Steve Reid, from the multi-award winning, Friars Farm. on his stall with his a range of artisan cheese and charcuterie, in the Tasting Tent .
Friars Farm began back in 2013 when they had two micro pigs, some ducks and chickens and our neighbour called us friars farm and the name stuck! Steve Reid had been left some land many many years ago so began to clear this and turned it into a small holding for the animals and planted lots of fruit and veg. From this their founder Steve began experimenting and perfecting different recipes for jams and chutneys using the items he had grown over a few years and decided to give selling them a try and the reaction was great! The support from friends and family really encouraged him to keep going and slowly the product list grew, along with adding more animals to the farm! Fast forward a few years and with the success of market stalls and food fayres Steve began to produce larger batches for catering and retail. One of the first big catering opportunities Steve was presented with was Towcester racecourse where he provided products for their popular race meets. This was shortly followed by Silverstone racetrack. Their executive chef Dean got in touch, and they worked on some items that have now become firm favourites for race weekends including the Formula British Grand Prix weekend! Dean is now a close friend and has worked on several items with Steve over the years and is helping him with the new charcuterie venture. We started to work with several farm shops, butchers and bakeries across Northamptonshire and some slightly further afield who retailed our products as a bit of a trial and luckily they kept coming back for more stock and we started to see our stockist list get bigger and bigger. Forming good relationships with our stockists has led to some incredible opportunities to create and produce their own bespoke products. Jeyes Northamptonshire sauce being our most recognisable. This sauce almost went viral overnight as it was featured on radio and TV. Steve knew he was starting to outgrow his kitchen and in 2020 started at units where he could look to expand
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Location: Silverstone Circuit, Towcester, Northamptonshire, NN12 8TN
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