by Tom | Jul 24, 2024 | Farm Journal
Our beloved parish magazine, The Winsley Weaver, is celebrating its 50th year of circulation this year. They have asked my father, Richard, to contribute an article on the changes to our farming landscape over these years. This request reminded me of a similar article...
by Tom | Jul 16, 2024 | Recipes
I thought I’d share a little recipe this week that we’ve been enjoying at home this spring and summer. It’s incredibly quick and easy to put together, with very little cooking and mainly just assembling. It’s perfect for whipping up after a busy morning of...
by Tom | Jun 25, 2024 | Farm Journal
Walking my mad spaniel, Bonnie, across the farm every day lets me notice how the year passes by on an almost micro, daily level. Right now, our walks are punctuated with impromptu cool-offs in the cattle troughs, but soon enough, autumn will set in, and a cool dip...
by Tom | May 9, 2024 | Uncategorized
The summer season is well and truly underway now at Hartley. Alfresco dining outside The Barn and ice creams outside the cabin are a daily occurrence now. We are so lucky to be surrounded by the most beautiful countryside and a brief pitstop at Hartley before an...
by Tom | Mar 13, 2024 | Recipes, Farm Journal
The daffs are in full bloom and the glow from the occasionally shy sun is signalling the growing of the days. It feels like we are awakening from the hibernation of winter and all it threw at us this year. Easter is always a line in the sand to bring us out of the...
by Tom | Mar 1, 2024 | Farm Journal
As we waved goodbye to the chill of January and February, our team has been deep in the throes of planning for the exciting year ahead. With spring peeking around the corner, we’re thrilled to start bringing our visions to life. The feedback from our community...
by Tom | Feb 10, 2024 | Farm Journal
A love letter from our cows to your heart this Valentine’s Day. Welcome to our February journal! This month’s article has been kindly written for us by the lovely Jess Oldfield. If you’re a farm shop regular, you will have met Jess in the farm shop...
by Tom | Jan 3, 2024 | Farm Journal
Happy New Year, to all our wonderful customers! As we step into a brand-new year, it’s a time filled with endless possibilities and opportunities to embrace healthier habits. And what better way to start this journey than with the fresh, hearty ingredients that...
by Tom | Oct 16, 2023 | Farm Journal
There’s no denying it, the most wonderful time of year is almost here! So, we thought we’d put together a little post with all the good-to-know tips and advice for ordering with us this Christmas. We have a Christmas catalogue bursting with delicious festive...
by Tom | Oct 24, 2023 | Farm Journal
As we venture into November, there’s a buzz of excitement in the air at Hartley Farm as we gear up for the festive season. Christmas orders are in full swing, and we’re passionately curating a selection of our farm shop favourites to add a touch of...
by Tom | Sep 5, 2023 | Farm Journal
As the calendar turns to September, there’s a collective sigh of relief echoing through the air – we’ve once again navigated the ebbs and flows of summer holidays. Despite the few sunny September days at the start of the month, we haven’t quite had...
by Tom | Jul 24, 2023 | Farm Journal
This month see us celebrate our 15th birthday! On a sunny Wednesday the 20th of August 2008, Hartley Farm opened the doors to the farm shop. A few second-hand fridges selling local meat, fruit and veg, a few freshly painted Ikea shelves with a few jars on and a...
by Tom | Jul 3, 2023 | Farm Journal
Here at Hartley, we love keeping things simple. Whether that be our supply chain, sourcing direct from local farmers and growers, or in the kitchen where we just let the ingredients do the talking. We also love to embrace the outdoors, and nothing combines all these...
by Tom | Mar 15, 2023 | Farm Journal
Last week we were extremely proud to be crowned the Best Farm Restaurant in the U.K at the Farm Retail Association Awards. We were nominated alongside some hugely inspiring and well-known businesses and are just very grateful to be finalists, so winning was a huge...
by Tom | Feb 28, 2023 | Farm Journal
At Hartley Farm, we are on a journey of following regenerative practices that allow us to produce delicious, wholesome food and positively impact our surroundings. One of the main activities on our farm is producing grass-fed beef from our herd of native-breed cows....
by Tom | Jan 10, 2023 | Farm Journal
I hope that the festive season gave everyone a nice rest and recuperation ready for the year ahead! Our focus at the farm for the next couple of months is all on healthy, wholesome food to warm our bodies and souls. As ever, we are inspired by the seasons and the...
by Tom | Oct 11, 2022 | Farm Journal
There’s no denying it, the most wonderful time of year is almost here! So, we thought we’d put together a little post with all the good-to-know tips and advice for ordering with us this Christmas. As we did last year, all our Christmas orders are placed...
by Tom | Sep 1, 2022 | Farm Journal
September usually marks a bit of a return to routine again with schools going back and the weather cooling down a bit. It’s also a time to feel inspired in the kitchen again as autumn draws in and so the go-to summer salads make way for more comforting fare....
by Tom | Aug 19, 2022 | Farm Journal
Great new pizza fans! Starting this Friday, we’ll be serving our wood-fired pizzas in The Barn from 4 – 7.30 pm. You can either pick up a takeaway or book a table in The Barn and enjoy a cold glass of something too! Take a look at our Pizza Fridays Menu > ...
by Tom | Aug 4, 2022 | Farm Journal
Good news! We’ve expanded our local delivery route up to a 5-mile radius of the Farm Shop, which now takes us all the way into the centre of Bath. We’re hoping this will be especially useful for those stuck on the other side of the road closure, so you can still get...
by Tom | Jul 26, 2022 | Farm Journal
For those who live locally to the farm, you will be only too aware of the extremely inconvenient road closure that will be in operation from the 25th of July for six weeks. The B3108 from Bradford on Avon to Winsley is closed to road traffic whilst work is being done...
by Tom | Apr 13, 2022 | Farm Journal
Opening Hours for Easter 2022 We are open throughout Easter this year, however, our opening hours will be slightly different to normal as follows. Good Friday – 9 am until 4 pm Easter Saturday – open as normal Easter Sunday – 9 am until 4 pm Easter...
by Tom | Feb 24, 2022 | Farm Journal
Well, it has been a wet and windy end to the winter. They do say that March comes in like a lion and out like a lamb, let’s hope this month brings some spring sunshine to lift us again! Despite interruptions from storm Eunice we’ve been doing our best with the...
by Tom | Dec 21, 2021 | Farm Journal
The Barn is now closed until spring 2022. Building work has begun on creating a new home for our farm kitchen! Thank you again to everyone who supported us last year and at Christmas. It was a sad moment as we closed down The Barn but so we had so many great memories...