Summer produce is a-comin' in!

Today we take delivery of our new fruit and veg chiller, thanks in part to a generous donation from Brockham Parish Council. We need it! In addition to the local veg we buy in from Guildford, and the staples we get from Covent Garden, we are stocking more and more of our own village produce. We have gooseberries, redcurrants, beautiful new potatoes, radishes, and fresh lettuce leaves, all from the village - as fresh as fresh can be, and putting into practice Alan's (our mentor's) motto, which is:'food yards not food miles!'

Two months on and going strong

We have been too busy to write anything for two months!
The shop has gone from strength to strength, gaining new customers all the time, and adding new lines and new ideas. We are starting to find our feet and have settled down with our suppliers, although we have made life a bit harder for ourselves by having over 20 local suppliers in addition to our main wholesalers. This is what makes us special, though - and the people that visit us invariably remark on the range of products. We also want to do our bit for local businesses and farms so we are proud that we have become an outlet for so many of them.
Top marks so far have got to go to Debbie Nicholas, our absolutely amazing cake supplier. Debbie lives a couple of miles down the road and from her kitchen and her garden she produces the most stunning cakes, jams and chutneys. Because she uses her own hens' freshly laid eggs, the cakes are as light as a feather. We sell them by the slice or as whole cakes.
Claire's flowers are doing very well and she has brought in a range of hanging baskets. There are tomato plants for sale at the moment, and some of our local gardeners are donating courgette plants etc. We are now also selling freshly dug new potatoes (gorgeous) and we always try to have a basketful of fresh local asparagus - only a couple more weeks to go in the asparagus season, so hurry! It's fantastic with some fresh South Downs butter and some slivers of Twineham Grange italian-style hard cheese from West Sussex!!