Jul 9
Picnic By The Mustard Field
Posted in Crops Producers Duchy Originals Products , Organic Food by David Wilson
The other day Guy Tullberg and some members of his family and staff came and had a picnic on the edge of our mustard crop. Guy is the MD of Tracklements, the company which produces the Duchy Originals Wholegrain Mustard. Not surprisingly, they brought along a selection of their delicious mustards to accompany the cold snacks. It was rather nice to have a picnic all together and it's always interesting to taste some of Guy's new mustards. Tracklements are always coming up with some great tastes and it's nice as a farmer to see the end product.
We've got two fields of mustard, one was planted in early April and the second crop was planted in mid-May. The latter crop has grown at an incredible rate and is now flowering. Although it is a field of yellow and looks a bit like oil seed rape it has a vanilla smell to it. We harvest the mustard seed in August and then get it to Tracklements, who are just up the road from us, as soon as possible so they can make our Duchy Originals Mustard.
