Category: Becketts Farm News

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...

It’s that time of year again! Here at Becketts Farm we hope to get everyone involved in our annual Great Becketts Bake Off, raising money for Macmillan Cancer Support. Help us beat last years’ fundraising total of a whopping £421.30. There are over 200 types of cancer which affect hundreds of thousands of people all...

Summer is currently among us! The sun is shining, the BBQ’s are on the go and the kids are out of school! Meanwhile Becketts Farm is providing you with amazing NEW products perfect for the summer. Our family orientated Farm Shop provides the highest quality products. Ranging from the freshest fruits and veg, to juicy...

Becketts Farm Honey Our stock of Becketts Farm honey is back in store, and it flies off the shelves so quickly each year. Produced under two miles away from our store on our farmland in Earlswood, this really is local honey in every sense of the word. Bee keeper, Andrew draws the honey from a...

Office Desk Essentials! Whether you work in a 9-5 job or from your office at home, you may struggle to keep motivated throughout the day. We have listed some great ideas below that you can keep in or on your desk that may help you throughout your working day! Flavoured Coffee – Coffeeholic? Are you...

The Picnic Spot Living in the Midlands means that we have access to lots of lovely picnic spots, both close to home and further afield. Wythall itself has a brilliant community park, and just a stone’s throw away from us we have Earlswood Lakes, the Lickey Hills or the Clent Hills. You could pack up...

We are delighted to have been awarded the Trip Advisor Certificate of Excellence 2019.  We currently rank in the top 100 out of 1845 restaurants in Birmingham. With so many world class restaurants in our city, we’re pleased that ‘little old us’ – an independent, family-run establishment – can give the best of them a...

This week we are celebrating British Sandwich Week, so pull up a chair and enjoy a few of our favourite facts about this iconic culinary invention. In the UK, a whopping 8.2 million sandwiches are purchased each year! Our favourite sandwich in the UK is a classic bacon sarnie, but traditional cheese comes in a...