http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk Belvoir Fruit Farm's Official Blog Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:13:31 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Today is World Book Day – the biggest annual celebration of books and reading in the UK and Ireland. And we’re all for it. It makes us dream of retiring to the garden on a hot summer's day with a cool glass of our fabulous new Blackcurrant & Cox Apple ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2010/03/04/world-book-day/ Here at Belvoir Fruit Farms, we've been trawling through your Great Scot! competition entries. My, they are impressive! We've loved reading your poems and donning the correct accents to deduce the hidden meanings. And it's been terribly difficult choosing the winners from the forty-one tickling and touching entries. Pats on the ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2010/03/01/odes-of-joy-januarys-competition-winners/ So then, did you get a visit from Cupid? Did a beautiful stranger sweep you off your feet, wine and dine and you, before arranging a private viewing of one of the most romantic films of all time? Or did this Valentine’s Day pass without even a flicker of love? Perhaps there was ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2010/02/19/valentines-competition/ Is there no end to this cold weather with constant frosty mornings and frozen windscreens. Wooly hats and gloves remain on. Only now, we don’t have Christmas to look forward to. But we do have some very good news. Belvoir Fruit Farms is proud as punch to announce two new additions to ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2010/02/16/two-new-presses-that-love-to-be-chilled/ Good news – next Tuesday is Pancake Day! Traditionally, it’s called Shrove Tuesday (or Mardi Gras – literally, Fat Tuesday – if you’re in the carnival mood). And it’s the last day of indulgence before Lent. But why pancakes? Well, to avoid wastage, households would use up all their sugar, butter, flour, ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2010/02/04/pancake-day-on-the-farm/ Here at Belvoir Fruit Farms we love nothing more than reading through the mail you send us; whether it’s telling us how much your son loves our organic ginger cordial, a delicious recipe featuring one of our cordials, or perhaps something slightly more obscure. And this week it was the latter ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2010/01/28/small-hands-on-deck/ Monday is Burns Night. And with this annual event approaching rapidly, here on the farm we're celebrating all that’s Scottish with a fabulous new competition. Burns Night may have been held on a completely different date if merchants born in Ayrshire didn’t realise their mistake. The first Burns Supper was ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2010/01/21/great-scot-a-new-competition/ Oh the magic of snowfall! Well, magical if you’re a kid and, instead of going to school, you’re hurtling down hills on a makeshift sled. Not so great if you’re stood on a station platform rueing the cancellation of your train home. Yes, we know that this white blanket over Britain ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2010/01/06/talking-of-a-winter-wonderland/ We love Christmas, but we know many people have become jaded by the seemingly endless Christmas shopping. If you lost your festive cheer during a depressing dash around the department store, we intend to bring it back. So with only a fortnight to go until the big day, we’ve compiled ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2009/12/10/14-brilliant-things-to-make-this-christmas/ As the final firework illuminates the night sky and the last embers on the bonfire burn out, our thoughts turn towards the next seasonal celebration – Christmas! We love the Christmas period. There’s a real sense of magic in the air. And plenty of good food and drink on the table. Belvoir ... http://blog.belvoirfruitfarms.co.uk/2009/11/05/belvoir-winter-berries-cordial/