#fortyhall

[analogue-addict]

Went on a little snowy Sunday photography mission around forty hall. I couldn’t feel my fingers after 10 minutes but i’m hoping it was worth it. Now time to crank up Photoshop and get editing, I’m planning to create collages from the successful images...

it was so cold i ran back to my car after half an hour 

[enfieldveg]

Tomato, Endive and Pear salad

Ingredients:

For dressing:

4 tablespoons olive oil

2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice

1 ½  tablespoon maple syrup, or more to taste

1 ½  tablespoon mustard

1 small onion, finely chopped (optional)

salt and black pepper, to taste

For the Salad:

100g couscous

1 bag  endive

1 portion tomatoes cut in pieces

1 large pear, sliced or apple or another fruit of choice.

1 small handful of hazelnuts, lightly toasted, finely chopped

Method:

For the dressing: Combine olive oil, lemon juice, maple syrup, mustard, shallot, salt, and pepper in a small glass jar. Shake it well.

For the couscous, cook according to instructions on the packet.i

Set the cooked couscous aside and let it cool down.

Combine the cooked couscous with the endive, tomatoes, and fruit.

Finish with hazelnuts and maple mustard dressing to taste.

[enfieldveg]

Farmers’ market Sunday 12th May

There’ll be seasonal local veg and meat direct from the Farm along with over 20 producers, with bread and pastries from local food heroes Holtwhites Bakery, cheese from ‘the urban artisans’, Wildes Cheese, along with sustainably caught fresh fish, top notch pies, charcuterie, preserves, ferments, cakes, bakes and more.

We encourage you to take time to explore the farm, get involved in activities and drink in the beautiful surroundings of the Farm and Forty Hall Estate with our regular street food traders, plus a rotation of pop ups for your Sunday lunchtime pleasure. Sip on craft beers from local brewers such as New River Brewery, plus Forty Hall Vineyard’s award winning wine, produced from the grapes of London’s only commercial scale vineyard, on the farm.

Come celebrate great food and community spirit at the only farmers’ market on a certified organic farm in London.

[aspieandme]

Piglets at Forty Hall farm #piglets #fortyhall (at Forty Hall Farm) https://www.instagram.com/fitforover60/p/BwPTw05jh_8/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=clq3c3a7rkqs

[enfieldveg]

Christmas and Farmer’s Market

Christmas! Christmas! Christmas!

With Christmas just around the corner we are getting ready to welcome it with delicious local produce! Our Christmas veg bags are a seasonal treat, perfect for feeding friends or family.

On Wednesday 19th December we will be delivering our last veg bags of the year. They will be a double bag as there isn’t a delivery on Wed 26th.

Then we will start back up again on Wednesday 2nd of January.

If you are on holiday or not around in either of those weeks, please email us and let us know!

Farmer’s Market on Sunday December 9th: 10am – 3pm

Enjoy a tramp around the farm, see the animals settling down for winter and gather your greenery from the Farm’s trees and hedgerows to make your wreath. Then head back to the Black Barn to create your festive door wreath to take home.

Fill your boots with a Forty Hall Farm bacon butty or a hot lunch from our tempting street food stalls and feel the festive glow with warming mulled cider from Bohem Brewery.

Stock up on our local organic produce, plus festive food and gifts; including the Farm’s very own Vineyard wine, Holtwhites’ award-winning Christmas bakery, the urban cheese-makers Wildes Cheese and Old Bakery Gin.  

Free entry to the Farm all day: 10am – 3pm. No booking required. Wreath-making: £5 per wreath. Suitable for families, but children must be accompanied by an adult.

Please bring scissors or secateurs if you have them (though some will be available to borrow for a £10 deposit). Wrap up warm and don’t forget your wellies!

[vintagedtodeath]

I'm really pleased to say that I shall be trading at the @fortyhall Christmas Fayre on the 1st and 2nd December this year! It's still a little while away but mark it in your diaries - This gorgeous historic house will look magical at Christmas 🎄 • • #vintagedtodeath #fortyhall #enfield #northlondon #christmasfayre #loveyourdoorstep #shoplocal #shopsmall #fortyhallestate #christmas #gifts #smallbiz #independent #handmade #design #everydayjewellery #instajewelry #jewelrygram #sterlingsilver #finejewellery #jewelry #jewellery #everydaystyle #fashion #style #vintage #vintagestyle #alternativestyle #altstyle #altgirl https://www.instagram.com/p/Bpo4O3wgYut/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1modhtjun0ywg

[enfieldveg]

News from the Farm

It's a week of departures here at Forty Hall Farm. For six months, our seasonal grower Paola has braved the scorching summer heat to carefully pick and pack the salad, a task which she carried out with distinction. We wish her and her partner all the best as they move on to the Netherlands and good luck in the search for more organic growing opportunities.

 It's also the final week at the farm for Kate McGeevor - many of you will know Kate and all the work she has done here. But for those who don't, Kate has worked tirelessly in her role as farm manager for the last seven years, carefully developing the farm in multiple directions to cement its role as the hub for sustainable food production and education in Enfield. There's now more going on at the farm, week in, week out, than ever before, and Kate's been central in getting all these activities off the ground.

 Kate has been pivotal in setting up the Market Garden, and has supported us through thick and thin, year on year, helping us develop the project and getting stuck in where necessary - be it sowing seeds, harvesting veg, delivering the bags or even driving the tractor. Behind the scenes, she's given us huge amounts of support and advice, and carefully steered Enfield Veg Co through it's first few formative years, writing over 200 weeks of newsletters in the process. That's a lot of recipes!

 So we'd like to say a huge, massive thank you to Kate, and wish her all the best as she moves on to Manchester and her next adventure. The best possible thanks we at the farm can give, is to keep working with the same level of dedication to make Forty Hall Farm a beacon of sustainable agricultural education and small scale food production. And you can help us do this - come along to the monthly farmers market on Sunday 14th October, tell your friends and neighbours about our box scheme, or come and visit us to see what we're doing. We want to continue to grow, to reach more people, to welcome more students and volunteers to the farm, to make small scale sustainable food production a part of life in Enfield.

[enfieldveg]

News from the Fields

Hurray for the cooler weather, interspersed with rain! It has made our life so much easier and more practical. Not having to carry around or irrigation outdoors and concentrating on the weeding and sowing has been great.

Matthew and I have been able to get on the Steerage hoe again and have been keeping the weeds at bay. With the rain, they have started to grow very quickly! We’ve also undersown all our brassicas so that the ground stays covered in winter.

Thursday was spent getting our winter brassicas sown. As it rained the whole day, we were very happy to be indoors just for the day, getting our work done in the polytunnel.

We’ve got most of the list done which has helped us be a lot less stressed about winter now!

Harvesting continues and beans have now come into their own. We’re preparing for the Food festival this week too. Do come visit us on the stall. There’s a great line up of interesting talks and workshops including how to make wine from foraged ingredients, screen printing for kids  and much much more!

PS. Kate is leaving her job here at the farm to start an exciting life in Manchester! More info on the Farm manager job here:

http://www.fortyhallfarm.org.uk/news/new-farm-manager-wanted.html