Winner of the Soil Association Boom Awards for Best Fresh Organic Produce.
Absolutely delighted that Maddock Farm Organics won the category for best Fresh Product at the recent Soil Association Boom Awards. This is the equivalent of the Organic Oscars so for a tiny firm on...
View ArticleSoil Association BOOM Awards Finalist in the Innovations Category.
I am delighted to announce that we were finalists and in the last three in the Soil Association Best of Organic Market (BOOM) Awards 2016 under the category of Innovators. WOOHOO!! Maddocks Farm...
View ArticleHow to Eat Flowers without Poisoning Yourself.
Morwenna Ferrier who write a column in the Guardian called The Faddy Eater interviews Jan about edible flowers. This article started out as a discussion on food trends and the rise in the fashion for...
View ArticleStylist Magazine.
A lovely feature in last week’s stylist magazine looking at a day in the life of an edible flower farmer. Slightly tongue in cheek as there is definitely nothing stylish about me in my charity shop...
View ArticleGrow Your Own Edible Flowers
Edible flowers as well as being wonderful to eat are a valuable asset to any organic garden. They act as companion plants and attract beneficial pollinating insects to your crops such as bees;...
View ArticleThe Rules Regarding Edible Flowers
Edible flowers have been enjoyed for centuries and are a wonderful addition to any table but there are a few basic rules to follow when choosing or foraging for edible flowers: Know the provenance of...
View ArticleHow to Crystallise Edible Flowers
Crystallising edible flowers is pretty straightforward but there are a couple of tricks which make it easier. You can either use egg white or food grade Gum Arabic to adhere the sugar to the flowers....
View ArticleWhy Organic?
Growing Organic Edible Flowers – planet before profit – nurturing and nourishing both soil and souls. It makes complete sense but is also a bit bonkers. Edible flowers are something that can’t readily...
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Using Edible leaves on Wedding Cakes
A Guide to Using Edible Leaves on Wedding Cakes Assuming you have been patient enough to read through all the dos and don’ts on using fresh flowers on wedding cakes with regard to toxicity etc then...
View ArticleSoil Association Winner of Best Produce AND overall Winner of Winners
In July 2021 we won TWICE in the prestigious Soil Association Boom Awards. For a tiny company with just three staff this was incredible and extremely humbling. The BOOM Awards are the organic...
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