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| Brogdale apples at Neal's Yard Dairy 2013 |
The English apple harvest is undoubtedly late this year, certainly a good two weeks behind last year. My barometer for this is the arrival of the apple crates stacked in front of the Neal's Yard Dairy shops in Borough, Covent Garden and, this year, at Spa Terminus too. In London we've been enjoying the early 'Discovery' apples from the excellent Chegworth Valley for some weeks now but you know harvest is in full swing when the myriad varieties grown at Brogdale in Kent start to arrive. This week I packed my bag with 'St Edmund's Pippin' and nutty 'Norfolk Royal Russet'.
Varieties change by the week so it's a great opportunity to try just a few of the apples and pears which Brogdale, home of the UK's National Fruit Collection, grows. If you want to try more, Brogdale's annual Apple Festival runs this year on 19-20 October when they expect to have over 200 varieties ready to taste.
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Neal's Yard Dairy and Brogdale Farm
