From Field To Plate
At Hjem we have spent a great deal of time and energy sourcing the best quality produce and ingredients Northumberland has to offer. And it's not just our food that's local, our tableware is also handmade by a local potter and our beer is brewed just down the road. We are incredibly proud of the suppliers, farmers and growers we work with and take a lot of satisfaction in supporting local businesses and workers.
Take a look at our wonderful suppliers, growers and farmers below.
Lamb
Andrew & Jane Gibson
Thornton Towers, Newbrough
Poultry
Kerr Henry
Acomb
A poulty farmer in the next village along from us, Kerr keeps chickens, ducks, guinea fowl and turkeys that will feature on the menu throughout the year.
Pork & Dairy
Robin Batey
North Acomb Farm
A family run farm with an excellent farm shop just 10 minutes drive from the restaurant. Robin and his wife Caroline have a herd of dairy cows which produce their milk, cream and butter as well as pigs that produce our delicious breakfast sausages and bacon.
Vegetables
Ken Holland
Little Harle
Ken Holland is a Specialist Grower from Northumberland. He grows unique and lesser known vegetables, fruits and herbs for chefs across the country. Over 80 varieties of vegetables are grown in his garden, situated on a 300-year-old property in Little Harle, Northumberland
Eggs
Jeff Hogg
Wall
Jeff lives at the bottom of the garden and looks after our chickens who roam in the field next door. We use our eggs for breakfast every day as well as the cakes, biscuits and pastries we bake for our pub guests. He also tends our small roof garden where we grow a selection of plants and herbs as well as our garden out in Gunnerton where we grow veggies and flowers throughout the year.
Beef
Jamie Murray
Sewingshields Farm
Jamie’s family have been farming at Sewingshields for more than six decades. Northumbrian black faced sheep, Whitebred shorthorn, Galloway and Blue-Grey (crossed between the shorthorn and Galloway) cows are all kept on the farm and spend 365 days of the year out on the hills and fields of the farm making their meat some of the best in the country.
Clay Tableware
Rosie Mclachlan
Alston
Rosie has been working in the pottery in Alston to create the beautiful ceramics and tableware used in the restaurant.
Wooden Tableware
Jeremy Thompson St John Lee
The local vicar and father to the restaurant manager, Ally, Jeremy has put his hobby for woodwork to use in creating many of the beautiful wooden bowls and pots used in the restaurant.
Artwork
Fiona Gray Designs
Ouseburn
Fiona's beautiful artwork features castings of local flora and fauna. All pieces are unique and are available to buy.
If you're a grower, supplier, farmer or artist and would like to talk to us about future partnerships, then please email the Hjem team at: