LITTLE way from the tourist honeypots of Cumbria’s Lake District is an area filled with snowy blossoms in spring and dusky, purple fruit in autumn. The Lyth and Winster valleys, near Kendal, are a bucolic mosaic of stone walls and small, rolling fields. On a glorious September day, apple trees groan with unpicked fruit, but it is the smaller, purple jewels hanging on wispy branches that are the real stars of this region. Damsons have been grown in Westmorland since the 1700s, benefiting from the nutritious limestone soil and the mild microclimate of Morecambe Bay. Each farm has
A plum job
Apr 12, 2023
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