It is now just over 12 months (March 9th 2020) since the trading business of Southalls of Norchard was taken over by Sandfields Farms Ltd. They have done a great job in that time, given the problems thrown up by the pandemic along with tricky weather patterns and new crops to get to grips with. Paul and Michael have been pleased to help with the handover in consultancy roles, merging our established patterns of crop husbandry and harvesting techniques with the innovation that is spread throughout the Gs Group. Many, but not all, of our farm team continue to work, and move forward, with Sandfields. We wish all concerned good luck for the future.

The 15th annual football match for the Don Southall Memorial Trophy provided another memorable Sunday morning watched by over 100 vocal supporters! Congratulations to the Torton Turds on their victory which leaves the overall tally as 6 victories to the Dynamos, 5 to the Turds and 4 (normally high-scoring) draws. Our team and supporters were kindly refreshed post match by the opposition in the nearby Parish Hall.

Here's a line-up of our main pumpkin and squash varieties. We have about 10 squash and 15 pumpkin varieties to cover the range that our customers require. After a good growing season we now have a fair few super monsters lurking under the pumpkin leaves and as those leaves die back the fields will turn into a sea of orange.

These squash may be yellow at the moment but by the middle of September they should be a deep orangey-red colour! We've got a number of different squash varieties growing away to make up our Mixed Squash pack for the Autumn.