Huge £250k Norfolk farm shop opens after lockdown sales boom
A vast new £250,000 farm shop has opened its doors at Fielding Cottage in Honingham - an expansion which was only possible due to a surge in lockdown sales.
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A vast new £250,000 farm shop has opened its doors at Fielding Cottage in Honingham - an expansion which was only possible due to a surge in lockdown sales.
He said he was expecting a delivery on Tuesday. "We have sold a lot and we can't get enough of them. It's a combination of very bad weather in Spain as well as hold ups at the ports and people making marmalade in lockdown." Seville oranges are selling for £10.00 for one kilo on eBay. - Credit: eBay Supermarkets Asda, Tesco and Sainsburys all stated they had run out of Seville oranges online but Waitrose had 1kg boxes for sale for £2.79. Sam Steggles, who runs the Goat Shed farm shop from his Fielding Cottage business at Honingham, near Norwich, also had some left. "We are selling them f...
He said he was expecting a delivery on Tuesday. "We have sold a lot and we can't get enough of them. It's a combination of very bad weather in Spain as well as hold ups at the ports and people making marmalade in lockdown." Seville oranges are selling for £10.00 for one kilo on eBay. - Credit: eBay Supermarkets Asda, Tesco and Sainsburys all stated they had run out of Seville oranges online but Waitrose had 1kg boxes for sale for £2.79. Sam Steggles, who runs the Goat Shed farm shop from his Fielding Cottage business at Honingham, near Norwich, also had some left. "We are selling them f...
Stuart and Rebecca Mayhew owners of Old Hall Farm, south of Norwich. - Credit: Rebecca Mayhew “It’s not all doom and gloom” as farm shop owners see the positive in Christmas changes, and last-minute orders are flooding in. As the government’s announcement has forced families to rethink the festive period, butchers and farm shops across Norfolk were left worrying if large Christmas orders will be cancelled. But Rebecca Mayhew, the owner of Old Hall Farm, south of Norwich, said it’s important to remain positive and find different ways to celebrate the festive h...
Stuart and Rebecca Mayhew owners of Old Hall Farm, south of Norwich. - Credit: Rebecca Mayhew “It’s not all doom and gloom” as farm shop owners see the positive in Christmas changes, and last-minute orders are flooding in. As the government’s announcement has forced families to rethink the festive period, butchers and farm shops across Norfolk were left worrying if large Christmas orders will be cancelled. But Rebecca Mayhew, the owner of Old Hall Farm, south of Norwich, said it’s important to remain positive and find different ways to celebrate the festive h...