The Knowles family in Cowfold are certainly taking their rearing and growing very seriously. The focus of Trenchmore Farm is, without doubt, the striking herd of Sussex, Wagyu and Angus cattle.Read More

For anyone of a cheesy disposition and a long stay Horshamite, you will remember Lesley running her fabulous, renowned cheese shop in the town. Starting off in a multi-occupied site in EastRead More

The September Food Festival kicks off this weekend with the fabulous Big Nibble event in Horsham itself. Featuring local food and drink producers, street food, a live cookery kitchen morphing inRead More

Crates Local has reached the finals of the 2018 Sussex Food & Drink Awards. Vote here until 19th September and Crates would love to see it’s fabulous producers such as Brighton Gin,Read More

As Juniper June draws to a close, we have a fabulous tasting event planned for Saturday 24th June with David Howard, creator of Horsham’s very own ‘shed’ gin, Cabin Pressure atRead More

We may be in pumpkin season (full swing here at Crates with all manner of great squashes) but our HAMPER STATION is already coming on a treat and it’s not tricky at all ! Just picRead More

Take off the pressure at this time of year with some amazing foodie gifts, boxes, bags or hampers! After all, who doesn’t appreciate good food and drink. With an amazing choice of fineRead More

We love our customers asking about our produce so we thought we would share with you some frequent Q&A’s; WHY LOCAL? It’s fresh, tasty, has provenance and makes total sense withRead More

Mushrooms Whether cultivated or harvested from the wild, mushrooms are far from being a vegetable but are the edible fruit bodies of fungi that grow from either above or below the soil. There areRead More

Milk is certainly hitting the headlines currently with many dairy farmers being squeezed to the edge. What appears to have been lost in the arguments of the price of milk, however, is theRead More