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The Giant Peach

Our blog about all things peachy


Herds for Growth Update Jan 2021

Our Vision To create best cattle management on all Mara conservancies, delivering increased, fair and diversified income to conservancy members in the Mara and demonstrating a sustainable model of co-existence between livestock and wildlife. History In 2017, it became clear the herds of cattle on Enonkishu which normally totalled 700-800 were not producing significant income and … Continued

The Duke of Wellington & Cherry Trees

First meeting in February 2020, Cherry Trees and Sian at The Duke of Wellington just knew they would be a great team. But we all know what happened – the outbreak of the pandemic hampered community fundraising partnerships across the sector, meaning it was some months before both could meet again and move forward with … Continued

Women in Hospitality

We’re super proud to have so many women working in Peach. This International Women’s Day celebrates equality, so we asked our females what it’s like being a woman in hospitality. Hollie Hawkins, General Manager Growing up, I had aspirations of becoming a doctor, but at 21 I started running my first pub. I’m super proud … Continued

Designing menus is like a game of food Tetris

Designing menus that are on-trend and work for the pubs, is a delicate balance between listening to what our guests want, whilst also offering choice, and dishes they might not have thought they wanted to begin with. Each menu offers all the old favourites, plus new and exciting dishes, a good choice of steaks, fish … Continued

Searching for the Best of British

Every year, we search for the freshest, most seasonal produce to bring to our plates, and with Asparagus being one of our favourite spring ingredients, we wanted to ensure we sourced the very best we could find. Our founder, Hamish, was determined to be one of the first to have this years English Asparagus, and like … Continued

Find out what we’re up to while we #stayathome

We chatted to some of our Peachy team to find out what they’re up to while they’re staying at home… Terri, General Manager at Brookmans, has started a mammoth Harry Potter Puzzle with her boyfriend Jon Tom and Camilla, from The Richard Onslow, have bought two giant barrels to make an outside bar in their … Continued

Nyetimber – an English winemaker, like no other!

On a sunny Wednesday 10th May, myself and a small Peachy team were honoured to be making our way to visit one of the top winemakers in the UK – Nyetimber! Driving into the estate, it was immediate to see the presentation and attention to detail within the surroundings, and the room where we were to … Continued

Veganuary – Going Cold Tofurky

2018’s Veganuary campaign broke all records, growing by 183% with 168,542 people signing up to go vegan for January. With this in mind, an eye-opening viewing of Netflix’s ‘Cowspiracy’ and a day of vegan education courtesy of Mildred’s earlier in the year, I decided to take the plunge this year and give it a go. For me … Continued

Let’s talk exotic fruits

Whether it’s to do good for the planet and reduce food miles, support British farmers or eating seasonally, we all know how important it is to serve the great produce available to us. From the earliest asparagus, to British strawberries, Jersey Royal potatoes, heritage tomatoes, chicory and roasted roots, we’re proud to serve the good … Continued