Some love for our resilient British rapeseed
Oct 2, 2022
The hot weather in July was incredibly challenging for our combining of the rapeseed oil crops. Combining when it’s so dry means the seed doesn’t press well so doesn’t produce the volume of oil we want. As there is already a shortage of sunflower oils from Ukraine right now, this makes rapeseed oil very sought-after this year.
Calving has started & Meggy Moo’s heads to Westminster
Oct 1, 2022
August & September are such busy months here at Rawston Farm. We have finished an early harvest this year, we have been clearing the straw from the fields for winter feed and bedding. It’s also the time our dairy cows are calving and having their babies so that they can produce lots of milk. We sell our milk to a cooperative called Arla, which I’m sure you’ve all seen advertised. You’ll have seen the butter, cheese, milk and other dairy products with their label on.
How checking your food labels supports our British Farmers
Aug 2, 2022
We know only too well that you’re all busy people, running around holding down jobs, managing your homes, your families and the food budget. Your time is precious and in short supply.
When you’re pushing your trolleys around the supermarkets you definitely don’t have time to check the details of the labels of everything you pick up. The shame in this is that supermarkets have very clever marketing ploys. At a quick glance the packaging looks totally home produced from somewhere here in England, but turn it over and it’s a very different story, the same label but with the contents coming from a whole host of different countries. The Union Jack is only on there on the odd occasion, what a travesty.
How to celebrate Christmas in the Tarrant Valley in true Dorset style!
Dec 18, 2019
Lots of us love Christmas whilst the rest of us dread it. It’s the season of food shopping for the hundreds plus a lot of extra work in the kitchen for all the aspiring chefs out there.
10 Dorset towns you really must visit
Apr 16, 2019
Here at The Langton Arms we feel so proud and lucky to be surrounded by the beauty of the Dorset countryside. Dorset Magazine recently ran an article showcasing ten Dorset towns you really must visit, at least once - from Wimborne to Shaftesbury, Dorchester to Poole. We're a lucky pub to be surrounded by them. See the full list at Dorset Magazine.
