Another award

We are pleased to announce that we have just received a Bridgestone award for 2002. Bridgestone guides are well known for their honest reviews of the very best restaurants, accommodation and food producers, and of course, only the very best receive their seal of approval. Here in Ireland John and Sally McKenna who are well-known food critics both nationally and internationally publish the guides. Having received the Bridgestone award for our apple juice, we can now use the Bridgestone logo: John and Sally McKenna's Bridgestone Guide, Best in Ireland 2002. 

National day of Mourning

A National day of mourning was called to show our sympathy with the people of the United States following the terrorist attacks of September 11th. Our government asked businesses to close on the Friday in question, a sentiment that we fully agreed with. However, due to the short notice given, we were unable to notify the public of our closure in time. As a result we had a number of callers on the day who wished to buy apples. In order to preserve the dignity of the day we decided to give all takings to charity and put up a notice to this effect. Thanks to the generosity of those who called, many of whom even contributed a little extra, we raised close to £300. When I enquired from friends in America, I was told that the relief effort in New York already had more aid (in the form of food, clothes, blankets, medicine etc.) than was immediately required, thanks to the efforts of Americans themselves. In the end we decided to donate it to Concern, who of course work in many of the most deprived areas of the world. I hope that those who donated on the day are satisfied with our choice. 

Now available / Coming soon

We will have a number of apple varieties for you to enjoy over the next few months. The eaters include Jonagored which is a crunchy juicy red apple, Karmijn de Sonnaville, a Cox type with wonderful aroma and Golden Delicious, a honey flavoured apple with which everyone is familiar. We will also have Bramley's Seedling cookers until well into March. As well as the fruits we have our Karmine apple juice and also strawberry and plum jam. Up to Christmas we will also have a range of hampers and gift baskets made up with a selection of our produce. These are practical gifts which will be much appreciated by the recipients this Christmas. 

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