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christmasaround the farms
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food, drink + gift ideas
november + december
christmas with R iver fordo r g a n i c f o o d w i t h f r e e d e l i v e r y
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’tis the seasonHomegrown sprouts, slowly-reared turkey, award-winning cheese and legendary mince pies. We wish you a very merry farm Christmas delivered free to your door.
stock up early - we work with small producers, so when it’s gone, it’s gone!
you can pre-order your christmas food online now
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a box for everyonefor the best value, go up a box size if you’re feeding extra people over Christmas
small £11.45Typically 8 varieties with potatoes, carrots and onions every week. A good choice if you’re new to box life - and one of our most popular boxes.
mini fruit + veg £10.95A smaller version of our popular fruit + vegbox, typically 5 easy-eating veg (never potatoes) and 2 fruit varieties.
mini £8.957 or 8 varieties in smallish portions to keep your meals interesting. You’ll get potatoes, carrots and onions most, but not every week.
medium £14.55Typically 10 varieties with potatoes, carrots and onions every week. A great family standby.
christmas week box contents are online from 25th november
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fruit + veg £15.45A big hit with small and large families alike, typically 7 easy-eating veg (never potatoes) and 3 fruit varieties.
roots + greens £12.25 Typically 7 varieties in generous portions. An excellent value seasonal larder-filler for traditional cooks (try a fortnightly delivery if you’re feeling ultra thrifty).
seasons £12.45Avoiding potatoes? You won’t find any here - just 8-10 varieties of fresh seasonal veg.
favourites £13.45Typically 8 varieties of popular veg. Expect tomatoes, broccoli, peppers and mushrooms along with potatoes, carrots and onions.
www.riverford.co.uk
salad box back for
christmas see our
veg pages
fruit £9.95Typically 5 fruit varities. Order on its own or as an ‘add-on’ to a vegbox if you’re a healthy snacker.
large £17.15Typically 12 varieties with potatoes, carrots and onions every week. Ideal if you’re feeding a hungry family or love a bit more diversity.
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spruced up seasonal vegChristmas goes hand-in-hand with British veg. We trial, test and taste until we f ind the most f lavoursome varieties to grow. Here’s how to make them the star of your festive feast.
brussels sprouts £2.49/1kgWithout the artificial sprays that protect conventionally-grown brussels, our organic ones may not look cosmetically perfect. They’re back-breaking to pick by hand, too. But because we grow them ever-so-slowly, they tend to taste better; so we roll our sleeves up, think of Christmas dinner and persevere. You’ll get them field-fresh, still on the stalk, wherever possible.
Soggy, overcooked sprouts are about as unappealing as veg gets. If you must cook them in water, avoid boiling and steam them as briefly as possible. Even better, Jane Baxter, head chef in our Field Kitchen restaurant, recommends stir frying them so they keep their crunch (see recipe over the page).
carrots £1.45/1kgOur winter crop is harvested in late October and November and kept in cold store for the winter. Unless the skins have become discoloured, there should be
no need to get out your peeler - a good scrub at the sink should do.
As with sprouts, Jane steers clear of boiling carrots and advises roasting or cooking them with a little butter instead. She also serves a very moreish dish of sweet honey-glazed carrots. Put chopped carrots into a pan with a knob of butter, a tablespoon of honey and a splash of water. Simmer until tender, add some drops of balsamic vinegar, a sprinkling of chopped parsley and serve.
parsnips £2.25/1kgParsnips can be ready by September, but we tend to wait until the first frosts to start harvesting them. Cold weather causes some of the starch in the root to convert to sugar and greatly improves the flavour.
For a new take on roasted parsnips, parboil, then roll them in a mixture of flour and parmesan. Season well and roast in the oven with the rest of your Christmas dinner.
add extra portions of veg to your order at www.riverford.co.uk
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potatoes £1.45/1kgWe harvest our main-crop varieties in September and October to go into store for use through the winter. Valor is the best-keeping variety and is good for roasting and mash. If your fellow diners demand roast potatoes with their Christmas meal, you could try our version with lemon and garlic, to introduce some different flavours to the festive table.
red cabbage £1.45Braising brings out the sweet, earthy flavour of red cabbage and is a very easy way of cooking it. Fill a heavy-bottomed pan with a mixture of finely shredded red cabbage, two chopped dessert apples, a chopped onion, 50g butter and a tablespoon and a half of dark soft brown sugar and balsamic vinegar. Season well and simmer gently over a low heat for two hours until rich and glossy. It makes a traditional accompaniment to game and roast meat - good with your turkey on Christmas Day.
wok-fried brussels sprouts with gingerby Jane Baxter from the Riverford Farm Cook Book serves 4
3 tbsp sunflower oil2 shallots or 1 onion, finely chopped2 garlic cloves, finely chopped1 chilli, finely chopped600g brussels sprouts, finely shredded4cm piece of fresh ginger, cut into very fine strips4cm piece crystallised stem ginger, cut into very fine stripssalt + pepper
Heat the oil in a wok, add the shallots or onion, plus the garlic and chilli, and fry quickly for about 2 mins, without browning. Add the shredded sprouts and the fresh and crystallised ginger. Cook, stirring constantly, for 2 mins. Add 3 tablespoons of water, cover and steam for 3 mins. Season with salt and pepper to taste and serve.
gift idea
£12.99
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lemon + garlic roast potatoes serves 4
800-900g potatoes, cut into wedges (peeling optional) 200ml olive oil 70ml veg or chicken stock 3-4 cloves garlic, finely sliced juice of 2 lemons 2 tsp chopped fresh oregano or rosemary leaves salt + pepper
Preheat the oven to 220̊ C. Place the potatoes in a single layer in a deep roasting tray. Mix the other ingredients together and pour over the potatoes. Bake for 25 mins then turn the potatoes and baste. Bake for another 30 mins or until brown and sticky. Taste and season with more salt and pepper as needed and another squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
salad box £10.95Our salad box is back for the festive season, to bring some welcome lightness to meals. Typically 7 varieties - ideal if your waistband’s feeling a little tight!
you can pre-order your christmas food online now
christmas meatTraditional (and not so traditional) feasts. All organic, free range and slowly reared to the highest welfare standards, giving the very best f lavour on your plate.
fresh from the
farm to your
christmas table
everything we grow and sell is organic
classic turkeyMost of our turkeys come from Ed Walters’ family farm near our Hampshire farm. Ed has reared turkeys for about 20 years. His birds are slow grown and have been pecking around in the f ields since May.whole turkeys from £70
extra-easy turkey
stuffed turkey breast £28.95/1.5kgwrapped in bacon and f illed with cranberry stuff ing turkey leg stuffed with chestnut + bacon £15.59/1.5kgturkey crown £84.05/6kgeasy to carve, quick to cook and ideal if you prefer white meat
something different
spiced beef £25.35/1.5kgan Elizabeth David recipe - cook in a roasting tray, cover with foil and enjoy it meltingly tender
beef roasting joints from £19.45
pork roasting joints from £11.69
christmas gammon from £19.99
and the trimmings
cocktail sausages £4.99/450gchipolatas £3.99/450gbacon £3.95/450gcranberry sauce £3.55/250g
and smoked salmon for your starter www.riverford.co.uk
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christmas on our farms
Guy Watson, Wash FarmGuy spent a lot of the last 12 months enthusing people around the country about the joys of cooking with seasonal produce. He also saw his travelling restaurant dream come to life. In between all this, Guy returned to Devon for some downtime, to nurture his beloved globe artichokes - the most successful crop he has ever grown, thanks to its prime spot behind the Field Kitchen and much cossetting.
Peter + Jo-ann Richardson, Home FarmThe year started well, although bitterly cold, with Peter’s homegrown brassicas popular with customers and pigeons alike. Then, April saw Home Farm’s first ever five acre crop of asparagus spring up. It was so good, the team threw an asparagus evening to celebrate the harvest. Things turned nasty late
summer, when Peter had a run-in with the potato harvester and ended up in hospital and out of action. Never a dull moment!
John Walton, Stockley FarmThis year, John’s team planted up a new area for veg growing and tried out some different varieties, including round courgettes, which went down a storm. All John wants for Christmas is for the cows not to escape down the lane on Christmas morning, as they did last year when he went in to milk them.
It’s been an eventful year around the farms, from delivering vegboxes through the snow in January and our French farm filling the ‘hungry gap’ this spring, to the summer travels of our restaurant-in-a-yurt and a wonderfully plentiful autumn harvest.
we grow and deliver from your local Riverford farm
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Nigel Venni, Sacrewell FarmBack in February, the team and some green-fingered locals planted 1,500 trees next to the vegbox barn, to increase the biodiversity and encourage more wildlife to the farm. 2010 was also the year Sacrewell enjoyed its first full harvest of crops. Onions grow particularly well, thanks to the dry climate and mixed soil.
Chris Wakefield, Upper Norton FarmEarly this year, the team planted 20,000 herb plants, to create one of Hampshire’s largest herb gardens. Outdoor herbs include mint, thyme, chives and oregano, while their less
hardy cousins basil, coriander and chillies are nurtured in
polytunnels.
Guy Watson, Gary Tomlins, Didier
Mouilleau, Le Boutinard,
France This spring, we harvested the first crops on our French farm in the Vendée, to help bridge the hungry gap when
very few crops are ready in the UK. The favourable light levels in France gave us lettuces, spinach, summer turnips and beans about six weeks sooner than we’d normally have them. Look out for more crops next year.
Paul Ward, Mole End Farm, KentThe cold winter and early summer meant this year’s English apples were the tastiest they’ve been for years. Paul’s apples will be stored right through the winter to keep us going until March.
everything we grow and sell is organic
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before, after + in between“crumbly short pastry,
lovely and sticky” Sarah Sysum, BBC Good Food
The tastiest treats we could grow, cook or f ind, to make your Christmas extra scrumptious. Tuck in for instant festive spirit.
find our whole range of treats online
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savourycropwell bishop stilton £4.45/250gthe only stilton ever to win supreme champion at the british cheese awards
cheddar, double gloucester + more from £3.35pimhill butter oatcakes £2.59/150g
sweetlegendary riverford mince pies £4.95/6 pack“crumbly short pastry, lovely and sticky” BBC Good Food
riverford christmas pudding £9.55/450g or £16.99/900glight and fruity - we promise you’ll f ind room
crosbies chocolate brownies £4.85/4 packdecadently rich - a good alternative to Christmas pudding if you don’t like dried fruit
cream + brandy butter from £1.59
or nibblynuts, dates + chestnuts from £2.49
clementines £2.49/1kga particularly good crop grown by Gines in Murcia, Southern Spain
chocolate snowmen £4.45/8 packmade with montezuma’s award-winning milk chocolate
booja booja truff les from £4.99
choose from hazelnut, midnight espresso, champagne or a selection with f loresta coffee £3.95/250g
everything we grow and sell is organic
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riverford farm shop selection
pack £11.35/3 jarsspiced oranges, devilled
almonds, doverhouse chutney
cheese selection box
£16.99/800g cropwell bishop stilton, godminster vintage cheddar and a soft cheese, packed in a Christmas gift box
truff les from £4.99
chocolate snowmen £4.45
chocolate brownies £4.85
prosecco, sparkling rosé +
champagne from £8.99
sloe gin £15.99/35clfruity and warming, made with handpicked wild hedgerow sloes
port £15.99/75cl
award-winning riverford farm
cook book £12.99
give a vegboxinspire your friend to cook
and eat well
£15 gift voucherlet them choose their own
gif ts + treats
For you or a friend. Take a parcel to them or let us do it for you - we deliver to most of England and South Wales (a bit like Father Christmas).
everything we grow and sell is organic
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give a vegbox or
a voucher so your
friend can choose
their own
and to drinkOur wine comes from small European organic farms. There are no unnecessary additives or adjustments, resulting in a better tasting and purer tipple.
try organic fonseca port and bramley + gage sloe gin
wine pouilly fumé £14.99a stunning sauvignon bursting with gooseberry, guava, nettles and fresh rhubarb
barbera, cascina del melo £12.49a sumptuous red with a hint of spice - decant into a jug and drink from a large glass to get its perfumed f lavour going
la jara pinot grigio spumante £13.79a sparkling dry rosé with a soft strawberry and green apple f lavour - our favourite party f izz!
beer + cider ale, lager, cider from £2.39from traditional independent breweries and cider makers
soft drinks from luscombe, heron valley + oakwood juices
apple juice from £2.79
blueberry/cranberry crush £2.95/74cl
sicilian/raspberry lemonade from £2.59/74cl
mixed pack crush £6.99/32cl x4
heron valley mulling spices £1.95steep in apple juice, cider or wine to make a warming festive drink
more wine, beer + cider at www.riverford.co.uk
christmas from
mince pies £4.95
christmas pudding 450g £9.55
christmas pudding 900g £16.99
chocolate brownies £4.85
brandy butter £2.65
montezuma milk chocolate snowmen £4.45
giant milk chocolate buttons 180g £2.25
dark chocolate 100g £1.99
milk chocolate 100g £1.99
white chocolate 100g £1.99
booja booja hazelnut truffles £4.99
booja booja midnight espresso truffles £4.99
booja booja champagne truffles £8.49
booja booja truffle selection £10.99
dates 250g £2.49
chestnuts 500g £3.75
hazelnuts 500g £3.49
walnuts 500g £3.75
mixed nuts 500g £3.75
mulling spices 6g £1.95
riverford farm shop selection £11.35
cranberry sauce £3.55
christmas cheese box £16.99
cooked ham 3.25kg £49.45
christmas meatturkey max price shown
small £12.86/kg max weight 5.5kg £70.73
medium £12.86/kg max weight 6.5kg £83.59
large £12.33/kg max weight 7.5kg £92.48
extra large £11.25/kg max weight 8.5kg £95.63
stuffed turkey breast 1.5kg £28.95
stuffed turkey leg 1.5kg £15.59
turkey crown 6kg £84.05
beef
spiced silverside 1.5kg £25.35
topside roast 1.5kg £19.45
topside roast 2.5kg £32.35
sirloin roast 1.5kg £33.35
sirloin roast 2.5kg £55.55
+ the rest
gammon loin off the bone 1.5kg £19.75
gammon off the bone 3kg £34.65
gammon on the bone 5kg £48.10
turkey stuffing 450g £5.85
pork chipolatas 450g £3.99
pork cocktail sausages 450g £4.99
pork sausage meat 450g £3.75
meat for Home Farm customers is available
for delivery in Christmas week only (full range
coming soon)
christmas drinks from
fizz - la jara prosecco frizzante £8.99
pink fizz - la jara pinot grigio spumante £13.79
fizz - brut la cuvée blanche champagne 75cl £32.99
single bottle white - pouilly fumé £14.99
single bottle red - barbera doc £12.49
single bottle dessert white - alba chiara 50cl £11.99
port - fonseca terra prima 75cl £15.99
sloe gin £15.99
price listWe grow and deliver from your local Riverford farm. There are a few small differences in our range and prices at each farm - please check www.riverford.co.uk for details.
veg + fruit boxes from
mini vegbox £8.95
small vegbox £11.45
medium vegbox £14.55
large vegbox £17.15
mini fruit + vegbox £10.95
fruit + vegbox £15.45
roots + greens box £12.25
seasons vegbox £12.45
favourites box £13.45
salad box - back in december £10.95
fruit box £9.95
fruit box for work £21.95
meatboxes from
small meatbox £49.95
medium meatbox £66.95
large meatbox £86.95
nothing but meat box £49.95
chicken box £64.95
pork box £69.95
lamb box £79.95
beef box £69.95
beef - fillet box 1.6kg £60.55
not yet available at Home Farm - coming soon
meat available online
We do all sorts of organic meat, from steaks and burgers to joints for roasting and cuts for stewing.
not yet available at Home Farm - coming soon
veg from
aubergines 2 pack £2.49
beetroot 1kg £1.55
brussels sprouts 1kg £2.49
red cabbage £1.45
savoy cabbage £1.45
calabrese broccoli 500g £1.95
cauliflower £1.59
carrots 1kg £1.45
carrots 2kg £2.75
courgettes £2.49
leeks 750g £2.49
mushrooms 200g £1.49
mushrooms - portobello 200g £1.59
onions 500g £1.25
onions 1kg £1.95
onions - red 500g £1.45
pickling onions 1kg £1.49
shallots 500g £1.95
parsnips 1kg £2.25
parsnips 2kg £3.45
mixed peppers 3 pack min. 2 colours £2.95
red pepper 2 pack £1.95
ramiro peppers 2 pack £2.25
potatoes 1kg £1.45
potatoes 2kg £2.45
salad potatoes 1kg £1.75
white potatoes 5kg £4.25
baking potatoes 3 pack £1.45
baking potatoes 6 pack £2.45
baking potatoes 5kg £4.75
sweet potatoes 800g £2.75
butternut squash uk £1.95
squash box 7kg £7.95
swede 1kg £1.49
salad herbs + spices from
salad bag £5.95
avocado 2 pack £2.49
avocado 4 pack £4.49
celery £1.95
cucumber £1.75
dried garlic - 3 bulbs £1.45
ginger 100g £1.25
lettuce £1.75
mixed salad leaves 150g £2.45
watercress 100g £1.95
alfalfa sprouted seeds 100g £1.45
mixed sprouted seeds 227g £1.45
tomatoes 480g £1.95
tomatoes 750g £2.95
cherry tomatoes 250g £1.69
cherry tomatoes 450g £2.85
fruit from
fruit bag £5.95
apples uk 750g £2.45
apples uk 1.5kg £3.95
bananas 1kg £1.95
clementines 1kg £2.49
grapefruit x2 £1.95
lemons x2 £0.99
lemons x6 £1.99
oranges 1kg £2.45
pears uk 750g £2.55
pears uk 1.5kg £4.25
dairy, milk + eggs from
milk from £1.06
eggs - half dozen from £1.95
riverford clotted cream 250g £2.75
stamfrey farm clotted cream 113g £1.95
double cream 250ml £1.59
acorn double cream 284ml £1.40
acorn single cream 284ml £1.10
riverford butter 250g £1.95
acorn butter 250g £1.80
godminster vintage cheddar truckle 400g £8.45
greens of glastonbury cheddar 350g £3.95
cropwell bishop stilton 250g e £4.45
greens double gloucester 350g £3.35
st eadburgha soft cheese 170g min. £4.45
acorn brie 230g £4.95
buffalo mozzarella 5x 25g £2.99
parmesan 200g £5.49
yoghurt - fat free 475g £1.55
yoghurt - whole milk 475g £1.59
chilled from
cooked sliced ham 250g £6.65
smoked ham - thinly sliced 250g £6.65
pastrami 150g £4.65
sliced roast beef 150g £4.65
smoked salmon 200g £9.49
smoked salmon 500g £19.99
soup of the month 600ml £2.99
soup - vegetable + pesto 600ml £2.99
soup - chicken + vegetable 600ml £3.19
beanie burger - mushroom 2x 100g £2.35
beanie burger - nut 2x 100g £2.35
beanie burger - spicy 2x 100g £2.35
beanie burger - tomato 2x 100g £2.35
soysages x4 £2.35
tofu natural 250g £2.35
bread - norton farm from
malted bloomer 800g £2.19
pure rye 800g £2.79
small sourdough 400g £2.19
small spelt 400g £2.79
white batch (soft crust) 400g £1.69
workers white 800g £2.19
wholemeal bloomer 800g £2.19
3 seeded bloomer 800g £2.79
cheese and walnut 400g £2.59
country cob 400g £1.89
tomato + olive focaccia 500g £2.75
bread - wash farm from
Available in some areas, please check the website
for details. from £1.69
kitchen pantry from
pesto rosso 180g £2.99
pesto genovese 180g £2.99
sundried tomatoes 280g £3.65
olive oil - italian extra virgin 500ml £4.45
olive oil - italian extra virgin dolce 500ml £4.45
olive oil - italian extra virgin dolce 2 litre £12.99
fusilli pasta 500g £1.75
linguine pasta 500g £1.69
penne pasta 500g £1.69
spaghetti 500g £1.69
riverford banana chutney 340g £2.95
riverford ploughman’s pickle 340g £2.99
riverford cucumber pickle 340g £2.95
riverford doverhouse chutney 340g £3.25
mayonnaise 250g £2.99
riverford oriental dipping sauce 240ml £2.99
riverford sweet chilli sauce 240ml £2.65
pimhill oatcakes 150g £2.59
jam - raspberry 340g £2.95
rude health muesli 1kg £5.49
pimhill muesli 1kg £3.85
pimhill porridge oats 850g £2.45
flour - white 1kg £1.95
flour - wholemeal 1kg £1.95
soft drinks from
floresta
coffee single estate - beans 250g £3.95
coffee single estate - ground 250g £3.95
heron valley
apple juice naturally sharper 75cl £2.79
apple juice naturally sweeter 75cl £2.79
apple + ginger juice 75cl £2.99
apple + orange juice 75cl £2.99
oakwood
cox apple juice 1l £3.15
fiesta apple juice 1l £3.15
luscombe
st clements 74cl £2.59
sicilian lemonade 74cl £2.59
raspberry lemonade 74cl £2.95
cranberry/blueberry crush 74cl £2.95
drinks selection 32cl x 4 £6.99
bottle case (24)
ginger beer hot 32cl £1.49 £32.19
ginger beer cool 32cl £1.49 £32.19
rocks
blackcurrant squash 74cl £2.25
elderflower squash 74cl £2.25
wine from
white bottle case (6)
mas de la ville chardonnay £8.25 £44.55
la jara prosecco frizzante £8.99 £48.55
vega lucia blanco airen £5.99 £32.35
la jara pinot grigio bianco £8.99 £48.55
marigny-neuf sauvignon blanc £11.25 £60.75
gavi docg £12.49 £67.45
rosé
mas de la ville gard rosé £8.25 £44.55
vega lucia rosado, tierra de castilla £5.99 £32.35
marigny-neuf pinot noir rosé £11.25 £60.75
red
quinto arrio rioja £6.99 £37.75
ott tinto de navarra £6.99 £37.75
mognon contadino £8.75 £47.25
marigny-neuf pinot noir £11.25 £60.75
mas de la ville merlot £8.25 £44.55
mixed - all red £45.65
mixed - red + white £41.35
mixed - all white £49.69
mixed - white + rosé £46.55
beer + cider from
bottle case (12)
ale - samuel smith’s 55cl £2.39 £24.49
lager - samuel smith’s 12x55cl £2.39 £24.49
cider medium - sheppy’s 12x50cl £2.39 £23.49
kitchen kit from
riverford recipe binder £1.99
bag riverford long handled cotton shopper £1.99
eco cool safe - small £74.65
eco cool safe - medium £83.35
eco cool safe - large £93.95
riverford farm cook book £12.99
riverford cool bag £2.55
eco cool blanket £3.85
We’re taking a break with no deliveries between Christmas and New Year, so stock up on all you need in Christmas week.
Minimum order £12.50 or £25 on meat. See our full range at www.riverford.co.uk.
legendar y mince pies
“simply the most
delicious mince pies I
have ever tasted” Rose Prince, The Telegraph
www.riverford.co.uk 0845 600 2311
free delivery by your merry local vegman or lady (leaving out mince pies and port is optional) R i v e r f ord
