Dairy Products
with thanks to the micro dairy, approx 12 of our rare breed organic shorthorn cows and Clive, Master cheesemaker. (also an excellent teacher, see courses)
Milk non homogenised, available in three sizes. We are looking into getting a dispenser for customers to use themselves with their own containers. Watch this space.........
Yoghurt, natural and with fruit from the garden, generally blackcurrants of raspberries. A tiny bit of sugar is added to the small 'on the go' or childrens pots, but there is no added sugar in the large pots, feel free to add to taste.
Cream - good whipping properties
Butter - salted and unsalted. Limited availability
Buttermilk - good in scones and breads
Cheeses
Wiggold Cheddar - Mature and Mild named after the area of Wiggold further up the old railway line (shop lane). Matured for a minimum of 9 months.
Ciceter (crumbly) A mild hard cheese. Part of the year this cheese is crumbly, part of the year more creamy, depending on the grass quality/sileage that the cows are eating. So sometimes it crumbles, other times its doesnt.
i prefer to call it 10 minute cheese. When Clive first gave us some to taste he said
its the sort of cheese you taste and then 10 mins later think you might like a bit more.....judging by the sales he's probably correct. Ciceter is the name Wills grandmother Patience used to call Cirencester. This is in her memory. She had a tiny farmshop in Dollar Street in the fifties.
Dancys Fancy A semi soft cheese. Quite strong, although the strength does vary, as with all handmade cheeses. This is the cheese that is made on Clives cheese courses which the participator makes for themself.
Vegetables
We have established our own 15 acre organic market garden which surrounds the shop. Our stocks are supplemented by other organic growers to offer a good range of organic fruit and vegetables at all times. Seasonal produce is our priority.
Eggs
We are the proud owners of 4 small free-range flocks of Black Rocks and Silver Linx.
Two of the flocks live by the verandah cafe this year, enjoying the resting vegetable plots which are down to green manures to rest and build fertility as per our rotation.
Meat
All the pork, beef, chicken and lamb you find in the shop has been reared at Abbey Home Farm, giving complete ‘traceability’. Our organically reared animals benefit from a safe additive-free diet, homoeopathic medicine and no fear of overstocked fields. Our meat is butchered to an extremely high standard by a local Soil Association registered Master butcher. The chicken is reared, slaughtered and processed on farm, just minutes from the shop. All the meat is soil association certified.
