A Story with Stokes

A Story with Stokes

A Story with Stokes We sat down with Stokes founder and owner Rick Sheepshanks, to learn more about the Stokes story. February 04, 2022 Uncategorized stokes   Story We spoke to the owner and founder of Stokes sauces,  Rick Sheepshanks. You'll know that Stokes sauces...
What is a Red Poll?

What is a Red Poll?

What is a Red Poll? January 14, 2022 Food Hall | Our Farm | Our Story | Suffolk Story Red    Poll If you know Suffolk Food Hall, you'll probably have heard or read the words 'Red Poll' but you might not know what it means. The words Red Poll are synonymous with our...
Food ‘n’all through the ages

Food ‘n’all through the ages

Food ‘n’all through the ages Food ‘n’ all   Through the ages Obviously farming and food production has happened around Wherstead Hall, home of the Suffolk Food Hall, for millennia. The name Wherstead derives from hwearf stede (Old English for...
The Suffolk Food Hall Story

The Suffolk Food Hall Story

The Suffolk Food Hall Story About     Us The Suffolk Food Hall idea evolved in 2004 when Rob Paul decided to return from London to his home county. After planning permission was granted, his cousin Oli and his brother AJ joined him in the venture. As Suffolk farmers,...
Summer on the farm

Summer on the farm

Summer on the farm June 14, 2019 Our Story | Uncategorized Summer   Farming With calving finished and all the breeding cows and their calves out on the grass, work on the cattle slows down a little. Cattle still need to be checked twice a day but it is now a pleasant...

April 22, 2019 Our Story Bee   Friendly I’ve always loved bees. A balmy June day without the hum of busy, pollen-laden insects on our amaethyst haze of fragrant lavendar just wouldn’t be summer! As a child, I remember my grandfather telling me how...
A trip to Wantisden

A trip to Wantisden

A trip to Wantisden April 01, 2019 Our Story A Farm   Trip It’s always great when we are invited to see where exactly our meat comes from, and to see the local farms that rear the animals.  Me and Craig (our skilled butchery manager) took a trip to meet Tim...

February 23, 2019 Our Story Our   Sourdough Our standard sourdough is made with Marriages Premier White high grade flour, it’s high in protein and untreated with no improvers. We only add salt, water and a sourdough wild yeast starter made with just rye flour...

Day in the loaf of a Baker

Day in the loaf of a Baker A Day in the   Loaf Perhaps not as early a start as you would expect, our bakers start at 6am on weekdays and 5am on weekends. The reasons for this are two fold – we like our bakers to be here when you, our customers are here, so you...