New Arrivals!

A big welcome to Scoops' five little piglets born over Easter - Scoops is doing really well for a first time Mum - and the babies are growing quickly! Scoops is a Pedigree Saddleback Sow - Mum and babes are all settled in and we're looking forward to watching them scoot around the smallholding...

Piglets on the way!

After checking on our Saddleback Sow Scoops this morning we found she was nesting! Dragging sticks and hay into her ark preparing for her new babies. Scoops is a first time Mum so its even more exciting! Nesting means babies are imminent so we're really hoping for some Easter piglets! Will post updates as they happen...

Jane x

Cardona & Son at your next event?

We've got some great events under our belt - most notably The Rotary Club's Food and Wine Festival last November and CAMRA's Beer and Cider Festival earlier this month. Over 900 servings of British rare breed pork dished up to hungry locals just in those two events alone!



We've had a fantastic time meeting and talking to many in the local community and hopefully converting some tastebuds to the wonders of British rare breed pork and the benefits of eating food which is locally produced. We're really passionate about food and supporting the local community - and we're glad that lots of you out there are too!

We've just signed up to The Letchworth Food & Garden Festival on the 19th and 20th May which we're really excited about - Another chance to meet lots of locals and there'll be LOADS of great food to try out :-) We'll definitely be taking some samples home...

So if you're running an event - whether its big or small (we do private parties too!) we'd love to hear about it. Just give us a call or drop us a line and hopefully we'll be adding you to our calendar too!

Jane + Andre Cardona

cardonaandson@gmail.com
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07958 655962 or 07971 422734

Cardona & Son at the Hitchin Beer and Cider Fest....

We had a fantastic time at the Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival - Camra put on a fantastic event and the crowds just kept on coming! (Over 2000 vistors in 2 days with over 5000 pints of ale and 1150 pints of cider demolished! )We sold 700+ delicious rare breed sausages sharing a pitch with one of our lovely Hitchin clients The Radcliffe Arms - It was all about pork with scratchings, sausages and pork rolls on the menu showing what a versatile animal the humble pig is! 

We met lots of friendly locals and had some fantastic feedback about our sausages (and Jane's homemade coleslaw :-) we definitely think we've converted some tastebuds. 

A big thankyou to all who helped it happen - Especially though...our great friend Ben, CAMRA, The Radcliffe Arms, Quotidian Bakery (How good are their rolls!), CAMRA volunteers and The Artisan Food Trail for spreading the word... We hope to be invited next year! 

Andre + Jane Cardona

Cardona & Son at the Hitchin Beer and Cider Festival! 9th/10th March

We'll be back at the Hitchin Town Hall for Camra's essential event for beer lovers - Make sure you pop in and visit us this Friday and Saturday, we can't think of anything better to nibble on with a pint than our mouth watering rare breed sausages! Made with local produce sourced from within a 10 mile radius of Hitchin, we'll definitely make it worth a visit. 

We look forward to meeting you there,

Andre & Jane



Fri 9th (Noon-11pm) & Sat 10th March (11am-11pm) 

Entry on the door : £2.50 

Hitchin Town Hall, Brand Street, Hitchin, SG5 1HX 

P R E S S R E L E A S E

CARDONA & SON

HIVE MANAGEMENT SCHEME

HERTFORDSHIRE/BEDFORDSHIRE

Companies and businesses all over the UK are reducing their carbon footprint and looking to find new

ways to be environmentally responsible. Bees are a vital part of our ecosystem – two of every three

mouthfuls we eat is due to pollination by bees. Incredible right? However, British honeybees are in crisis,

their population dwindling at an alarming rate due to virus, pesticide and mite.

As food lovers we should all be concerned about their future.

Support British Bees with Cardona & Son

• The opportunity to host beehives at your location

• Continued maintenance and materials for the hive

• Regular visits to the hive to make sure your bees are happy and healthy

• ‘I support British Bees’ logo for use on your website and marketing material

• Promotion of your involvement via Cardona & Son blog and Twitter

• Press release announcing your involvement in the scheme circulated to local and national press, and

radio

• 100% of all honey harvested for you to sell, use as client gifts or use in your kitchen!

• The opportunity throughout the year to participate in various aspects of bee-keeping and honey

extraction

For more information on timelines, details and costs please contact Andre Cardona

Telephone: 07958 655962

Email: cardonaandson@gmail.com

See what we’re up to at www.thecardonagoodlife.blogspot.com

Or follow us on Twitter @cardonaandson

Happy New Year!

Just a little note to wish all our friends and customers a fantastic 2012 - full of fun, laughter and of course... good food! We've had a brilliant 2011 and we're looking forward to more adventures this year. Warmest wishes Jane, Andre and Santi x