Hello from Suttons Farm,

We’ve had a busy start to 2012 on the farm with the first apples ripening for the season and a growing range of goodies in the Shed Café. Current and upcoming highlights include:

2012 Pick Your Own Apple Season

The 2012 Apple season has begun! Currently the Royal Galas are ready for picking with favourites including Pink Lady and Granny Smiths expected to ripen around Easter (depending on weather). There is nothing better than tree ripened apples fresh from the tree. The 2012 season runs from now until early June. Apple picking is a great experience for children and adults alike.

Homemade Goodies

All our products are handmade by Dad on the farm. Recently, he’s been focused on growing our delicious conserves range. Current favourites available include Plum, Pluot and Apricot jams and Apple butter, chutney and jelly. My favourite is the Apple Chutney with Mum’s fresh baked sour dough, ham and cheese – Yum!

Our Suttons Farm favourites are also in stock including our Apple Juices, Ciders and Vinegars.

Apple & Grape Harvest Festival: March 2 – 4

The Granite Belt region will be host to the biennial Apple & Grape Harvest Festival on March 2 – 4. The event includes a country style grand parade, food and wine fiesta, live entertainment, street stalls and rides.

The farm will be open from 9.30am to 4.30pm daily during the festival period and we will also have a stand at the Food & Wine Fiesta where you can purchase Cider and Juice to enjoy in the Park.

New Brisbane Juice Stockist

The Source Grocer at Florence Street, Teneriffe

Mum’s Apple Muffin Recipe (As featured in ‘The Road Ahead’ Magazine)

We’ve had a lot of great feedback from readers of the RACQ magazine who have enjoyed Mum’s apple muffin recipe (we’d expect nothing less from a former CWA Cooking Champion!) so I thought I’d share it here for you to enjoy.

SUTTON’S APPLE MUFFINS (makes 12)

INGREDIENTS: 125g melted butter, ½ cup sugar, 1 egg, ¾ cup milk, 1 ½ cups plain flour, 1 tblsp baking powder, ½ tsp cinnamon, 2 cups peeled and diced granny smith apples (equivalent of 2 apples), Topping: ¼ cup finely chopped pecan nuts, ¼ cup brown sugar, ½ tsp cinnamon.

METHOD: Preheat oven to 200 Degrees Celsius. In a large bowl, combine melted butter, sugar, beaten egg and milk. Sift in flour, baking powder, apple and cinnamon. Stir gently until just combined. The mixture should be lumpy, not smooth. Spoon mixture into muffin tins until 2/3 full. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle over muffins. Bake 15-20 minutes until lightly browned.

Well that sums up the current farm highlights. We’d love to see you if you venture to the Granite Belt. Whether you’re keen to pick your own apples or stay indoors and enjoy a homemade lunch or sweet something at The Shed Cafe, please come and say hello.

Cheers,

Claire Sutton

{ 3 comments }

Suttons Farm will be selling juice and sparkling cider at this weekend’s Granite Belt Flavours Market. The market will showcase produce from the Granite Belt region including wine, cheeses and cider.

The Market will be held at Little Stanley Street, Southbank on Sunday 13th March from 10am to 4pm.

We look forward to seeing you there!

Cheers,

The Sutton Family

{ 0 comments }

We are excited to announce that we have two new juice stockists:

* Buderim Ginger Shoppe  located at Shop 8, 61 Burnett Street, Buderim

* Kenmore Fresh Produce located at Shop 40, Kenmore Village Shopping Centre

If you’re in the area, pop in and check out them out.

Cheers,

The Sutton Family

{ 0 comments }

Our 2011 ‘Pick Your Own’ Apple Season starts this weekend on Saturday 12th of February.

Royal Galas and Summer Delicious will be ripe and ready to pick in February followed by Jonathans, Granny Smiths, Sundowners and Pink Ladies plus many others later in the season.

The ‘Pick Your Own’ experience at Suttons Farm is free to enjoy. Simply pay for the apples you pick ( weighed and charged according to weight).

The season will run until late May / early June (depending on the weather).

Apple picking is a  great experience for the whole family. We look forward to seeing you soon!

Cheers,

The Sutton Family

{ 0 comments }

Keep your eyes peeled in upcoming episodes for Suttons Farm on Channel 7’s new show, “Off the Eaten Track” (Saturday nights at 7pm). Alistair McLeod and his team recently spent some time out at the farm filming for the new show. We are excited to see the end product!

You can find out more about Off the Eaten Track here:  http://www.queenslandholidays.com.au/experiences/queensland-lifestyle/off-the-eaten-track/off-the-eaten-track_home.cfm

Cheers Claire

{ 0 comments }

Sutton’s Apple Juice & Cider Factory was featured on Creek to Coast TV show as one of Stanthorpe’s Icons in November 2009.

You can read the stories and browse the pictures on the Creek to Coast website here: Stanthorpe Icons

Sutton’s Farm was then again featured on Creek to Coast this week with celebrity host & camp oven chef “Tommo”. Tommo hosted a segment on Caravanning Queensland where he recommended visiting the farm to pick your own apples, try some juice and sample the famous apple pie.

You can read more about Tommo’s trip here on Creek to Coast.

{ 1 comment }

Sutton’s Farm was fortunate enough to feature on the ABC’s Landline program on Sunday 30/05/10 title “Message in a Bottle”.

To watch the story or refer it to your friends, please click here to load the video on the Landline website.

We’re very proud of the footage of our property and so pleased that we can share our journey with so many of you.

See you in the shed soon for some more warm apple pie!

David & Ros Sutton

{ 1 comment }

As part of the Gourmet Food Project, the Department of Primary Industries & Fisheries organised a series of Gourmet Round Table’s designed to give growers an opportunity to enjoy informative & relaxed conversation with guest presenters & growers over lunch.

At these lunches Queensland fine foods are the focus on the menu.  The most recent Round Table was held at Bretts Wharf where Executive Chef Alastair McLeod profiled produce from various regions including the Granite Belt.  Apples, cider and apple juice from David & Ros Sutton were part of the menu which was complemented by wine from Ballandean Estate.  Later in the afternoon a Producer Showcase further profiled premium products to the food service sector.  Suttons, Lyra H, Ballandean Estate and Strange Bird Wines, from the Granite Belt were among the six producers profiled.

{ 0 comments }