Fruit page%% https://chilcotts.farm/chilcotts-farm/fruit/ No longer a working farm. Our home in North Devon Mon, 29 Sep 2025 17:37:49 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://chilcotts.farm/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/cropped-Chilcotts-farm-site-icon-32x32.png Fruit page%% https://chilcotts.farm/chilcotts-farm/fruit/ 32 32 Sweet Chestnuts 🌰 https://chilcotts.farm/sweet-chestnuts-%f0%9f%8c%b0/ Sun, 21 Sep 2025 20:11:01 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6806 So, we have a bumper harvest, what do we do? Whats the best way to cook and preserve? After a bit of research, the following process seems to work. Once peeled, and cool, I bag them up and put them in the freezer

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]]> 2021 Pumpkins SOLD OUT https://chilcotts.farm/2021-pumpkins-for-sale/ https://chilcotts.farm/2021-pumpkins-for-sale/#respond Sat, 09 Oct 2021 10:24:46 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6564 Moving toward Halloween, we have started selling our own grown Halloween pumpkins. Picked and sold from the gate. Prices are £2, £1 and 50p, depending on size. Find us at Chilcotts Farm in Bickington, Barnstaple.

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/2021-pumpkins-for-sale/feed/ 0 First North Devon Grapes of the 2021 https://chilcotts.farm/first-north-devon-grapes-of-the-2021/ https://chilcotts.farm/first-north-devon-grapes-of-the-2021/#respond Thu, 29 Jul 2021 10:10:09 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6525 Seems early for grapes. But these seedless eaters are really sweet and juicy. Admittedly, they were grown in the greenhouse, but the first bunch of many to come. Delicious!

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/first-north-devon-grapes-of-the-2021/feed/ 0 Pumpkins Sold Out https://chilcotts.farm/pumpkins-old-out/ https://chilcotts.farm/pumpkins-old-out/#respond Thu, 22 Oct 2020 12:40:11 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6379 Sorry all this year’s Pumpkins have now sold out! Thank you to everyone who bought some. Have a spooky 2020 Halloween, and hopefully see you next year!

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/pumpkins-old-out/feed/ 0 Pumpkins for Sale! https://chilcotts.farm/pumpkins-for-sale/ https://chilcotts.farm/pumpkins-for-sale/#respond Tue, 06 Oct 2020 08:19:21 +0000 https://chilcotts.farm/?p=6372 We have now sold out of Pumpkins for 2020 Moving toward Halloween, we have started selling our own grown Halloween pumpkins. These have been picked and are £1 each. Buy from the honesty stall. Find us at Chilcotts Farm in Bickington, Barnstaple. Sorry, we do not offer pumpkin picking or pick your own.

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/pumpkins-for-sale/feed/ 0 A Bite Out of Every Apple! https://chilcotts.farm/a-bite-out-of-every-apple/ https://chilcotts.farm/a-bite-out-of-every-apple/#respond Sat, 07 Dec 2019 11:06:59 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=4210 It would appear we have a mouse problem in our store! After carefully picking and storing our apple crop, It would appear a little mouse family has come along and taken a bite out of nearly every apple! Even worse, it would appear that we have had rat visitors too with big toothy bites out […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/a-bite-out-of-every-apple/feed/ 0 Autumn Fire! https://chilcotts.farm/autumn-fire/ https://chilcotts.farm/autumn-fire/#respond Sun, 10 Nov 2019 20:14:16 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3475 Wow! The colours of the medlar in autumn is incredible! I have never eaten the fruit. Each year I store it, ready to eat, and never get around to it. I am not sure if it is the fact that you have to let it get to the point of rotting before you eat it […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/autumn-fire/feed/ 0 Walnuts are falling! https://chilcotts.farm/walnuts-are-falling/ https://chilcotts.farm/walnuts-are-falling/#respond Wed, 23 Oct 2019 09:20:24 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3421 I checked the walnut trees a week ago to see if the nuts were ready. The tree still showed the green fruit intact with no signs of releasing its nut from the fruit. I checked again yesterday, and within just one week, the tree had started to drop its fruit. The green fruit had split […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/walnuts-are-falling/feed/ 0 North Devon Homegrown Hazel Nuts https://chilcotts.farm/north-devon-homegrown-hazel-nuts/ https://chilcotts.farm/north-devon-homegrown-hazel-nuts/#respond Wed, 02 Oct 2019 12:27:39 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3404 Today has probably been the first chilly morning, the temperature is beginning to turn. However, it is dry and sunny, so a chance to gather in some of the nuts. We have a small young nut orchard with cultivated varieties. Primarily, hazel nuts, but also walnuts and sweet chestnuts. Before Mr & Mrs Squirrel take […]

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]]> https://chilcotts.farm/north-devon-homegrown-hazel-nuts/feed/ 0 Winter Harvest is Underway https://chilcotts.farm/winter-harvest-is-underway/ https://chilcotts.farm/winter-harvest-is-underway/#respond Tue, 01 Oct 2019 19:59:51 +0000 https://chilcottsfarm.co.uk/?p=3399 This year I have had a varying crop of apples. The Cooking apples aren’t as abundant as normal, but I have some cracking eaters. These Fiesta apples are really tasty and soooo juicy! A real prize apple!

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