Success at the National Fruit Show 2015
Roughway Farm is delighted to announce that at this year’s National Fruit Show we won the award for Best Cobnuts (Any Other Variety). The farm also won the award in 2014. We are very pleased to have our cobnuts recognised … Read More
Cobnut Mulch for RHS Chelsea Flower Show
Roughway Farm was recently approached by education charity REEP (Religions, Education and Environment Programme) to help supply a Cobnut Mulch for their Anglo-Moroccan Garden Project at this year’s Chelsea Flower show. The garden was 9.5 metres long x 3 metres … Read More
New Research: Nuts Lower Mortality Rates
New Research reveals that a handful of nuts can save your life A recent study by the Maastricht University in Holland has revealed a link between nut consumption and lower mortality rates. The comprehensive piece of research has been running … Read More
Roughway Farm in Spring
We love our farm and it is at this time of year things look particularly special. Below we have put together a collection of pictures taken over the last 2 weeks from across the farm. Blue Bells at Hazel … Read More
Award Winning Cobnuts at Shipbourne Christmas Farmers Market
Award Winning Cobnuts at Shipbourne Christmas Farmers Market Roughway Farm regularly attends the farmers market at St Giles Church, Shipbourne. The market is a delightful farmers market full of delicious locally produced food. Some of our particular favourites include the … Read More
The Life Cycle of the Kent Cobnut
1. Green Kent Cob (Aug) Green Kent Cobnuts still surprise many consumers but they are becoming more popular in the UK. As a people we quite uniquely consume the cobnut while green. At the start of the season Kent Cobnuts … Read More
Chocolate Smothered Cobnuts
This quick microwave recipe is ideal for making tasty chocolate cobnuts, to be eaten on their own or as an addition to a desert. 1. First Dehusk and Deshell your Cobnuts (This is one of the most time consuming steps!) … Read More
Gleaners Collect over Two Tonnes of Roughway Apples
The weekend before last a group of friendly gleaners from Feeding5K were welcomed to Roughway Farm to pick and collect uncommercial Apples from our fields. The gleaners were able to collect over 2 tonnes of our tasty British apples that we are … Read More
Former BBC Weather Pro Rob McElwee discovers Kent Cobnuts at Roughway Farm
Rob McElwee, meteorologist and former BBC weather man has shared his discovery of Kent Cobnuts in this week’s issue of Waitrose Weekend Magazine. Rob visited Roughway Farm and learnt all about the Kent Cobnut and the transition from Green, Golden … Read More