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9 of the best farm shops in Dorset
🌿 Modbury Farm Shop Named One of Dorset’s Best Farm Shops! We are delighted to share some wonderful news — Modbury Farm Shop has been featured as one of the Best Farm Shops in Dorset by Speciality Food Magazine ! 🎉✨ This recognition highlights the very best places to shop (and explore) in Dorset, celebrating the county’s rich local produce and independent retailers — and we’re honoured to be on that list. speciality food mag Located in beautiful West Dorset, nestled amon
Lucinda Ackland
Feb 282 min read
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Rain or shine this Sunday: pantry grazing, Morrish & Banham wines, postal Lardy cakes, and local doorstep delivery.
An honest note from the counter (+ Sunday wine, cheese grazing, postal cakes & local deliveries) Dear Friends, Let’s be completely honest for a moment. If you’ve walked into the shop over the past week, you will have noticed our veg counter isn't its usual bursting self. Between unpredictable weather and empty fields waiting on the next growth cycle, local fresh produce is scarce right now. Add to that the pinch everyone is feeling on household budgets and the price of petrol
Lucinda Ackland
3 hours ago3 min read
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Soothe Your Soul with a Bowl of Lensomy Mung Dal Soup
Soothe Your Soul with a Bowl of Lensomy Mung Dal Soup By Lucinda, The Lensomy Lifestylist Specially written for Modbury Farm Shop Serves: 2–3 A Note from Lucinda There is truly nothing quite like a warm, loving bowl of dal on those days when you need pure soul food. Light, gentle on digestion, and deeply restorative, mung dal is one of the kindest gifts you can give your body. This soup is especially great if you are feeling the shift of the season, or when your immune system
Lucinda Ackland
Oct 92 min read
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September’s runaway favourite: proper Dorset lardy cake 🍂
September’s runaway favourite (proper autumn comfort) 🍂 As the mornings turn crisp and the autumn wind kicks up, comfort food stops being an afterthought and becomes an absolute necessity. Looking back over the shop counter this past month, you clearly agreed—our runaway online bestseller for September was hands down the Traditional 6-Inch Evershot Lardy Cake. Baked just up the road by Evershot Bakery, this is the real, nostalgic deal. Rich, moist, sweet, and sticky, it tast
Lucinda Ackland
Oct 52 min read
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Wintering wisely in the Bride Valley: An invitation to slow down with us
Don't just rush through winter—let the valley hold you Dear Friends, If you have visited us at Modbury Farm Shop through the bright rush of spring or the warmth of summer, you know the vibrant pulse of this valley. But as the green softens and the morning mist settles low across the fields, a very different, deeply magical season arrives. So often, modern life teaches us to treat the colder months as an inconvenience. We push through the chill, keep our foot firmly on the ped
Lucinda Ackland
Sep 123 min read
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The Life On Your Plate
Warm & Seasonal Living a Lensomy lifestyle is all about bringing real care, warmth, and conscious attention to how we treat ourselves and the people around us. When life gets busy, one of the quickest ways to bring that care back into daily life is looking at what we put on our plates. More Than Just Calories: Feeding Your Life Force We often hear people talk about food in terms of numbers—counting calories or grams of protein. But ancient Sanskrit wisdom, like Ayurveda, look
Lucinda Ackland
Sep 63 min read
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Welcoming Autumn to the Yard: Modbury Farm Alfresco Returns This September! 🍂🍷
As the early golden light settles over the Bride Valley and the rhythm of the seasons gently shifts, we are keeping our outdoor gatherings going in the farmyard. Join us on Sunday, 27th September from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM for an uplifting day celebrating the very best of Dorset food, drink, and craft. Whether you're popping in for a morning coffee and a slice of homemade cake or settling in for an afternoon of local tastings, our autumn yard gathering is designed to bring our
Lucinda Ackland
Sep 12 min read
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A golden September shift, warming Modbury Roast coffees, gluten-free bakes from Kim’s Dorset Kitchen, and our new monthly Alfresco dates right through to December…
🍂 The Seasonal Shift: Big Yard News, Fresh Bakes & Behind the Scenes Golden Light, Gentle Shifts & Carrying the Spirit of Summer into Autumn As August draws to a close and the morning light begins to soften across the Bride Valley, there is an unmistakable shift in the air. Late summer always asks us to pause. It invites us to celebrate the weddings, milestones, and bustling farmyard afternoons we’ve shared, whilst gently making room for the grounding, slower rhythms of the
Lucinda Ackland
Aug 313 min read
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🌾 Notes from Modbury Farm Shop — A Lensomy Lifestyle Business
Living in step with nature, nourishment, and daily joy Dear Modbury Community, At Modbury Farm Shop, we are so much more than just a place to pick up your weekly produce. As part of Lensomy Lifestyle Ltd, our whole ethos is built on a simple truth: we are not separate from nature—we are part of it. When we tune into the natural seasons, eat what the earth provides, and slow down our nervous system, everything clicks into place. Vitality, joy, and healthy digestion follow natu
Lucinda Ackland
Jul 232 min read
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