The daffs are out and all is well at Tyrrells Court. We’re busy planting our 2009 potato crop, see below for a short video of Paddy Kennedy, our farm manager talking about the planting process.
Thanks to Helen, our Harper Adams placement student for filming the activities, and for impressing Paddy and Wayne with her fork lift driving skills.
There are some great events coming up in April and May that we are involved in, created to celebrate the best of British food, farming and culture:
Thursday April 16th
Countrytastic - Food, Farming and the Countryside. A great day out for the family - cake making, tractor rides, dog displays, art & crafts and lots of food sampling! Malvern Show Ground, Worcestershire. http://www.threecounties.co.uk/
Saturday April 25th
Whole Foods Market Kensington ‘Free Best of British Tasting Fair’ - a fun filled evening of events with Wholefoods Best of British suppliers in store offering tasters and samples.(Check out the Tyrrells window display!) http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/stores/kensington/
Monday 4th May
Dilwyn VillageShow. Our local village, Dilwyn, holds this community show each year on Bank Holiday Monday. Dilwyn is one of many picturesque Herefordshire villages, famed for their ‘black & white’ 16th and 17thcentury houses. Whether you’re local or visiting from further a field, please support our local show, and join us for a bag of Tyrrells and a glass of crisp Cider! www.dilwyn-show.co.uk
We were baffled and bemused by this giant Lady Claire potato, found whilst planting up at Westhope field, near Canon Pyon on Monday. This giant tuber is thought to have been trapped underground by a large boulder, and unearthed following heavy rain and hail at the weekend. Local potato experts have guessed the tuber’s age to be about 3 years old, and weight to be in the region of 104.09kg. Julie and Jess are pictured at Tyrrells holding the bumper spud. Give us your views on this momentous find by emailing tyrrelling@tyrrellspotatochips.co.uk
Tyrrelling at the Hay on Wye Literature Festival
We’re running a fantastic competition to win tickets to a headline act at the Hay on Wye Literature Festival, as part of luxury weekend stay in Herefordshire. Headline acts confirmed so far include Hollywood legend Tony Curtis, playwright Alan Bennett and celebrity adventurers Ben Fogle and James Cracknell. Click here to enter, and we’ll do the rest.
Don’t forget to sign up to the Great Tyrrells Taste Test. We’ll be popping some of our new summer seasonal packs into the next lot of 100 boxes…..don’t miss out!