Tag Archives: green living

Why Sustainability Is Key In Building A Successful Travel Destination

The world is changing, rising fuel and energy costs are driving businesses to base decisions on green energy solutions, this is further driven by customer expectations requiring their host to visibly invest in green energy solutions and be innovative in reducing plastic and food waste. Personally, I don’t believe that reducing flights and only takingContinueContinue reading “Why Sustainability Is Key In Building A Successful Travel Destination”

Oaks Barn Farm Pumpkin Soup

Winter Warmer Pumpkin Soup Ingredients * 2 tbsp olive oil * 2 onion finely chopped * 1kg pumpkin ), peeled, deseeded and chopped into chunks * 4 red chillies de seed and finely chopped * 700ml vegetable stock or chicken stock * 1 pot of reduced fat creme fresh Method Heat 2 tbsp olive oilContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm Pumpkin Soup”

Oaks Barn Farm’s Apple Pudding

• 450g/1lb cooking apples • Juice of ½ lemon • 350g/12oz self-raising flour • 2 tsp baking powder • 350g/12oz caster sugar • 4 eggs • 1 tsp almond essence • 225g/8oz butter, melted • Flaked almonds Method 1 Preheat the oven to 160C. Grease and base line 12 x 9in roasting tin with bakingContinueContinue reading “Oaks Barn Farm’s Apple Pudding”

Reducing your Food Carbon Footprint

More questions than answers Living and working on our family farm, it’s easy to become complacent with our own knowledge of exactly where our food comes from. Mostly through the summer our fruit and vegetable consumption is wholly grown on the farm, year round our meat consumption is from our own livestock with lamb muttonContinueContinue reading “Reducing your Food Carbon Footprint”

Understanding the food chain

One of our favourite parts of running a family farm stay. Collecting eggs for breakfast direct from our hens in the orchard, is just one of the magical parts of children having the opportunity to reconnect with nature. For more information on booking a family farm stay and the range of accommodation on offer visitContinueContinue reading “Understanding the food chain”

A Sustainable green holiday destination

Why Oaks Barn Farm Family Farm Stay is greener than the fields that surround us: ✓ Solar panels generate a third of our electricity used on the farm. this year we have generated 1768 units resulting in a Carbon Saving of 28,910kg per annum ✓ Our electric car charge point works on an eco plusContinueContinue reading “A Sustainable green holiday destination”

Exceeding Our Guest Expectations

This week has seen the enhanced installation of a guest 4G network linking The Granary, The Coach House and Shepherd’s View to the EE 4G network. What this will mean for our guests, access to Netflix and Amazon Prime accounts, higher download speeds and full network access around the farm. Additional benefits have given theContinueContinue reading “Exceeding Our Guest Expectations”

Farm Stay Offers Guests Green Energy for their tank.

Oaks Barn Farm have been granted approval for a Workplace charging point, to allow both staff and guests to charge their cars from the sun. Our first guests to use our charge point traveled from Germany to plug into our sun. #ElectricVehicles are expected to account for between 10% and 50% of total sales inContinueContinue reading “Farm Stay Offers Guests Green Energy for their tank.”

Red Pepper & Tomato Soup

Clearing the freezer from last year’s produce. Red peppers Tomatoes Garlic Worcestershire sauce Salt & pepper to season Stock cube Chillies Cooked on the log burner for that true winter feel. Add water or white wine wine as required Allow to cool and blend to desired consistency.

Continuing to Grow Beyond Brexit

For many small businesses the future could be perceived to hold nothing but uncertainty. Truth is in any climate tomorrow comes with no guarantees. There is no better time than now, to hold on tightly to what you are good at, for us it is now, what has always been providing good quality family farmContinueContinue reading “Continuing to Grow Beyond Brexit”