by Stuart Baddiley | Aug 27, 2026 | News
As the end of the summer holidays fade and we come towards the end of the horse shows season, it’s a good time to reflect on what’s gone well on and what we need to work on. In the last month on the farm, we have weaned the lambs off the ewes and started...
by Stuart Baddiley | Mar 14, 2026 | News
After breaking my wrist 11 weeks ago, I’ve virtually forgotten how to type and learnt how to dictate on my phone. So this evening I’m ‘writing’ this message to you in my kitchen with Ruby my Labrador snoring next to me and I’m reflecting...
by Stuart Baddiley | Mar 14, 2026 | News
We’re thrilled to share that we’ve won another British Pie Award, this time Silver for our Lamb & Mint pie. This one feels extra special as it’s made using home-reared Croots lamb and another fantastic recognition of the incredible hard work from our team of...
by Stuart Baddiley | Mar 12, 2026 | News
Last night (March 11th 2026) it was the annual Farm Retail Association conference and awards ceremony and Justin, our Butchery Manager represented Croots up in Harrogate. We were Finalists in the Butchery of the Year competition and although we didn’t win, we are...
by Stuart Baddiley | Jan 13, 2026 | News
January seems to come around very fast again and obviously its been a bit of a rocky start with the café being closed for four days having a new kitchen floor fitted and then of course the very bad weather with snow and ice. Most of our troughs were frozen up, so not...
by Stuart Baddiley | Sep 12, 2025 | News
We are delighted to be a finalist in the Farm Shop Butchery of the Year 2026, Justin and his team works very long hours sourcing and bringing in the very best local meats for our customers to enjoy. The final judging is on-going so we all have our fingers crossed....
