Island Life Magazine Ltd June/July 2012 | Page 138

FOOD

Pop Up Opera proves
hit at the Garlic Farm
The Garlic Farm, at Newchurch played host to a young
cast, all professional opera singers, headed by Clementine
Lovell, who presented l’Elisir d’Amore.
The well-loved opera by Donizetti, was in Italian with
projected silent movie style captions to keep the audience
abreast of the story.
This year’s Pop Up Opera production promised to ‘resist
everything but temptation’ and judging by the audience’s
reaction, it did just that! Staged in the Education Centre at
The Garlic Farm, the cast delivered a great performance.

Bobby the new face at
Briddlesford butchery
Bobby Buchanan, the friendly face

the butchery trade, from the whole

behind the counter at the Briddlesford

animal down to chops and steaks, so

Farm Shop, has taken on a new

it is a bit of a crash course. In seven

venture.

years I learned a lot about local

Bobby (below) has been working at

came along I jumped at it, and the big

it was opened by Louise Griffin seven

bonus is that it enables me to still keep

years ago. Now, under the guidance

in contact with all my customers.”

of Steve Doe from Island Foods,

The Farm Shop uses local farmer