Shown below is a selection of our latest news stories and press releases.

CHESTNUTS AND WALNUTS

Going nuts for a French Favourite - Saturday Telegraph (28th Nov 2009)

Wow!!  Who would have thought so many people would respond to this lovely article by Rose Prince!!  But you did, and in droves!  For anyone interested in buying some of our delicious wanuts or chestnuts, please can you contact our farm shop at www.kilvercourt.com - although you will have to be quick, because stocks are disappearing fast!!  Otherwise, contact info@sharphampark.com to put your names down for next year's harvest.  Thanks for getting in touch!!

Added: Monday, November 30, 2009 | View Full Story |

'South West Breakfast Champions' 2009

Thank you to all who joined us at our breakfast party to celebrate becoming 'South West Breakfast Champions' on Wednesday. It was a lot of fun!. Kilver Court, Shepton Mallet, BA4 5NF Click here for the full Calendar of Events during NATIONAL FARMHOUSE BREAKFAST WEEK (25th - 31st January) Kilver Court Kilver Street Shepton Mallet Somerset BA4 5NF 01749 340410

Four schools joined us in celebrating being awarded Breakfast Champions of the South West.  They were given questionnaires to test their knowledge about why breakfast is such an important meal.  Here is Roger with some of the students from Kings School , Bruton.

Michael Eavis presented Roger with the South West Breakfast Champion award – he is an old friend of both Roger and Monty

Pete was given the morning off from milling, and was on hand to answer questions from the school children who were invited to learn more about the importance of breakfast.  Pete runs the world’s first dedicated organic spelt mill

Added: Friday, January 16, 2009 | View Full Story |

The Power of Spelt!
In 2 months times Paul Ryman will be entering the New Zealand Iron Man, fuelled by Sharpham Park spelt he has been training none stop for this tough endurance event.

On March 7th 2009 Paul Ryman will be taking on his next challenge. He will be flying to the other side of the world to compete in one of the toughest events on the planet- Ironman triathlon. The race in March will begin at the beautiful Lake Taupo in New Zealand.

Ironman consists of a 2.5 mile swim-112 mile bike and a 26.2 mile run. Competitors from all over the globe will start at 7a.m hoping to complete this gruelling event.

New Zealand will be Pauls 3rd Ironman competition previously completing the event in Nice, France and Lanzarote which is quoted to be the ‘toughest Ironman in the world’. Paul also recently competed for Team Great Britain in the world championships in long course triathlon.

There are many key factors in training for endurance events like Ironman and nutrition is a huge part of it.

Paul has been eating Sharpham Park Spelt as part of his diet in the preparation for his race. We will follow Paul over the next few weeks and learn about his training, nutrition and the ups and downs of training for an endurance event.

info@paulrymanfitness.co.uk
www.paulrymanfitness.co.uk

Added: Tuesday, January 06, 2009 | View Full Story |

Channel 4's River Cottage
The great River Cottage programmes are currently being repeated on Chanel 4. Don't miss the episode when Hugh FW and Dan, his baker, came to visit us on the farm to find out all about spelt from Pete our Miller.

Added: Thursday, October 16, 2008 | View Full Story |

Sharpham Park Farmshop at Kilver Court
The Sharpham Park Farmshop at Kilver Court in Shepton Mallet is now open. The shop sells the entire Sharpham Park range as well as locally sourced and where possible, organic produce.

Come and visit the stunning gardens, shop and Harlequin coffee shop. For more information, please visit www.kilvercourt.com

Added: Tuesday, August 26, 2008 | View Full Story |

NEW Farmhouse Granola
This NEW cereal was launched during Farmhouse Breakfast Week, as we celebrated winning 'Breakfast Champions of the South West'. A deliciously scrumptious granola, we have lovingly baked spelt flakes in a mixture of honey and sunflower seeds, and blended in sunflower and pumkin seeds and finished off with healthy whole almonds.

Added: Sunday, April 27, 2008 | View Full Story |