23/09/2026
Autumn Equinox 🍂
Producing real food starts with decisions made months, sometimes a full year, before it reaches your plate.
And whilst the autumn equinox doesn’t carry the weight it once did on a working farm, here in Somerset, with Glastonbury Tor on the horizon, it’s still a useful moment to look at what’s actually happening in the fields right now, and what that might tell us about the months ahead.
Rain 🌧️
For once, that’s good news! After a long dry spell, a bit of welcome rainfall has kept the grass growing, which means cattle are still out on pasture, doing what cattle are meant to do.
Every one of our farmers will keep their cattle out on grass for as long as the weather allows. Autumn into Christmas is the best time of year to buy grass fed beef after a full grazing season.
Lamb🐑
Lamb has kept us waiting a bit this year. The dry summer pushed the season back, so lamb is coming through later than usual, but right now, we’d say it’s about as good as it gets.
Climate ☀️
Even with the changes in climate, the low-input, traditionally run farms we work with are used to reading the land and working with what it gives.
It’s not an easy year for anyone, but it’s a good reminder of why we choose to work with incredible farmers like these in the first place.
Looking Ahead 🍂🍁
Real food, real farming means paying attention to years like this one, working with nature as much as we can and, most importantly, enjoying the changing seasons and the food they bring to our plates.
Looking ahead into autumn, we’ll be talking about wild game, free-range roasts, slow cooking, and even… introducing our Christmas range 🦃
