Food

We love sustainably produced, local and seasonal food because it's better for the special places we look after, better for the environment and tastes better too

Children help a costumed interpreter to mix dough in the kitchen

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National Trust hot cross bun bread and butter pudding
Puddings

Hot cross bun bread and butter pudding 

Try this twist on the traditional pudding from our development chef, Clive Goudercourt.

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Our exclusive recipe for Nadiya's gingerbread butterfly biscuits

Recipes round-up 

We love food and we've got some great recipes to prove it. Take a look through all of our recipes for some culinary inspiration.

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What's in season: spring

Greens and parsley growing in the Kitchen Garden at Upton House, Warwickshire

What's in season: March 

Vegetable plots start to stir into life in March, showing signs of the delicious produce to come later. In the meantime, why not try our recipe for chicken and mustard one pot seasoned with our flavour of the month?

Rhubarb grown in the recreated C19th garden at The Workhouse, Southwell, Nottinghamshire

What's in season: April 

Rhubarb is coming into season in April and that means one thing: crumble time. It's also time to check the vegetable beds and sow a range of seeds.

Growing gardens

The Kitchen Garden in June at Trengwainton Garden, Cornwall

From plot to plate 

We love local food. That's why lots of our properties have kitchen gardens producing fresh produce for you to enjoy in our cafés and restaurants.

The community garden at Minnowburn

Community gardening at our places 

We've created over 1,200 allotments and community growing spaces and they're a hive of activity for budding gardeners.

A young child eating a burger from a BBQ

An appetite for change 

Sustainable food, grown with care for the environment and those that live in it, is becoming increasingly important to the nation's way of eating. Our report, 'Appetite for change' shows how we're supporting farm tenants and sea fishing to source tasty, seasonal food that's as good for the planet as it is for the soul.

Children with two volunteers planting vegetables in a raised bed

Grow your own 

Thinking about growing your own food? We have some great ways you can use your produce and tips to get the best from your ingredients.

Hints and tips
Beer bottles on shelf

Farm shops 

Pick up fresh, tasty local produce from one of our farm shops, run independently by our tenant farmers.

Find a farm shop