Follow Us 01299 253 404 Home What We Grow Gallery In the News Contact One Year On! by Paul Southall on 25th March 2021 0 comments 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. Read more Norchard Dynamos by Paul Southall on 25th October 2019 0 comments 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. Read more Clifden Nonpareil by Paul Southall on 16th October 2019 0 comments This Clifden Nonpareil, or Blue Underwing, was an unexpected but welcome addition to the moth list last night. A Red Underwing gives a size comparison. Read more Comma Butterfly by Paul Southall on 15th October 2019 0 comments This Comma butterfly was enjoying some of this years rare October sunshine. It was feeding on ivy flowers in a farm hedge, and preparing to hibernate before breeding next spring. Read more Halloween is coming! by Paul Southall on 10th September 2019 0 comments 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. Read more Roe deer by Paul Southall on 2nd September 2019 1 comments It was great to this Roe deer family over the weekend. Read more Beans, beans, beans! by Paul Southall on 15th August 2019 0 comments Thank you Ellie for sending these photos of our beans in action. The 3 plates on the left show a purple bean colour test: the top plate has boiled beans, the middle ones were steamed and those on the bottom plate were stir fried in a little oil. The bean salad on the right is seriously delicious and ideal for a light Summer meal (dry white wine and crusty bread obligatory companions!). Read more 4 Pumpkins by Paul Southall on 8th August 2019 0 comments Had a look this afternoon in one of our pumpkin patches. I spotted this plant that has 4 good-sized pumpkins set on it already. Normally this variety would give us one or maybe 2 big fruits so it could be a good pumpkin season coming up! Read more Squash on the way! by Paul Southall on 6th August 2019 0 comments 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. Read more Jewel Wasp by Paul Southall on 31st July 2019 0 comments This Jewel Wasp, Hedychrum nobile, is a new farm species this year, and only the second record for Worcestershire. It is parasitic on the digger wasp Cerceris arenaria. Read more 1 2 3 4 5 RECENT POSTS One Year On! Norchard Dynamos Clifden Nonpareil Comma Butterfly Halloween is coming! CATEGORIES 1. Mr Paul's Farmchat 2. Mr Mike's Enviroblog AUTHORS Paul Southall One Year On! Norchard Dynamos Clifden Nonpareil Mike Southall Oak Beauty Spring Usher Inside and Outside About us. Southalls of Norchard is a fourth generation family-owned business growing vegetables on over 1100 acres of fertile Worcestershire soil. The current partners are twin brothers Paul and Michael Southall and with the rest of the Norchard team specialise in growing and packing a range of top quality vegetables over a long season. Southalls of Norchard: "Growing Through the Generations" (No: 4878) (No: 67695) Social networks. plus.google.com facebook.com RSS Feed Our address. Southalls of Norchard Norchard Farm, Crossway Green, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 9SN UK Vat Reg No: 275396422 01299 253 404 enquiries@southallsofnorchard.co.uk © 2021 Southalls of Norchard. All rights reserved. Home What We Grow News Contact