The loganberries are early this year
They love sunshine and we’ve had plenty of that during May.
Each flower develops one berry, which has a juicier and sharper flavour than a raspberry. So we’ve been picking them as quickly as they ripen and making delicious jam.
The berries don’t all ripen at the same time so keep going back for more!
Strawberry crop at Springdale this year is amazing. Already picked 128lbs and it’s only the middle of June. Strawberries are on the menu every morning for breakfast.
Freshly made jam is delicious! A real taste of summer.
Marmalade 2019
Delicious new season Seville Oranges have been transformed into Springdale Produce’s tangy, fruity marmalade. We have been selling it at Usk Farmer’s Market, which takes place every 1st and 3rd Saturday of the month.
All our labels are newly designed with the the Springdale logo, our lovely Magnolia tree, and Wye Valley Jam with the variety named below. Available to buy from us, or at Leaf Creative, Huntley Garden Centre, Huntley, GL19 3EX or from The Pantry, St Briavels, GL15 6TA
Clip from Monmouthshire Beacon
Planted last year, 2017, this is the first year (2018) for picking our loganberries.
They look like raspberries but the fruit is a little longer and firmer. The loganberry is a raspberry x blackberry hybrid with quite a tart flavour which is ideal for cooking or jam.
The fruit is a sharper than a raspberry but makes delicious jam which sets in minutes.
A jug full of loganberries can be turned into three of these lovely jars of jam!
Scroll down for the shortbread wars!
Overall home baking – The Sterrett Perpetual Challenge Cup won by Deb!
The Ken Brown Challenge Cup for Savoury Muffins won by Sheila!
With the President of the Monmouth Show 2018
Receiving cups
Sheila – Three 1st Prizes – For Raspberry Jam, Apricot (stoned fruit) and Savoury Muffins and Ken Brown Cup for Savoury Muffins, 2nd Prize for Shortbread
Deb – Five 1st Prizes – Bara Brith, Six Pieces of Tray Bake, Round of Shortbread, Damson Chutney and Six Strawberry tarts, Two Second Prizes for Welsh cakes and a loaf of bread, and one Third Prize – strawberry jam
Sheila’s Savoury Muffins
New season strawberries all ready.
Grown and picked at Springdale, our strawberries have been made into fruity jam
Fresh strawberries from the field
220g jars
350g jars
Springdale Strawberry Jam
Planted in April in raised beds in the polytunnel.
Time for digging up
Washed potatoes ready for the pot
Cooked and ready to eat
A delicious potato – one to remember – Jazzy
This is a new trial for Springdale. It has grown really well in the Polytunnel and is a tasty and strong growing potato which produces lots of evenly sized small waxy potatoes.
The cream coloured skin is very thin and needs no peeling, in fact it can be rubbed off with fingers.
This potato is a second early and has an absolutely delicious ‘melt in the mouth’ flavour.
Moist Fruit Cake – with crushed pineapple
Caribbean Cake – flavoured with coconut and dotted with chocolate
Almond slices – tray bake with almond flavours and a layer of homemade jam through the centre
Blueberry Muffins
Carrot cake – a moist spicy cake with orange flavour frosting
Beautiful crop of Redcurrants this year, all ready for picking! Cover in netting to keep the Blackbirds away!
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