New Website!
Date: 8th June 2009
Its finally up and running! we are now hoping to be able to update this page on a regular basis with news and information about events at Wild Fig.
Please browse our site to find out more about who we are and what we do. Anyone listed on our newsletter list will shortly be receiving our first online wwwildfig... - if you would like to be included simply drop us an email.
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Strawberry Time!
Ready Picked and PYO NOW AVAILABLE!!
They've started cropping and are now for sale (freshly picked every day) in our farm shop.
We have also now got our PYO strawberries on the go, we are only going to have strawberries available this year and the season is likely to be short but very sweet so if you want to catch them at their best its a good idea to come early! (and not normally on a Monday!!)
We grow quite a few different varieties that will now crop until early September. We try and grow varieties for their taste and texture rather than their shelf life. You would struggle to find a better tasting strawberry!
Did you know...?
- Strawberries are not berries, but the large receptacle of a flower. It is the seeds that are actually the 'fruits'
- 1 portion = 7 strawberries
- Strawberries are high in magnesium, potassium, phosphorous, zinc, folic acid and ellagic acid, they also contain powerful anti-oxidants which have anti-inflamatory properties!
Wild Fig Vineyard
(You'll just need to wait a couple of years!)
We have just finished planting our first area of vines - they will take several years to establish but by 2013 we should be selling our very own wine in our farm deli!
We have planted several varieties so we should be able to produce white, rose and sparkling wines. We are going to be growing some vines under polytunnels - this will enable us to grow varieties that can be a bit sensitive to British weather conditions but which will hopefully add some lovely character to our wines.
Whats Growing?
This year we planted some peach, quince and apricot trees, we may have some apricots for sale in July as they are already in fruit.
We are also growing: strawberries, raspberries, cherries, blueberries, blackcurrants, figs, jostaberries, rhubarb, & a selection of vegetables
We will have PYO Strawberries available during June and July
Chickens
Our chickens which arrived last summer have had a bit of a hard time with the local foxes recently... electric fencing hasn't stood up to determined attacks. We have just finished building a new enclosure for the chickens which we keep them in during early mornings and late afternoons so they are now safe and sound! We keep regular updates of our chickens on our Blog page!
Cats Corner
We now have two farm cats - two rescue ferals from Cats Protection in Bridgend. Bilbo and Chelsea are settling in well and have now started venturing out from their house. They will hopefully be keeping a watchful eye on any mice and rabbits that venture towards our veg patch... (Although looking at Chelsea's figure we think any activity beyond lounging is fairly unlikely...!!)