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Blog Post
12th Jul 2021

Joy of imperfection

Bing Cao and Cara Ou are the innovators behind Wabi Sabi, the Ambleside restaurant that brought sushi and ramen to our Services.
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Blog Post
9th Jul 2021
We’re on TV
We are delighted to be the subject of a new four-part documentary series on Channel 4. A Lake District Farmshop, made by Purple Productions, airs from Saturday 10 July at 8pm.
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Blog Post
28th May 2021
A fruitful partnership
Chef Jake Winter is the new face of Wild & Fruitful, the West Cumbrian jam-making business behind our Farmshop preserves and seasonal fruit compotes.
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Blog Post
14th May 2021
Tastes of the plain
Cheesemaker Carolyn Fairbairn and her daughter Leonie Fairbairn produce unique Cumbrian cheeses at Thornby Moor Dairy on the Solway Plain.
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Blog Post
19th Apr 2021
Counting on sheep
Our breeding flock and our fell-bred Herdwicks supply our Farmshop & Kitchen with home-reared lamb and mutton.
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Blog Post
19th Apr 2021
Herd community
We work with a careful selection of hardy northern breeds to supply our business with the best beef our land can produce.
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Blog Post
14th Apr 2021
Scents of place
The story behind our bespoke bath and body products, handmade in partnership with Pure Lakes in the Lake District.
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Blog Post
14th Apr 2021
Loaf and soul
Award-winning baker Patrick Moore has been supplying our Farmshop & Kitchen with sourdough loaves and other slow-fermented speciality breads since the earliest days of his business. The founder of More? The Artisan Bakery talks bacon butties, the gift of great toast and his latest starring roll.
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Blog Post
14th Apr 2021
Bottling biodiversity
We meet Robert Simpson, juice maker and grower at Eva’s Organics, the family-owned organic market garden and box scheme whose wildlife-friendly handmade organic juice is in a class of its own.
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Blog Post
14th Apr 2021

Who made all the pies?

A Tebay picnic wouldn’t be a Tebay picnic without one of Amanda Wilson’s handmade picnic pies. The co-founder of The Pie Mill tells us why the best things come wrapped in crunchy pastry.
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