Christine Smallwood chats to some movers and shakers in the Enfield food scene, including the Food Gatherer!
Read moreFORTY HALL FARMERS MARKET OPENS ITS GATES!
What a day! Thanks to everyone who came along. We can’t wait to do it again on Sunday the 10th June at Forty Hall Farm
Read moreCOUNTDOWN TO LAUNCH OF FORTY HALL FARMERS MARKET
The Food Gatherer and Forty Hall Farm launch new monthly farmers market for Enfield, Sunday May 13th
Read moreWINE AWARD FOR FORTY HALL VINEYARD
HUGE congratulations to our friends at Forty Hall Vineyard who have just picked up a prestigious Silver Award in the Independent English Wine Awards for their 2015 London Sparkling Brut.
Read moreNEW NORTH LONDON HUB FOR THE FELIX PROJECT - HELP NEEDED!
London based Felix Project collect and redistribute surplus food to provide for the most vulnerable in our society. They now have a North London hub in Enfield and they need food businesses to get involved and volunteers to help do their amazing work.
Read moreFORTY HALL FARMERS MARKET LAUNCHING MAY 13th!
Join us for a brand new monthly Farmers Market for Enfield. The Farm gates will open from 10am on Sunday, May 13th 2018 to coincide with the annual Forty Hall Village Fete and from then on, the Market will be the second Sunday of each month.
Read moreCALLING LOCAL PRODUCERS & STREET FOODERS!
If you are proud of your pickle, think your cheese is the bees knees or your beer deserves a cheer read on ...
Read moreIT LOOKED A LOT LIKE CHRISTMAS
The scene was set for the Christmas Wreath making and Food Market ...
Read moreJOIN ANGELA CLUTTON FOR EGGNOG (OF FESTIVE DREAMS)
On December 10th we welcome food historian and food writer Angela Clutton to our Christmas food market at Forty Hall Farm where she will be celebrating and sharing with us her recipe for ...
Read moreREN BEHAN WORKSHOP AND BOOK SIGNING
We are excited to welcome Ren Behan to Christmas at Forty Hall Farm for a festive workshop and book signing.
Read moreCHRISTMAS AT FORTY HALL FARM
Grab your wellies and join us for an afternoon of festive food and fun on the farm!
Read moreAPPLE FAIR - STALLS AVAILABLE FOR FOOD & DRINK PRODUCERS
We have stalls available for food and drink producers to trade at The Apple Fair 8th October 2017, interested?
Read moreWOW! WHAT A FESTIVAL
On August Bank Holiday ,we welcomed well over 3,000 of you to Forty Hall Farm to the Enfield Food Festival
Read moreELDERFLOWER POWER!
We thought we'd share this Enfield Food Festival blog with you from Kim Walker & Vicky Chown as they have some great uses for the elderflower including a gorgeous cordial recipe for you to try.
Read moreCELEBRATION AT FORTY HALL VINEYARD - The release of their 2016 Ortega wine
After the horrors of Saturday night in Borough Market, on Sunday morning, Forty Hall Vineyard was a peaceful haven. I went along to their 'open vineyard' day to celebrate English Wine Week and the release of their 2016 Ortega wine .
There is generally a low expectation of the quality of the wine (let's face it, a wine produced from grapes grown in Enfield, North London doesn't raise high hopes.). You will be mightily surprised though!! it's a joyful moment when the wine hits your palate and it dawns on you that the wine tastes really good. What a fantastic asset we have here in North London - a vineyard that produces good wine!
Sarah Vaughan Roberts, who founded the Vineyard as a social enterprise in partnership with Capel Manor College, explained the challenges the vineyard has recently faced with an unusually late frost in April which has had a devastating impact on the vines. Thankfully there are signs of renewal but the it wont be clear how much damage there is until the end of summer as we approach the harvest time in September, but here will undoubtedly be an impact upon the volume of wine that can be produced. This matters greatly as the wine sales pay for the running of the vineyard as a social enterprise, promoting good mental health, rehabilitation and well being for local people through "green exercise" .
The vineyard are raising money through donations and you can also support the vineyard by buying the wine from the Forty Hall Farm Shop, Forty Hall Estate, Enfield and online soon.
You can tour the vineyard at the Food Festival on August Bank Holiday and watch out for events that the Food Gatherer will be organising in the vineyard over the summer too!
More info about here.
PUMPKINS, PUMPKINS EVERYWHERE!
The pumpkins are 'curing' in the polytunnel at Forty Hall Farm and they look spectacular. From Turk's Turban to Spaghetti squash the varieties this year are truly wondrous. They'll be in the Enfield Veg Bags and selling in the farm shop soon. Visit our Autumn recipes for delicious squash recipes too.
WHEN I KNEAD YOU
Holtwhites Bakery's Richard Copsey gets to work kneading his dough in the bakery. It's good to see how a master does it!
URBAN FOOD AWARD NOMINATIONS FOR 3 ENFIELD PRODUCERS
Congratulations to Forty Hall Farm Vineyard, Gourmet Goat and Holtwhites Bakery who were all finalists in the Urban Food Awards.
Last year's finalists included Tottenham's Wildes Cheese and Forty Hall Farm for their market garden salad, so there's a lot for the food lover to feel proud of here in North London!
