Herbs Unlimited – Baby Leaf Salads and Fresh Herbs
A passion for good food and the poor availability of quality fresh herbs inspired Alison Dodd to start growing her own herbs in Yorkshire 17 years ago. Alison started her career as a Cordon Bleu chef in the family restaurant, and soon recognised the need for a good supply of fresh herbs to the catering industry. Herbs Unlimited progressed from supplying local Restaurants and Hotels to supplying … [Read More...]
Off to a Slow Start…
It's week 17 and things are just about picking up. We are finally starting to plant out plugs that have over wintered in the greenhouse and gap up any losses from the cold winter. Half a tunnel of old sage has been pulled up and is in the process of being replaced with various specialities, mainly lemon verbena due to the great demand last year! This is all good news as the propagation area is … [Read More...]
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Sweet Cicely
Sweet cicely is a sweet, aniseed flavoured herb which is a very good sugar substitute. Its fern-like leaves are very attractive and it has a long … [Read More...]
Winter Savory
Winter savory is also know as Mountain Savory. This is a perennial evergreen herb which has a stronger flavour than the summer savory and should be … [Read More...]
Chocolate Mint
Chocolate mint is a strong mint with a hint of a chocolatey taste, it has the aroma of after dinner mints. It can be used in hot drinks like tea and … [Read More...]
Hyssop
Hyssop is a low growing shrub with dark evergreen leaves and rich blue flowers. It has been used for centuries and Gerard felt it was such a common … [Read More...]
Lemon Balm (Melissa Officinalis)
Lemon balm is another ancient herb used by the Greeks 2000 years ago for everything from attracting bees to an empty hive to curing mad dog bites, … [Read More...]
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Edible Flowers
Edible flowers add colour and glamour to any dish and some of them have surprising and interesting flavours. Edible flowers are a wonderful edition … [Read More...]
Lovage (Levisticum officinale)
Lovage is one of our home grown summer speciality herbs and is also known by some as sea parsley. Lovage is a tall plant with dark green, deeply … [Read More...]
Environmental Issues
Solar Energy if the Sun Ever Shines Again
The scaffolding is up on the packhouse roof ready for our new solar panels to go up. We have opted for a 30kw unit which should see a considerable contribution to our energy needs. We decided it was necessary to invest in renewable energy due to our high energy requirements for the packing facility. This addition will help us to meet our environmental goals for reducing CO2 emissions and to … [Read More...]
Wild Flowers for the Beetle Bank
This week we ordered the grass seed and native wild flower mixes ready to sow next week for our LEAF Marque field margins and beetle bank. This should not only provide a wonderful habitat for the insect species living on our farm but will also provide a lovely floral display as you drive onto the site. We have a family of Moorhens on our lagoon on site which is great to see and the hedges are … [Read More...]
