November 2023 We've had some illustrious visitors to the Crouchers estate over recent years. I'll never forget saying 'Good morning' to the actor Sam Neill (he of Jurassic Park fame)…
October 2023 The growing season at Crouchers' potager garden is slowly coming to an end, but we still have a lot of homegrown produce winging its way to the restaurant…
September 2023 The potager garden is in its fifth season, and I have been amazed that with each passing year more and more guests and residents come to see Jason…
July 2023 As every gardener knows, we are now knee-deep in the busiest time of the year - in fact, we're no longer gardeners, instead we're plate-spinners desperately dashing from…
April 2023 Someone far wiser than I once said, that to appreciate the unseen hard work of others, you must 'walk in someone else's shoes'. * Well, this past week…
March 2023 The weather forecast on the news this morning said there's another very cold snap coming in - I can tell you, I've had enough of the freezing temperatures.…
November 2022 It's over in the blink of an eye, isn't it? No sooner have you cared for young seedlings through those first difficult weeks, into sprouting adolescence and then…
June 2022 They grow up so fast, don't they? One minute they're playing with their favourite action man, the next they're a spotty teenager. You can only hope that you've…
April 2022 It's fair to say that the potager garden is coming back to life after the cold winter months and the snap frost we endured just a couple of…
February 2022 At a certain time around the beginning of a new year, myself and our fantastic head chef Dave sit down and discuss how the potager garden can best…
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UPDATED 11th November 2021 | 9:27am In the light of the current coronavirus, Covid-19, situation we want to reassure you that the health and well-being of both our guests and…
Updated 26th March 2020 | 11:14am Dear guests and friends of Crouchers Orchards, It is with a heavy heart that we have decided to temporarily close our doors at Crouchers…
UPDATED 2nd October 2020 | 11:00am In the light of the current coronavirus, Covid-19, situation I wanted to reassure you that the health and well-being of both our guests and…
March 2020 Is anyone else desperately craving the end to the rain? The potager garden is starting to struggle under the weight of all this wind and rain – how…
February 2020 This month’s blog officially marks the one-year anniversary of our idle chit chat. So much as changed since those heady days of blog number one – for example,…
January 2020 Firstly, Happy New Year. Secondly, now is the time to multiply and conquer! It is true that life on the Crouchers vegetable plot is quiet – save for…
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy this last year creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour in…
Our incredibly talented Head Chef David Smith has been busy this last year creating tantalising menus with his team of culinary legends in the kitchen for you to devour in…