Vicky celebrates the late season harvest This month has been everything we had dreamed of and more; Vallum Kitchen Garden...
Today I made bread. I’m in training with young Phil the baker here at Vallum Bakery, which brings with it...
We have been completely frosted over here today. It was -1C when I came in on the bread shift at 4.45am and when the sun rose it felt so Christmassy! My friend and guru for all things game – Silver Sheldon, of Hadrian Game – dropped in today with...
My goodness – what is going on? Alicante beach was white with snow while the first shoots of 2017 were...
With Vallum’s Vicky Moffitt The purple-sprouting broccoli at Vallum is insane. It’s like being in a virtual reality world down here...
We’ve dragged our feet this spring preparing for planting, but thanks to our new tea room chef, Richard Jack, and a few willing friends we’ve nailed the polytunnels and we’re ready to plant. So far we’ve been harvesting a some of the spring crops like broad beans and chard which...
I don’t know what the weather is like when you are reading this but I am writing this column during...
Between planting, picking and serving all the produce from our kitchen garden, our newest team member, Richard Jack, head chef...
Having just returned from a very relaxing, sea-tastic and majorly foodie holiday in Cornwall it has been quite tricky to get back into work mode. After a wedding for 150 (the loveliest couple) and Sunday lunch for 100 the next day (in three hours) I literally feel like I am...
It’s so cold we barely want to go out in the garden and pick at the moment. But the bonus...
The whole garden has been cloaked in sparkle dust today. We had to stop picking the kale mid-December as it...
Oh my goodness, we are hanging out for springtime… I walked through Corbridge the other day and the crocuses were psychedelic against the dismal winter colours, the sun was out – the promise of spring and everything turning green is too much to bear! We’ve been busy with wedding viewings...
