Category: Becketts Farm News

Looking back to December last year, we want to take the opportunity to thank all of our staff and customers who got involved with fundraising. Our annual appeal for St Basils during December collects tonnes of essentials for this homelessness charity. We collect long life foods and toiletries for their accommodations in both Redditch and...

Are you still on the search for a New Year’s Resolution? How about considering putting your money where your house is and committing to shop local for 2020? If you love where you live then set yourself the challenge to begin buying local more often. You don’t need to do everything all at once. Perhaps...

Christmas is a time for giving and Becketts have certainly done that this year. Throughout the year we try and support as many local charities, businesses, schools and sports clubs as we possibly can and here are just some of the great things, we have manged to do in 2019. Fresh Food The bakers have...

If there’s one thing for certain, across different households, in different families, no Christmas Day looks the same. Yes, we might all enjoy a carol service and/or a pint in our local on Christmas Eve, and yes there’s the presents, Christmas dinner, Christmas TV and endless amounts of Quality Street before an afternoon snooze on...

Treat someone to a little bit of Becketts this Christmas with one of our top 10 Christmas Gifts. Sweet Treats Are you are struggling to find your secret Santa gift, or has one of your friends got a sweet tooth? Look no further than our large array of handmade sweets and chocolates in the Farm Shop!...

Visit Worcestershire Awards of Excellence 2019 We are proud to announce the Orange Kitchen Cookery School have been awarded ‘Highly Commended’ in the visitor attraction of the year category, for the Visit Worcestershire Awards of Excellence 2019. The awards ceremony took place at the Chateau Impney in Droitwich, on Tuesday 29th October. This awards category...

Oils are the basis for many favourite recipes. They play a major part in various cooking techniques, from sautéing and frying to roasting and baking. Although we don’t stock a variety of oils in the Farm Shop, we do sell the fantastic Farrington’s Mellow Yellow Rapeseed Oil. Farrington’s Mellow Yellow Rapeseed Oil are Britain’s original...

Finally, comfort food season has arrived. As the nights draw in and the temperatures drop, hearty stews and casseroles are on the menu. Slow cooking in this way can be time-consuming so batch cooking becomes your best friend at this time of year. The Becketts Farm butchery counter have a fantastic range of meats which...

On Friday we held our annual Great Becketts Bake Off fundraiser in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support. There were some incredible cake entries from staff and customers. Bakes included mint chocolate brownies, classic lemon drizzle, a very moreish white chocolate cheesecake and some spectacular sponge cakes! The three judges this year were Managing Director, Simon...

At Becketts Farm we are always striving to reduce food miles and support local suppliers. This British Food Fortnight 21st September – 6th October, we are celebrating all that is local and British. With the exception of some speciality ingredients, fruit and vegetables our Farm Shop is packed to the rafters with fantastic British products...