The Old Foundry Venue

31/07/2026

🚜 TODAY'S THE DAY 🚜

We're open from 10am until 2pm for 2nd Farmer & The Chef Market Day.

Fresh produce ✔️

Pastries ✔️

Quiches ✔️

Meal kits ✔️

Sauces & preserves ✔️

Coffee brewing ✔️

Pop down to The Old Foundry and say hello, enjoy the air con, our relaxed hospitality and take home some lovely fresh fruit, vegetables, meat and see what new products we have on offer for this month.

📍 Bridge St Car Park, Bideford, EX39 2BU

⏰ 10am–2pm

See you soon!

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30/07/2026

🌿 TOMORROW IS THE DAY 🌿

The vegetables are being harvested.

The Victoria sponges are being baked.

The coffee is ready.

Tomorrow we open the doors for the Farmer & The Chef Market Day again at The Old Foundry.

📅 Friday 31st July

⏰ 10am – 2pm

Come and see what we've been working on.

We can't wait to welcome you.

30/07/2026

🌿 MARKET DAY IS BACK TOMORROW! 🌿

After such a fantastic response to the launch of Farmer & The Chef Market Day, we're delighted to welcome them back to The Old Foundry TOMORROW!

If you missed the first one, this is your chance to come and see what everyone's been talking about.

Pop in, have a browse, stay for a proper coffee and something freshly baked, and stock up for the weekend at the same time.

🥕 Fresh seasonal vegetables from Hedden's Farm
🥩 Quality fresh farm meat
🍽️ Chef-prepared frozen ready meals
🥧 Freshly baked quiches, savouries, cakes & treats
👨‍🍳 Ready-to-cook meal kits
🫙 Sauces, chutneys, relishes & spice blends
📦 Find out about Farmer & The Chef subscription boxes
☕ Quality coffee to sit in and enjoy

And remember — we're indoors with air conditioning at The Old Foundry, so whatever the weather decides to do, you can shop, sit down and enjoy your coffee in comfort.

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30/07/2026

✨ Something new is cooking at Farmer & The Chef... ✨

One of the things we promised was that every Market Day would bring something new and we're keeping that promise!

We're busy in the kitchen developing and preparing some delicious new additions for our next Market Day, including:

🧈 NEW Flavoured Butters

🌶️ NEW Chef-Crafted Curry Spice Mixes

🥧 NEW Beef & Ale Pie

🍝 NEW Homemade Beef Lasagne

🍏 NEW Pork, Apple & Stuffing Bake

Alongside customer favourites including:

🐟 Luxury Fish Pie

🍗 Chicken, Mushroom & Leek Pie

Plus all your favourite chef-prepared ready meals, fresh seasonal vegetables and quality meat from Hedden's Farm, homemade bakes, including fresh baked mini Victoria sponge, lemon drizzle loaf & giant marbled cloud meringues, tea & coffee and much more.

Our aim is simple to make every Market Day a little different, with new flavours, seasonal ideas and plenty of reasons to come back.

📍 The Old Foundry, Bridge Street, Bideford

📅 Friday 31st July

⏰ 10am – 2pm

Which of our new dishes are you most looking forward to trying? Let us know in the comments! 👇

Fresh from our farm. Made by our chefs.

30/07/2026

✨ Something new is cooking at Farmer & The Chef... ✨

One of the things we promised was that every Market Day would bring something new - and we're keeping that promise!

We're busy in the kitchen developing and preparing some delicious new additions for our next Market Day, including:

🧈 NEW Flavoured Butters

🌶️ NEW Chef-Crafted Curry Spice Mixes

🥧 NEW Beef & Ale Pie

🍝 NEW Homemade Beef Lasagne

🍏 NEW Pork, Apple & Stuffing Bake

Alongside customer favourites including:

🐟 Luxury Fish Pie

🍗 Chicken, Mushroom & Leek Pie

Plus all your favourite chef-prepared ready meals, fresh seasonal vegetables and quality meat from Hedden's Farm, homemade bakes of miniature Victoria sponge & lemon drizzle cake and Giant marble cloud meringues, coffee and much more.

Our aim is simple, to make every Market Day a little different, with new flavours, seasonal ideas and plenty of reasons to come back.

📍 The Old Foundry, Bridge Street, Bideford

📅 Friday 31st July

⏰ 10am – 2pm

Which of our new dishes are you most looking forward to trying? Let us know in the comments! 👇

Fresh from our farm. Made by our chefs.

30/06/2026

Come along everyone, it's an airconditioned space so everyone will certainly keep cool. We look forward to seeing you there. Thanks Donna & Bridget - World Class Adventures

For those of you in North Devon (and those who fancy a day out) our next Bideford Networking is taking place on the 16th July 10.30am - noon at The Old Foundry Venue

As well as informal networking there will also be a presentation from Selaine Saxby on financial planning. Selaine served as a Member of Parliament from 2019-2024, including being a Parliamentary Private Secretary at the Treasury and member of the Work and Pensions Select Committee.

To book your place and find out more please go to https://devonwomeninbusiness.com/dwib-events2/dwib-simply-networking-bideford-3/

Non members welcome just select a standard ticket from the options.

Thank you to Bridget Perriman from World Class Adventures for hosting the session on our behalf

25/06/2026

🎉 Tomorrow's the Day 🎉

After months of planning, developing products, testing recipes, harvesting produce, packing boxes and preparing for launch, we're finally here.

Tomorrow we officially launch Farmer & The Chef at The Old Foundry.

What started as a simple idea — bringing together great local produce and chef-prepared food — has grown into something we're incredibly proud of, and we're excited to share it with our community.

Visitors will be able to explore:

🥕 Fresh seasonal produce from Hedden's Farm

🥩 Fresh farm meat

🍽️ Chef-prepared ready meals

👨‍🍳 Ready-to-cook meal kits

🫙 Sauces, chutneys, relishes and spice blends

🥧 Homemade quiches, pasties, turnovers, cakes and sweet treats

📦 Our new subscription box concepts

☕ Great coffee and good conversation

Most importantly, you'll have the chance to meet the people behind Farmer & The Chef and see what we've been creating.

A huge thank you to everyone who has supported us so far, shared our posts, offered encouragement and helped bring this vision to life.

We can't wait to welcome you through the doors.

📍 The Old Foundry, Bridge Street, Bideford, EX39 2BU

📅 Friday 26th June 2026

⏰ 10am – 2pm

Fresh from our farm. Made by our chefs.

25/06/2026

🌱 WHAT GOES INTO MARKET DAY? 🌱

When you visit our launch event this Friday 26th June, you'll see fresh vegetables, homemade quiches, ready meals, meal kits, sauces, spice mixes and plenty of delicious food.

But what you won't always see is everything that happens behind the scenes.

The early starts.

The harvesting.

The recipe testing.

The packing.

The labelling.

The baking.

The preparation.

The countless cups of coffee!

Every box packed, every meal prepared and every product on our shelves represents hours of work by a small team passionate about great local food.

Working alongside Hedden's Farm, we're bringing together farm-fresh produce and Chef Duet Catering bringing chef-prepared food to create something a little different for North Devon.

Farmer & The Chef is about making local food easier to enjoy, whether that's through fresh produce, ready meals, meal kits, subscription boxes or seasonal favourites.

This Friday 26th June, is our chance to share it all with you.

📍 The Old Foundry, Bridge Street, Bideford

📅 Friday 26th June 2026

⏰ 10am – 2pm

Come along, meet the team, have a coffee and see what we've been creating.

And we'd love to know...

👇 What would you like to see at future Farmer & The Chef Market Days?

Fresh from our farm. Made by our chefs.

25/06/2026

🏛️ Have you visited The Old Foundry yet?

Over the past few months, The Old Foundry has been quietly becoming one of Bideford's most interesting community spaces.

A place where local businesses connect, ideas are shared, events take place and people come together.

Now it's also home to something new. A venue for launching new businesses.

On Friday 26th June, we'll be launching Farmer & The Chef and hosting our very first Market Day at The Old Foundry.

It's the perfect opportunity to explore the venue, meet the team and discover what we're creating.

You'll find:

🥕 Fresh seasonal produce from Hedden's Farm

🥩 Fresh farm meat

🍽️ Chef-prepared ready meals

👨‍🍳 Meal kits

🫙 Sauces, relishes, chutneys and spice blends

🥧 Freshly baked quiches, pasties, turnovers, brownies, lamingtons and more

☕ Great coffee and good conversation

Whether you're already familiar with The Old Foundry or you've been meaning to take a look, we'd love to welcome you.

📍 The Old Foundry, Bridge Street, Bideford, EX39 2BU

📅 Friday 26th June 2026

⏰ 10am – 2pm

We're proud to be launching Farmer & The Chef in a venue that shares our passion for community, collaboration and supporting local businesses.

Have you visited The Old Foundry yet? If so, what's your favourite thing about it?

24/06/2026

📦 CURIOUS ABOUT OUR SUBSCRIPTION BOXES? 📦

One of the questions we've been asked most since launching Farmer & The Chef is:

"What's going to be in the subscription boxes?"

The honest answer?

That depends on you.

We're creating a range of subscription boxes designed to make enjoying great local food easier, more convenient and a lot more enjoyable.

We're currently developing:

🥩 Meat Boxes
Fresh seasonal meat from Hedden's Farm.

🥕 Vegetable Boxes
Farm-fresh seasonal vegetables harvested at their best.

🍽️ Ready Meal Boxes
Chef-prepared meals ready to heat and enjoy. Perfect for busy households, elderly relatives, professionals and anyone who wants healthy convenience without the cooking.

👨‍🍳 Meal Kit Boxes
Love cooking but stuck for ideas? We'll provide the ingredients, recipe card and chef inspiration. Many of these recipes come from dishes Chef Duet Catering have developed for weddings, events and private dining experiences.

✨ Chef's Choice Boxes
A carefully curated selection of seasonal produce, local favourites and chef-created additions designed to help you create a complete meal experience at home.

The best bit?

Everything starts with great local produce and is brought together by our chefs.

No warehouses.

No national distribution centres.

Just real food, from local suppliers, prepared by people who genuinely care about what ends up on your table.

👇 We'd love your feedback...

Which box would you be most excited to receive?

🥩 Meat Box

🥕 Vegetable Box

🍽️ Ready Meal Box

👨‍🍳 Meal Kit Box

✨ Chef's Choice Box

Or would you like a mix of everything?

Come talk to us this Friday 26th June at The Old Foundry, Bridge St, Bideford. The new home of Farmer & The Chef Market Day. Launching this week!