- How to waste the morning....we're addicted at White House Farm, Norwich!
I know it's tempting Norwich.....but while we love promoting our markets, could people try and resist the urge to steal our signs! The farmer gets really ratty and is offering serious slices of cake to anyone returning the beauties! ;-) (I think we keep CIM Signs & Graphics in business!)- Christmas table decoration: 21st December
Wednesday 21st December
We will be making a Christmas Table decoration perfect for the festive season. Using seasonal flowers and foilages this is the perfect way to make your handmade decoration to be proud of.
Workshop include flowers, materials, pot, candle and refreshments.- £35pp
Contact La Belle Flowers for more info.
- Our October market takes place this Saturday 9.30-1pm with some new additions. Plus it's NOT going to rain ;-)
- Christmas wreath making evening: 08th December
Christmas wreath making evening - 8th December
A classic design either for the door or table - all materials and refreshments supplied - £25pp
Contact La Belle Flowers for a place.
- Autumn magic Workshop: 27th October
Thursday 27th October
Autumn magic with a splash of Halloween too. We will be creating a beautiful table decoration in a pumpkin which will be perfect for any Halloween event.
£30 pp 6.30pm-8.30pm
All materials and refreshments provided
To book just message La Belle Flowers
- Loved this blog, be inspired by Adam's adventures! ;-)
Farmer’s wife Charlotte Gurney talks about the growing importance of using social media to get her message across
AS WE SOAR PAST 4000 ‘likes’ on our Facebook page this month, it not only makes me aware of our presence in the community but also the journey we’re on with the power of social media at our side. The farmer and I got married three years ago and in that time we’ve taken the humble PYO into the 21st century by adding a café, farm shop and butchery, and hosting a monthly farmers’ market incorporating many of our much valued local producers.
Last month we hosted the farm’s first ever festival, run by the ‘Porkstock’ team for the Norfolk charity ‘Nelson’s Journey’. Momentum for the event was almost entirely fuelled by social media. Never again can I say ‘it can’t be that effective’ as hundreds of cars poured into our car park with the farmer parking each one in turn – and it wasn’t even a sunny day!
Since we’ve taken over the day to day running of the farm, we’ve slashed marketing budgets, relying more and more on the instant effects of the likes of Facebook, Twitter and Instagram and less on print (apart from my favourite foodie mag, of course). One visitor recently referred to our farm shop as ‘instagramable’, an expression I didn’t even know existed. (It’s ok, you can call the farmer’s wife a dinosaur!)
We even ran a competition this summer asking pickers/shoppers/dreamers to send their arty photos into the farm, in exchange for a BBQ pack and so they did, giving us some wonderful shots for digital pages. After all doesn’t a picture speak a thousand words? From our handset devices we can get the look and feel of a place, and practically the taste of that cake just by glancing at our screens, wherever we may be.
For me, as the storyteller, Facebook particularly has clocked our journey, celebrating each landmark: the opening of the shop, the addition of the butchery, and even the birth of our daughter.
It also enables people to give their feedback first hand - often in an instant so we can smooth out any creases or thank someone for a favourable review, or commend a member of staff. I really feel that for a business that has had to move so swiftly, from one generation to another, from plum picking to flavoured lattes, social media has been at our side, always with us, rain or shine.
So when you’re next in, glance up and see our ‘Flike’, a start-up phenomenon from France, a live Facebook ‘like’ counter and watch your ‘like’ count!
- Mega excited about pumpkin decorating ALL week at half term with happy Holly and her team ;-) One for the diary Mums, you'll at least get one coffee in peace!
It may be damp but wellies on and down to the farm for the first pumpkins. You can do the Sunday roast and a cheeky hot choc while you're at it ;-)
So excited about our new units taking shape....
Pumpkins are live, come and forage White House Farm, Norwich...- Keeping it local, nice work from Scandia Ltd ;-)
Keep calm Norwich, very shortly White House Farm, Norwich is opening its pumpkin patch and it's ready steady go. Stay tuned....
Come pick, eat and enjoy and real apple straight off the tree.......
Recent reviews
- “Went here to today and had a lovely time. We had a lovely lunch, jacket potatoes filled with tuna with scrummy hot chocolates followed by the most yummy lemon drizzle cake.” Sarah L.
- “Considering it was busy the service was excellent . We had a lovely browse around the shops.
Will definitely be returning.”Lily P.
- “Great butcher, fantastic meat, great coffee and cakes!” Jim B.
- “A Hidden Gem, I love this place as it has so much to offer, a lovely coffee shop with a real fire, a butchers with great local meats. The BBQ chicken kebabs are great. There are new businesses outside, Hairdressers, Florists, Nursery (children's) - lots on offer.” Brian G.
- “Lived in Sprowston for 20 years but this was my first visit to White House Farm. Wish we'd gone sooner. Lovely farm shop with great produce. We bought a couple of egg and bacon baps and ate them outside in the sunshine with two very nice coffees. Friendly and prompt service. Recommended.” Jonathan G.
- “The sausage rolls are amazing! Can't leave without one.”Sarah
- “Great place - a wonderful family run this place and are always very welcoming. Coffee, cakes, and GREAT butchers.”Nathan
- “Lovely family run cafe and shop, staff are very friendly and even though they were extremely busy, they still provided excellent service! We had a fabulous lunch with delicious soup and amazing cakes!”Beth
- “Wonderful place! Pleasure to drink coffee here”Aldona
- “Amazing place! The staff are so friendly, the sausage rolls are awesome and the chocolate cake was to die for. Coffee was fab too.”Vanessa
- “Lovely little shop and a very warm welcome. Wish we had more places like this back home.”Becca
- “Went here to today had a lovely time. We had a lovely lunch, jacket potatoes filled with tuna with scrummy hot chocolates followed by the most yummy lemon drizzle cake. Considering it was busy the service was excellent . We had a lovely browse around the shops. Will definitely be returning.”Sarah
- “Love the sausages and meat. Always fresh and tastes so much better than from anywhere else.”Carol
- “Visited today for the farmers market, first visit in a while, and very impressed with all the new additions here. Well worth a visit, keep up the good work.”Gary
- “What a wonderful place! I wish I had visited sooner. Delicious lunch and some fantastic local produce on sale in the shop. Very friendly staff. Will definitely be back!”Leyla
- “A really good work force. Good customer service, and most of all the food is good too.”Mike
- “This is our third year buying our Halloween pumpkins from White House Farm. The children love it and we love picking up a little extra in the Farm Shop. The White House Farm apple juice is divine.”Amy
- “Great cafe and fantastic farm shop. And the bonus of lovely little shops in the new converted barns”Darren
- “You wouldn't believe the city is nearby... Lovely... ”Ctibor
- “Simply a lovely place. PYO Paradise! Friendly and very professional family enterprise. Superb food: even the sausage rolls are in a class of their own! Well worth a visit.”David
