Discovery Box
The Produced in Kent Discovery Box is a delightful treasure trove for food enthusiasts and lovers of local produce!
October Discovery Box – Autumn in a Box
Pheasant, cobnuts, cider and cream. It's time to get the casserole dish out. 🍂🦚
October in Kent means game season, cobnut season, and cooking that fills the kitchen with the smell of the countryside on a cold afternoon.
This month's box is built around one dish: pheasant braised low and slow with leeks, apples and Biddenden Vintage Cider, wrapped in S.W. Doughty's smoked streaky bacon and finished with a generous pour of Hinxden Farm Dairy double cream. We've included everything you need - two oven-ready pheasants sourced from a Kent game dealer, leeks and apples from Kent Veg Box growers, and two bottles of cider (one for the pot, one for you).
Alongside it, a bag of Potash Farm cobnuts from St Mary's Platt - sweet, milky and one of those quietly special Kentish things that are only here for a short window each year - sprinkle them on top of your casserole for a bit of crunch, or enjoy on their own in front of the fire.
We'll include the recipe in the box when it's delivered. The rest is up to you. 🍂
📦 What's in the Box?
🦚 Oven-Ready Pheasant x2 - sourced from a Kent game dealer via Kent Veg Box
🥓 Smoked Streaky Bacon (250g) - S.W. Doughty's
🥛 Double Cream (142ml) - Hinxden Farm Dairy
🌰 Cobnuts (250g) - Potash Farm
🌿 Leeks - Kent Veg Box growers
🍎 Apples (500g) - Kent Veg Box growers
🍺 Vintage Cider (8.4%, 330ml x2) - Biddenden Vineyards
🗓 Last orders: Friday 16th October
🚚 Delivery: Wednesday 21st- Friday 23rd October
💷 Price: £33.33 (typical value £35 or more)
✨ New customers: 10% off your first Discovery Box
Why should you subscribe?
Delight in Locally Crafted Goodness: Savour handpicked, top-quality products from Kent’s finest artisan food and drink producers.
A Delicious Surprise Every Month: Excite your palate with a new selection of locally-made treats, curated just for you.
Low Food Miles, Big Flavours: Enjoy produce that's delicious, sustainable, and made right here in Kent.
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Who's in the October Box?
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21 FOOD MILES
One of Kent's best-known producers, Biddenden has been crafting award-winning cider, wine and soft drinks for generations.
Vintage Cider (8.4%, 330ml x2) - Proper cider with real depth and character. One goes in the pot with the pheasant. The other is entirely yours.
16 FOOD MILES
The S.W. Doughty shop in Doddington has been steeped in butchery history since Stuart Walter Doughty took over in 1919. Now in the hands of their long-serving friends at Hole Street Farm, it remains as committed as ever to local, sustainable and ethical meat - from farm to abattoir to artisan butcher's block. Their award-winning sausages are the stuff of local legend.
Smoked Streaky Bacon (250g) - For wrapping around the pheasant and keeping it moist through a long, slow braise. It'll do a decent job on a sandwich too, if there's any left.
27 FOOD MILES
Hinxden Farm Dairy has been farmed by the Manford family in Benenden since 1930. Their herd of pedigree Guernsey and Holstein Friesians graze Kent grass and produce milk and dairy with real character.
Holstein Double Cream (142ml) - Rich, thick and exactly what the braised pheasant needs in the final few minutes. Don't be shy with it.
VARIOUS GROWERS - 15-20 FOOD MILES
Working with a network of trusted local growers, Kent Veg Box brings together the best seasonal produce from across the county - and this month they're also sourcing the pheasants from a trusted Kent game dealer.
Oven-Ready Pheasant x2 - The centrepiece of the whole box. Sourced from a Kent game dealer and ready for the pot.
Leeks - Sweet and soft after a long braise, they practically melt into the sauce.
Apples (500g) - Crisp Kent apples that hold their shape through cooking and add a gentle sharpness to balance the richness of the cream.
9 FOOD MILES
Alexander Hunt has spent the last 25 years restoring Potash Farm's cobnut plantation in St Mary's Platt - a six-acre site that dates back to around 1900 and takes its place in a village whose very name derives from cobnut and hop growing. Today the plantation contains around 500 original trees and 500 newly planted ones, and the cobnuts it produces are something worth seeking out.
Cobnuts (250g) - Sweet, milky and unmistakably Kentish. Sprinkle over the finished casserole for a bit of crunch, or eat them fresh from the shell in front of the fire. Only here for a short season.
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