Raspberries

Availability: PYO Open Now - August

Raspberry PYO good supply

When to pick: Our raspberries are now ready to pick, and then various fields ripen until August and sometimes into September.

How to pick: We supply shallow punnets for picking raspberries, however we encourage you to bring your own plastic containers to reduce plastic use. Lots of small containers for PYO are better than one large one, as soft fruit (especially raspberries) will easily bruise and squash at the bottom of a deep container. We supply trays to carry all your picking containers on-site. It’s really important to pick raspberries with two hands and we supply trolleys for you to put your containers on so that this is possible. With one hand holding the raspberry lateral (branch), use the other to gently pull the raspberry from the plug – leaving the plug on the plant. If the raspberry doesn’t come off easily, leave it for another day. Using two hands is important to protect the branches and the fruit for a longer season.

Ready picked: If picking is not for you then we have a skilled team of professionals in the fields who pick our best every single day. You can find our ready-picked fruit in the Farm Shop fridges. If you would like to order a large volume of fruit or vegetables for an event, we’ll be happy to help. Please contact us using our contact form or call the shop on 01865 358 309.

What we grow: We grow lots of different raspberry varieties so we can offer you the very best tasting raspberries throughout the season. We plant sequentially so have a new field ready every few weeks with a fresh crop of juicy raspberries. We start with our Glen Mor and Glen Carron raspberries, big, juicy and freeze really well. Our Tulameen raspberries come later into July, they’re described as having a “waist” because they nip in at the middle.

Plan your visit to Rectory Farm pick your own.

Book your PYO tickets for weekends in the summer.

Recipe Ideas

Fruit Explosion Muffins

Makes approx 10 muffins

Ingredients

150g self raising flour
125 white sugar
1 egg, beaten
120ml milk
25g butter, softened
100g mixed berries, chopped (we chose strawberries, raspberries, and blackberries)
150g mixed berries, smashed (same fruits as above)
1 tbsp chia seeds

Method:

Preheat the oven to 190°C/170°C fan
Mix the smashed fruits and chia seeds in a bowl and let sit on the side. This should thicken and turn into a jam like texture.
In a mixing bowl cream together the butter and sugar. Add in the milk and the egg and combine. Slowly whisk in the flour until the batter is smooth.
Mix in the chopped fruits.
Fill the muffin tin ⅓ of the way with batter, then place a small spoonful of smashed fruit mixture in the middle, then top with more batter.
Bake for 20 mins or until a knife comes out clean. Enjoy!

farm shop

We sell all our own homegrown produce when in season - including several varieties of our own potatoes - picked and on the shelves within a few hours. We work hard to source the best quality local products from Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire and The Cotswolds. In our fridges you’ll find local meat, pies and sausage rolls from Eadles Farm in neighbouring Beckley village, award-winning cheeses from Oxford Cheese Company, and traditional farmhouse Cotswold Butter – plus all manner of condiments and cooking sauces, baking supplies, biscuits, pantry essentials, free range eggs and milk from Oxfordshire farms and dairies. Our bread arrives fresh each morning from The Cottage Bakery in Thame.

help us to reduce waste

Please try wherever possible to bring your own containers and carrier bags when you visit our Farm Shop and PYO. We offer a discount on all our PYO fruit and vegetables when you bring your own container - do good and save money!

Lots of small containers for PYO are better than one large one, as soft fruit will easily bruise and squash at the bottom of a deep container.

Use our "bring your own weigh station" to weigh your containers before picking – we can then deduct these from the weight of your fruit when you come to pay at the end.

Remember to bring your own 1 litre bottle for milk or buy a Rectory Farm glass bottle in the shop.