Suppliers to the Granary Farm Shop

Once Upon a Tree 

What happens when you let an award-winning wine maker loose with the fruit of one of the best apple orchards in the country? 

Launched on the 3rd May 2008, speciality food and drink enthusiasts, Anne and Norman Stanier and Hannah and Simon Day, founded Once Upon a Tree through a passion to create the best quality apple juice and cider from the highest quality fruit, whilst continuing to preserve the heritage and tradition of cidermaking in the area. 

The apples are sourced, and the juice and cider made at Ann and Norman's Dragon Orchard situated in the heart of the traditional apple growing area of Putley near the Marcle Ridge in Herefordshire. With a combination of good orchard management, fantastic soils and perfect mesoclimate, the fruit produced is some of the best available anywhere in the UK, with the apples attaining full ripeness yet retaining character and flavour. Juice and Cider maker, Simon Day, is an experienced professional winemaker who decided to turn his hand to cider making after walking through the local orchards and seeing the potential to use winemaking skills to capture the true characters of the apples in the juice and ciders.
 

Freedom Brewery 

Shropshire Fine Herbs

The range of Herb Oatmeal Biscuits has been developed with the help of members of the cheese trade including National Cheese Judges to ensure that the varieties are subtle and compliment, without overpowering the cheese.  The biscuits are made using organic Pimhill flour and oatmeal and fresh herbs from the 2-acre walled garden to ensure freshness of flavour.

The Granary Shop will carry the following range:

Garlic, Chive and Parsley – works will with mature cheddars

Lovage – good with soft, mild cheese

Halon Mon Sea Salt and Cracked Black Pepper – plain non-herbed variety for all cheese and charcuterie

Cumin, Chilli and Coriander – delicious with all cheese

French Tarragon – works well with chicken liver pate
 

Hindleys Bakery

Hindleys Bakery, originally set up in 1893, is run by brother and sister Duncan Hindley and Jackie Beaumont.  Hindleys strive to produce high quality bread and cakes the Granary will be stocking Rustic White, Wholemeal and Malted loaves as well as speciality breads including: walnut, cheese and onion, rye sour dough and sundried tomato and olive.

Their cake range includes old favourites like Chelsea Buns, Eccles Cakes, Jap Fancies, Frangipane Tarts as well as Easter Cup Cakes and Biscuits. 
 

Mahorall Farm Cider

Mahorall is a small family farm situated in the rolling hills of South Shropshire.  The King-Turner family have been farming there for over 40 years and in 2000 moved from traditional mixed farming to making a small amount of traditional cider for sale.  They now make over 30,000 litres of cider using apples from the farm and surrounding area – using only 100% fresh apple juice and wild natural yeast to achieve a taste of cider as it should be.
 

Creating Taste

Creating Taste was founded by Phil and John Daniels in 2007, to prepare and supply an innovative food menu for the retail and catering markets.  The product range includes delicious ready to bake meals – their en-croute main courses are an easy to prepare meal, the Granary will stock the following: Goats Cheese with sweet chilli dressing; Salmon with skinned red peppers; Chicken with creamed leeks and chorizo sausage.
 

Bertelin Cheese

The Heath family have lived and farmed at Ellenhall Grange, Eccleshall for 40 years and own a pedigree herd of Friesian cows – The Bertelin Herd – named after the 7^th century St Bertelin.