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Wednesday 25 May 2011

Summer Events

The sprawl of Summer spreads before us... And, so that you can prepare for those plentiful Sunlit picnics with a bottle or two of juice, please find here a list of the various local events Drove Orchards will be attending:

(if you miss these, fear not, our Farm Shop is open Summer long...)

Also, look out for us this weekend, with Bray's Cottage Pork Pies at City of Ale Festival, Norwich and the sparkling Fairyland Fair, Holt Hall... 

Monday 30th May - Bank Holiday - Wells Fair, The Buttlands, Wells-next-Sea.
Saturday 4th June - Creake Abbey Market
Wednesday and Thursday 29th-30th June - The Royal Norfolk Show
Saturday 2nd July - Creake Abbey Market
Saturday 16th July - The Norfolk Diet Norwich Farmers' Market at The Forum, Norwich
Saturday 6th August - Creake Abbey Market

...then, believe it or not, providing the rains come, the apples will be swelling on the trees, as August slips into September, we'll be picking and squeezing next season's juices.

We much look forward to seeing you at these Summer Events!

Wednesday 11 May 2011

Spring Farmer's Market, Norwich.


Tastebuds flaring as the Spring Farmer's Market at The Forum in Norwich nears. Organised by The Norfolk Diet it promises to be a resplendent celebration of local food.  (Besides Drove Orchards, there will be eminent Tim Kinnaird and his cakes, Bray's Cottage perfect pies, Crush foods... and many others)  An opportunity to taste many Norfolk foods, to meet the producers and simply to spend a day luxuriating in the myriad local flavours... that, and was there rumour of free Brays Cottage pies for any willing placard-carriers? 

Come and join us at the Millenium Plain, The Forum, Norwich, this Saturday 14th May from 9am-3pm.

Creake Abbey Farmers' Market

The warm weather had the throngs thirsting at Creake Abbey last weekend and our Apple Juices were a sell-out.  Last week's favourites: Bramley, Cox's Orange Pippin, and the timeless Apple and Quince Juice.

This photo of our pretty stall was taken by Sophie Goodenough (@sophiegoodas), 
Norfolk photographer and designer.