.
Thanks to a balmy April evening, we spent the first hour with drinks and nibbles in the yard watching Michael tend to the barbecue. In terms of vibes & flavours, it was definitely one of my favourites so far. If you’d like to join us for the next one, chef Kanthi (who has just won a Brighton’s Best award) is cooking a Sri Lankan & Indian inspired menu on 2nd May. You can book a seat and check out the menu here.
If supper clubs aren’t your bag, we have three other events coming up that might whet your appetite. First off is our Spring Market on 26th April. Tynefield Farm is serving a hog roast, 3Bros are cooking burgers & the Little Vintage Tin are bringing their ice cream van for you to tuck into - plus we have a delicious array of Sussex food & drink producers to try, talk to and take something tasty home from. Live music, DJ & a farm walk are on the menu as well, of course.
Next is our Taste & Trail charity walk from Trenchmore to the Spirit of the Downs Distillery, or vice versa. It’s a £10 donation per adult (kids go free), which is raising funds for our local primary school & the Bolney Bell Ringers. For your donation, you can enjoy a brandy tasting at SOTD and a Silly Moo Cider tasting at Trenchmore. The walk is 4 miles through woodland, along lanes & across our fields and should take an hour or so each way. More info is here.
And lastly, our fun run is just 10 weeks away on 14th June. Tickets for runners are £35 which includes the 7km run, lunch, a pint & Silly Moo Cider glass to take home. There will be live music and a DJ to enjoy in the yard after sweating it out in the fields. Booking and more info is here. Non-runners are welcome and don’t need to book, but might want to pre-order a burger the week before.
More cows have gone outside this week, and are enjoying the dry ground and lush herbal lays that this sublime spring has bestowed. Here’s to plenty more sunshine, with a little rain at some point to jolly along the grass growth and keep things in check.
