Bbc — Old Varieties

Celebrating and remembering old fruit and vegetable varieties

Looking for Medlars

November 28, 2010 by admin 2 Comments

Medlars are one of our ancient British fruits making a come back. During the middle ages, people would have been very familiar with this strange …
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Filed Under: Featured, Medlars & Quinces Tagged With: Bbc, Bbc Countryfile, Christmas, Christmas Table, Cold Cuts, Comments Section, Commercial Cultivation, Finished Product, Food Producers, Fruits, Handy, Hundred Years, Medlar Jelly, Medlar Trees, Medlars, Middle Ages, Orchards, Pheasant, Turkey, Wiltshire

Countryfile Adam is Champion

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October 28, 2010 by admin Leave a Comment

BBC Countryfile presenter Adam Henson, who own and runs the Cotswold Farm Park was crowned Champion of the Year at the annual farmers Weekly …
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Bramley 200th Anniversary

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January 20, 2009 by admin Leave a Comment

200 years ago the first Bramley grew from a pip planted in the garden of Mary Ann Brailsford in Southwell and took its now famous name when local …
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Looking for Medlars

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Bramley 200th Anniversary

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