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Our suppliers — The Dovecote Barn

The people behind
our shelves.

We keep it local. Everything on these shelves is made, grown, brewed, baked, picked or painted by people we know by name, most of them from Barton-in-Fabis and the villages around it. Here is who they are.

  1. Market gardener holding a crate of freshly picked vegetables in a lush field
    Andy

    Fresh Veg

    Fresh vegetables

    Andy grows our veg just up the road, picking through the seasons so the shelves are always stocked with what is properly in season. Carrots in the winter, greens in the spring, tomatoes in the summer. If it is on the shelf, it left his field recently.

  2. Beekeeper holding a frame of golden honeycomb beside wooden beehives in a wildflower meadow
    Luke

    Holden Honey

    Raw local honey

    Luke keeps his hives on the edge of Barton-in-Fabis, and his bees work the meadows and hedgerows of the Trent valley. The result is raw, unfiltered honey that tastes of exactly where it comes from. Look for his honey on our farm shop shelves, and drizzled over the breakfast menu in the bistro.

  3. Bryn talking to guests at a tasting table in the Gasman Brews tasting room
    Bryn

    Gasman Brews

    Small-batch brewery

    Bryn brews proper small-batch beers in Barton-in-Fabis, the kind you find on our bar and in our fridges. His brewery sits minutes from the barn, which means the beer does not travel far between tank and tap. Find his brews in the farm shop, and enjoy them in the bistro.

  4. Village bakery counter with handmade cakes, cookies and fresh bread on wooden boards
    Nicki

    Bexon Bakes

    Handmade bakes

    Nicki bakes the cakes and treats that fill our counter, from traybakes to celebration sponges, all made properly by hand. If you have had a slice of cake with your coffee in the bistro, the chances are it came out of her kitchen.

  5. Craft workshop table with handmade woven baskets and textile homeware
    Deb

    Deb's Designs

    Handmade crafts

    Deb makes handmade homeware and craft pieces, each one a one-off. Her work brings proper handmade character to our shelves, and makes the kind of gift you will not find anywhere else.

  6. Buckets of freshly cut dahlias and seasonal British flowers in the farm shop
    Li

    Barton Bloom

    Cut flowers

    Li grows cut flowers a short walk from the barn, picking seasonal stems through the year. Her buckets of dahlias, sweet peas and foliage are behind the bunches you can grab with your shopping, and the posies on our bistro tables.

  7. Local artist painting at an easel in a studio with countryside landscapes
    Roy

    Roy

    Local artist

    Roy paints the countryside we live and work in. His originals and prints hang on the walls of the farm shop, and if a painting of the Trent valley or the barn itself catches your eye, it can catch yours at home too.

  8. Homemade berry liqueur in glass bottles with blackberries and elderflowers
    Marion

    Creme De Mure & Elderflower

    Homemade liqueurs

    Marion makes her liqueurs the old way, from blackberries and elderflowers gathered locally. They are small-batch, properly handmade, and appear on our shelves and in our drinks list when the hedgerow allows.

  9. Pam and James cutting a celebration cake surrounded by Sauce Shop bottles
    Pam & James

    Sauce Shop

    Handmade sauces

    Pam and James bottle proper handmade sauces, from punchy chilli numbers to rich, slow-cooked ketchup. Their bottles line our shelves and their sauces end up on the plates in the bistro too. Once you have tried the real thing, the brown bottle stuff is finished.

  10. Butcher hanging dry-aged beef and pork in a farm shop display cabinet
    Harvey

    Harvey

    Butcher

    Harvey has been butchering for over 30 years and his craft is the foundation of the barn. His counter supplies everything from everyday joints to dry-aged beef, and his expertise is behind every meat box we sell. If you want to know where your meat comes from, Harvey is your man.

  11. Hens at Birkles Eggs roaming free
    Birkles

    Birkles Eggs

    Free-range eggs

    Birkles supplies our eggs from happy, free-ranging hens here in Nottinghamshire. If you have had breakfast in the bistro or picked up a box in the farm shop, the chances are they came from his flock.

  12. Owen Taylor's winning Cumberland sausage award
    Owen Taylor

    Owen Taylor's

    Butcher

    Owen Taylor's is a much-loved Nottinghamshire butcher, and their award-winning Cumberland sausages are a fixture on our counter. Proper butchery, proper sausages, and a name our customers know and trust.

  13. Belviour Farm producer beside a field
    Belviour Farm

    Belviour Farm

    Local produce

    Belviour Farm is rooted in the Nottinghamshire countryside and supplies us with quality local produce. Their fields sit within sight of the barn, and their produce is on our shelves soon after leaving them.

  14. Jason's Sourdough baker with a selection of breads
    Jason

    Jasons Sourdough

    Sourdough bakery

    Jason bakes handcrafted sourdough loaves with care and proper ingredients. His bread lands on our shelves still smelling of the oven, and on the bistro tables alongside our local cheeses and cured meats.

  15. Colston Bassett Dairy cheesemaker at work
    Colston Bassett

    Colston Bassett Dairy

    Dairy and cheese

    Colston Bassett Dairy is one of Nottinghamshire's best-loved cheesemakers, making traditional handmade dairy produce the slow way. Their cheeses are behind our counter and on the cheeseboard in the bistro.

  16. Bluebell Dairy producer with a Highland cow
    Bluebell

    Bluebell Dairy

    Farm dairy

    At Bluebell Dairy, happy cows and local craft come first. Their farm-fresh dairy produce is a staple on our shelves, and their ice cream is a firm favourite with our younger farm shop visitors.

  17. Fruit Basket delivery van in the countryside
    The Fruit Basket Direct

    Fruit Basket

    Fresh fruit delivery

    The Fruit Basket Direct delivers fresh fruit and produce straight to the barn from trusted local growers. When our own fields cannot fill the gap, theirs can, which keeps our shelves stocked all year round.

  18. Potato farmer holding a hessian sack of freshly dug potatoes in a Gotham field
    Howick

    Howick's Potatoes

    Gotham Grown Potatoes

    Howick grows his potatoes in Gotham, just down the road from the barn. Gotham Grown Potatoes are lifted from local fields and land on our shelves with the soil barely brushed off. If you have had roasties in the bistro, they started life in his fields.

Stocked with care.

Everything from our suppliers sits alongside our own produce in the farm shop, and appears on the menu in the bistro. Come and meet the makers at one of our events.

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