Join us at The Hollies Great British Food Feast on Saturday 17th October 2009 at The Hollies Little Budworth.
Free Admission. Free parking.
Lots of lovely tastings from our suppliers.
From 10am til 6pm
Best wishes from everyone at The Hollies Farm Shops
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A CHESHIRE farm has escaped the national pumpkin shortage as it celebrates one of its largest crops in almost 50 years.
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Families fearing a pumpkin shortage ahead of Friday’s spooky celebrations have nothing to worry about as a Cheshire farm is celebrating one of its biggest pumpkin harvests.
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The Hollies Farm Shop, at Little Budworth, has grown more than 4,000 pumpkins on its 100 acre farm this year despite national reports that pumpkin harvests are down by 30 per cent the anticipated crop numbers.
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The family-run farm shop specialises in growing root vegetables and has been growing pumpkins in its fields since 1959.
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“Our family has been growing pumpkins and ornamental gourds on the farm for almost 50 years and our team of horticultural experts are growing probably the biggest crop in Cheshire,†said Ed Cowap director of The Hollies.
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He added: “We had a poor year last year which might have been due to the weather but this year has been one of the best yet. The team that looks after the pumpkin harvest has done an amazing job nurturing them.â€
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With the largest Halloween display in Cheshire the farm shop on the A49 near Tarporley is brewing with eerie excitement ahead of Halloween.
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For more information visit www.theholliesfarmshop.co.uk
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Home Grown Marrows at The Hollies Farm Shop
Here at our Cheshire farm shop, we are encouraging customers to tuck into home-grown produce to bite back at the credit crunch.
The Hollies Farm Shop at Little Budworth is giving away home-grown marrows to customers in a bid to encourage them to try local grown produce and get the taste for supporting local producers.
Despite supermarkets’ claims to have slashed prices, buying locally sourced produce is being voiced as the way to watch the pennies by local retailers at The Hollies.
Richard Cowap, whose family has sold home-grown produce at The Hollies since 1959 and sons Ed and Phil now run the food lover’s heaven, has nurtured the succulent marrows on his farm and is hoping once people taste them, they will be inspired to buy local produce.
Customers can also pick up mouth watering marrow recipes in the shop.
Director of The Hollies Ed Cowap said: “By buying locally grown produce you know it has not flown across the world. When it comes to fresh produce and dairy products we are beating supermarkets on price as you don’t have to foot the food miles.”
The Hollies Little Budworth has been nominated as Cheshire Life’s Cheshire Food Heroes in the Cheshire Life Food and Drink Awards 2008. We find out in mid September if we have won, in the meantime we’re really pleased to become a finalist.
