08
Mar
Latest from the farm
Biodiversity at Stocks Farm
At Stocks Farm, we know that we are not just farmers for this generation, but custodians of the land with the goal to...
08
Feb
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A Virtual Tour of Stocks Farm
For the last few years, we have hosted Open Farm Sunday at Stocks Farm – encouraging people from the local area to come...
11
Sep
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Precision Planting for Stocks Farm Apples
This year, we have invested again in planting new apple orchards. Each time we plant an orchard, we learn how to do it...
02
Jun
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IBD British Hop Competition 2022 – The Results!
Each year, the Institute of Brewing and Distillation (IBD) hold a competition for British Hop growers. This year, there were 176 samples from...
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Charles Faram International Hop Awards – 2023 Results!
The Charles Faram International Hop Awards are about recognising the commitment excellence of growers in the UK, USA, Czechia and Germany in the...
02
Jun
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Hop Tying – Making our Hops Grow!
Hop tying, or training is a crucial activity which we undertake in the spring at Stocks Farm. The hops are strung first (you...
22
Mar
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Charles Faram International Hop Awards 2022 – The Results!
We attended the ceremony on 10th March with bated breath. We knew that there were some fantastic samples from our 2021 crop but...
09
Nov
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The Apple Harvest 2021
There was a couple of weeks on the farm this autumn when apple harvest and hop harvest were going on in parallel –...
09
Nov
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The Hop Harvest 2021
The 2021 season started to look a little more “normal” at Stocks Farm. We had visitors for the first time in two years,...
03
Jun
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Tree Grafting
At Stocks Farm, we have stunning orchards and we are growing Gala, Braeburn, Junami and Red Windsor dessert apples. We choose our apple...
08
Feb
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The Hop Harvest 2020
After good winter growing conditions, we saw plenty of hops shooting up in the spring ready for hop stringing and tying. Having grown...
14
Jan
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Apple Harvest 2020
2020 was a difficult year for many reasons, but even without the challenges of Covid-19, the growing season was harder than normal. Growing...
05
Nov
Beer Recipes, Uncategorized
Guest Blog: Gareth Hughes from Cawood Brewery
We love to hear about your brewing experiences with our hops and here’s Gareth from Cawood Brewery detailing brilliantly his brewing and beer...